The National Portrait Gallery aims to increase the understanding of the Australian people – their identity, history, creativity and culture – through portraiture.
The National Portrait Gallery is home to the nations portrait collection, displaying some 400 portraits of people who have shaped Australia and who continue to shape our nation.
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George Poonkhin Khut
Discover George Poonkhin Khut’s fascinating new concept of portraiture, which explores the interactions between mind and body, art and science … Read more... -
National Photographic Portrait Prize 2013
See the best in photographic portraiture at this annual event promoting contemporary professional and aspiring Australian photographers, selected from a … Read more... -
First Ladies: Significant Australian Women 1913-2013
Discover First Ladies who have achieved noteworthy firsts over the past 100 years. The focus display includes Australia's first female … Read more... -
National Portrait Gallery – Late Openings
Discover George Poonkhin Khut’s innovative portraiture, which explores the interactions between mind and body, art and science using interactive animation … Read more...