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The National Portrait Gallery acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and to Elders both past and present.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are warned that this website contains images of deceased persons.

Emily Kame Kngwarreye
Emily Kame Kngwarreye
Emily Kame Kngwarreye

Emily Kame Kngwarreye, 1995

Jenny Sages
Portrait, charcoal on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Bequest of Alan Boxer 2014

Emily Kame Kngwarreye with Lily
Emily Kame Kngwarreye with Lily
Emily Kame Kngwarreye with Lily

Emily Kame Kngwarreye with Lily, 1993

Jenny Sages
Portrait, oil on canvas

Purchased 1998

Grant McLennan

Grant (No. 3 of Robert, Lindy, Grant)

Jenny Watson
Image
Robert Foster

Robert (No. 1 of Robert, Lindy, Grant)

Jenny Watson
Image
Lindy Morrison

Lindy (No. 2 of Robert, Lindy, Grant)

Jenny Watson
Image
Nancy Borlase and Laurie Short
Nancy Borlase and Laurie Short
Nancy Borlase and Laurie Short

Nancy Borlase and Laurie Short, 1991

Jenny Sages
Portrait, oil on canvas

Gift of the Margaret Olley Art Trust 1998

True Stories - Helen Garner

True Stories

Magazine article by Simon Elliott, 2005

The story behind the creation of the portrait of Helen Garner by Jenny Sages.

Irina Baronova (handing on the baton)

Handing on the baton

Magazine article by Michael Desmond, 2009

Michael Desmond explores the life of ballerina Irina Baranova through the portrait by Australian artist Jenny Sages.

True Stories - Helen Garner

Jenny Sages

Paths to Portraiture
Previous exhibition, 2010

The exhibition Sages examines the process of portrait making through four large-scale portraits of women by Jenny Sages, paired with intimate preparatory drawings.

Robert, Lindy, Grant
Robert, Lindy, Grant
Robert, Lindy, Grant

Robert, Lindy, Grant, 1981

Jenny Watson
Portrait, oil on canvas board (triptych)

Purchased 2002

Gene Sherman with Family, After Tillers, After Freud, After Watteau
Gene Sherman with Family, After Tillers, After Freud, After Watteau
Gene Sherman with Family, After Tillers, After Freud, After Watteau

Gene Sherman with Family, After Tillers, After Freud, After Watteau, 1995

Jenny Sages
Portrait, oil, wax and pigment on canvas boards

Gift of Dr Gene Sherman AM in memory of Brian Sherman AM (1943-2022). Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program 2023.

After Jack

A deep, abiding love affair

Devotion

Frames for his life’s love

Barry & Alkirra – The House in Carrington, 2014 by Katherine Williams

Barry & Alkirra – The House in Carrington, 2014

by Katherine Williams
Image
Jenny Kee, 2015 Carla Fletcher

Jenny Kee

Carla Fletcher
Image
Paths to Portraiture learning resource

Jenny Sages

Paths to Portraiture learning resource
Learning resource archive

A companion to our 2012-13 Paths to Portraiture travelling exhibition, which provides suggestions for teachers to use before, during and after their Gallery visit. For Secondary students.

Lindy Morrison

'We were so lucky'
Portrait story

Musician Lindy Morrison on starting out as a drummer, and Jenny Watson's portraits of The Go-Betweens.

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