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Romance Was Born

'It feels how we imagined it'

Anna Plunkett and Luke Sales on forming Romance Was Born, and the inspiration behind their portrait by Samuel Hodge.

Noel McKenna

'Interiors can tell a lot about a person'

Noel McKenna on why he became an artist and his love of animals and interiors.

Tina Arena and Georges Antoni

'I just have to surrender'

Tina and Georges on creating the portrait, and seeing it for the first time at the National Portrait Gallery.

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Nathan Beard

In Conversation

Join exhibition curator Serena Bentley in conversation with artist Nathan Beard in the In Bloom exhibition.

My Awesome Australian

Exhibition launch

Her Excellency the Honourable Ms Sam Mostyn AC Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia explores entries from My Awesome Australian, a special online exhibition celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Australian honours system.

Portrait Tok Stori

Virtual Highlight Tour

Join retired Pacific Collections Librarian, Deveni Temu, for an insightful exploration of Elizabeth Durack’s remarkable artworks created during her 1968 visit to PNG.

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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 past and present. We respectfully advise that this site includes works by, images of, names of, voices of and references to deceased people.

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