National Portrait Gallery
We collect and share portraits of notable Australians, and invite you to contemplate and appreciate our nation's identity, history, culture, creativity and diversity.
PORTRAIT STORY - Atong Atem
PORTRAIT STORY - Angela Tiatia
Barry Jones; 'I was quite anxious to ensure the abolition of the death penalty' | Portrait Story
Jimmy & Jane Barnes and Jesse Lizotte; 'All you need is love' | Portrait Story
Brett Canét-Gibson & Heath Bergersen; 'My influence is around 1850' | Portrait Story
Fiona Stanley; 'Everyone knew who I was' | Fiona Stanley
Fiona Wood; 'This is exquisite, that's what I will be' | Portrait Story
Jackie French; 'What I was writing was fairly revolutionary' | Portrait Story
Julian Kingma; 'I look for those little, quiet gestures in between' | Portrait Story
Lisa McCune; 'I love working in theatre and film and television' | Portrait Story
Luke Cornish; 'I love getting into the Salon as a street artist' | Portrait Story
Michael Peck; 'I've been interested in realism for forever' | Portrait Story
Patricia Piccinini and Allissa Oughtred; 'Observing the reality as it's unfolding' | Portrait Story
Peter Russell Clarke; 'Use whatever colour you like' | Portrait Story
Robert Fielding; 'Looking deep within the eye of a person' | Portrait Story
Rod McNicol and Jack Charles; 'We're village elders on Smith Street' | Portrait Story
Sam Jinks; 'I would argue that my work is not particularly realistic' | Portrait Story
Gill Hicks; 'I have found a peace within myself' | Portrait Story
Greg Weight; 'If you've ever been in love, you will know how to be a photographer' | Portrait Story
Lindy Morrison; 'We were so lucky' | Portrait Story
William Yang; 'Feeling comfortable as a human being' | Portrait Story
The Huxleys; 'Things are changing, which is really beautiful' | Portrait Story
Nathalie Morris and Carlos Sanson 'bump' into love and art in Australian Love Stories
Australian Love Stories | Pepe and Nonno
The Huxleys explore love and art in Australian Love Stories
Australian Love Stories | Alex and Elsa
Virginia Hausegger and Mark Kenny debate love and art in Australian Love Stories
Australian Love Stories | Ged and Matt
Cultural Icons I Visit Canberra
Australian Love Stories | Nicci