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Alex and Doug Dunn, 2013 by James Brickwood

Alex and Doug Dunn, 2013

by James Brickwood

Alex Perry, 2016 by Nic Walker

Alex Perry, 2016

Alex Miller

Alex Miller

Alex Miller

Alex Miller, 1992

Portrait, pencil on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2005
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

Alex Miller

Alex Miller

Alex Miller

Alex Miller, 1992

Portrait, pencil on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2005
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

Yellow portrait (portrait of Alex Jelinek)

The choices of a modern woman

It's Complicated

When opposites attract

The 70 year old jetty jumper, 2011 by Alex Frayne

Alex Frayne

NPPP 2012 learning resource

An interview with the photographer.

Sketch portrait of Sir Alex Onslow

Sketch portrait of Sir Alex Onslow

Sketch portrait of Sir Alex Onslow

Sketch portrait of Sir Alex Onslow, 1896

Portrait, oil on canvas

Purchased with funds provided by L Gordon Darling AC CMG 2006

Hong Fu

Hong Fu

My subject, he is a writer. He is a big name, very famous writer, Alex Miller, age 85.

Alexandra Schepisi, 2011 by Anita Beaney

Alexandra Schepisi, 2011

by Anita Beaney

Geoffrey Legge and Frank Watters

Geoffrey Legge and Frank Watters

Geoffrey Legge and Frank Watters

Geoffrey Legge and Frank Watters, 2008

Portrait, inkjet print on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2010

Greta In Her Kitchen, 36 weeks, 2018 by Alana Holmberg

National Photographic Portrait Prize 2019

Previous exhibition, 2019

The exhibition is selected from a national field of entries, reflecting the distinctive vision of Australia's aspiring and professional portrait photographers and the unique nature of their subjects.

2020, 2021 Jaq Grantford

Darling Portrait Prize 2022

Previous exhibition, 2022

The Darling Portrait Prize is a biennial national prize for Australian portrait painting honouring the legacy of Mr L Gordon Darling AC CMG (1921-2015). The winner receives a cash prize of $75,000.

The making of SKIN in Bare

Youth theatre comes to the Gallery

General content

Responding to Bare, Canberra Youth Theatre in partnership with the Gallery presented a performance that explores identity.

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Claudia Karvan OAM

Claudia Karvan OAM (b. 1973), actor, grew up in Sydney and made her first film appearances as a ten-year-old.

1 portrait in the collection

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Nic Walker

Nic Walker spent his early years in Cairo and Beijing with his father Tony Walker, a foreign correspondent.

1 portrait in the collection

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Claudia Karvan on the set of Love My Way,

Jimmy Pozarik OAM

Portrait, type C photograph on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2007

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