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Ian Kiernan

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Harry Butler, Tim Flannery and Ian Kiernan

The Hermit, 2016 by Alex Frayne

The Hermit, 2016

by Alex Frayne
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Tomáš Kantor in Bell Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, 2023

A Performance of Portraiture

Ralph Heimans tour
Event, Starts Friday 17 May

Join actor Tomáš Kantor for an immersive, theatrical journey through Ralph Heimans: Portraiture. Power. Influence.

On train from New York to Memphis, July 4, 1956 by Alfred Wertheimer

Elvis At 21

Photographs by Alfred Wertheimer
Previous exhibition, 2013

Elvis at 21 is a photographic exhibition capturing Elvis’ rise to fame in the year 1956, before security and money built walls between him and his fans.

Self Portrait with fruit, 2004

George Foxhill

Self Portraits
Previous exhibition, 2006

Foxhill's portraits are more concerned with describing an emotional and psychological state than the surface topography of the human face.

HOMELAND The importance of place, 2014 by Dave Laslett

HOMELAND The importance of place, 2014

by Dave Laslett
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The great echo chamber, 2017 by Dianne Jones

The great echo chamber, 2017

by Dianne Jones
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The Chess Player, 2011 by Andrew Campbell

The Chess Player, 2011

by Andrew Campbell
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Samantha Harris, 2010 by Hamish Ta-mé

Samantha Harris, 2010

by Hamish Ta-mé
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Divine, 2014 by Hugh Peachey

Divine, 2014

by Hugh Peachey
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Michael Field, 2009
 by Remi Chauvin

Michael Field, 2009

by Remi Chauvin
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Nothing to hide, 2006 by Bindi Cole

Nothing to hide, 2006

by Bindi Cole
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Portrait23: Identity logo

Announcing... Portrait23: Identity

15 November 2022
Media

In this major new exhibition marking the National Portrait Gallery’s third decade, 23 Australian artists and collectives have been invited to create portraits without constraints or boundaries.

Mr M Walarmerpui, 2019 Ben Searcy

Mr M Walarmerpui, 2019

Ben Searcy
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