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((Short description|Public art gallery in Canberra, Australia))
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The '''National Portrait Gallery''' ('''NPGA''') in [[Canberra]] is a public [[art gallery]] containing [[portrait]]s of prominent Australians. It was established in 1998 and moved to its present building on King Edward Terrace in December 2008.

== History ==
In the early 1900s, the painter [[Tom Roberts]] was the first to propose that Australia should have a national portrait gallery, but it was not until the 1990s that the possibility began to take shape.

The 1992 exhibition ''Uncommon Australians'' – developed by the gallery's founding patrons, Gordon and [[Marilyn Darling]] – was shown in Canberra and toured to four state galleries, igniting the idea of a national portrait gallery. In 1994, under the management of the [[National Library of Australia]], the gallery's first exhibition was launched in [[Old Parliament House, Canberra|Old Parliament House]]. It was a further four years before the appointment of [[Andrew Sayers]] as inaugural Director signalled the establishment of the National Portrait Gallery as an institution in its own right, with a board, a budget and a brief to develop its own collection. 

The collection was established in May 1998, and until 2008 was housed in Old Parliament House and in a nearby gallery on [[Commonwealth Place, Canberra|Commonwealth Place]]. The opening of displays in the refurbished Parliamentary Library and two adjacent wings of Old Parliament House in 1999 endorsed the gallery's status and arrival as an independent institution.

While the spaces of Old Parliament House proved adaptable to the National Portrait Gallery's programs, its growing profile and collection necessitated the move to a dedicated building. Funding for the A$87 million building was provided in the 2005 federal budget and [[Sydney]]-based architectural firm Johnson Pilton Walker was awarded the job of creating the gallery, with construction commencing in December 2006. The new National Portrait Gallery opened to the public on 4 December 2008<ref>((Cite web |url=http://www.portrait.gov.au/site/info_about.php |title=National Portrait Gallery website, "About the Gallery" |access-date=8 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111126140327/http://www.portrait.gov.au/site/info_about.php |archive-date=26 November 2011 |url-status=dead ))</ref> on King Edward Terrace, beside the [[High Court of Australia]] – by prime minister [[Kevin Rudd]].

== The permanent collection ==
The portrait gallery contains portraits of prominent Australians (by birth or association) who are important in their field of endeavour, or whose life sets them apart as an individual of long-term public interest.

In 2020, the National Portrait Gallery’s permanent collection stands at approximately 3000 portraits across a range of mediums – including photography, painting, drawing, multimedia, sculpture and textiles – and continues to grow through an acquisition and commissioning program tied to a judiciously applied collection criteria.

==Prizes==
There are two exhibitions presented as the gallery's "National Portrait Prizes".

=== National Photographic Portrait Prize ===
The gallery’s [[National Photographic Portrait Prize]] (NPPP) is an annual award for Australian photographers, ((as of|2022|lc=yes)) worth ((AUD|30,000)).<ref name=pp>((cite web | title=Prizes and awards | website=National Portrait Gallery | date=8 December 2022 | url=http://www.portrait.gov.au/content/prizes-and-awards/ | access-date=9 December 2022))</ref>

===Darling Portrait Prize===
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In March 2020 the inaugural Darling Portrait Prize for [[painting|painted]] portraits, featuring a ((AUD|75,000)) winner’s prize, was established<ref>((cite web | title=Darling Portrait Prize (2020) | website=National Portrait Gallery | url=http://www.portrait.gov.au/exhibitions/darling-portrait-prize-2020/ | access-date=2 September 2022))</ref> in honour of [[L. Gordon Darling]] AC CMG (1921-2015), who was a key founder of the National Portrait Gallery.<ref name=dpp2022>((cite web | title=Darling Portrait Prize 2022 | website=National Portrait Gallery exhibition | date=8 December 2022 | url=http://www.portrait.gov.au/exhibitions/darling-portrait-prize-2022/ | access-date=9 December 2022))</ref> This is a biennial prize.<ref name=pp/>
;Winners
*2020: Anthea da Silva, for her portrait of dancer and choreographer [[Elizabeth Cameron Dalman]]<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/culture/art-and-design/picture-of-strength-wins-inaugural-darling-portrait-prize-20200305-p547b5.html|title=Picture of strength wins inaugural Darling Portrait Prize| last=Galvin| first=Nick| date=2020-03-05| website= [[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|language=en|access-date=2020-03-05))</ref>
*2022: Jaq Grantford, for her self-portrait<ref name=dpp2022/>

== The building ==
[[File:Western side of the National Portrait Gallery in October 2012.JPG|thumb|The western face of the National Portrait Gallery building]] 
Won through an open international design competition by Johnson Pilton Walker in 2005, the ((convert|14000|sqm)) building provides exhibition space for approximately 500 portraits in a simple configuration of day-lit galleries.

The external form of the building responds to its site by using the building's geometry to connect with key vistas and alignments around the precinct. A series of five bays, each more than ((convert|70|m)) long, are arranged perpendicular to the Land Axis referring to [[Walter Burley Griffin]]’s early concepts for the National Capital.

The National Portrait Gallery features a sequence of spaces leading from the Entrance Court defined by the two large [[cantilever]] concrete blades on the eastern side of the building, through the foyer to the fantastic gallery spaces. Each gallery receives controlled natural light from translucent glazed [[clerestory]] windows and views to the outside.

In April 2019, the gallery was closed for several months for rectification work to maintain the integrity of its building. The gallery reopened in September 2019.

==Governance==
The gallery is an [[Australian Government]] agency,<ref >((cite web | title=The Gallery | website=National Portrait Gallery | date=8 December 2022 | url=http://www.portrait.gov.au/content/the-gallery/ | access-date=9 December 2022))</ref> governed by the Board of the National Portrait Gallery of Australia (NGPA).<ref name=quinlan1/> ((as of|December 2022)) the board is chaired by Penny Fowler.<ref name=team/>

Karen Quinlan ((post-nominals|country=AUS|AM)) was appointed director with effect from December 2018. She was formerly director of [[Bendigo Art Gallery]] for 18 years, and curator for three years before that.<ref name= am2019/> At the time of her appointment she was also Professor of Practice at the [[La Trobe Art Institute]] at Bendigo.<ref name=quinlan1>((cite web | title=Ms Karen Quinlan appointed to lead the NPGA: 25 September 2018 | website=National Portrait Gallery | date=25 September 2018 | url=http://www.portrait.gov.au/content/karen-quinlan/ | access-date=8 September 2022))</ref><ref>((cite web | title=Karen Quinlan AM | website=National Portrait Gallery people | date=22 August 2022 | url=http://www.portrait.gov.au/people/karen-quinlan/ | access-date=8 September 2022))</ref> Quinlan was made a [[Member of the Order of Australia]] in the [[2019 Australia Day Honours]] list, "for her significant service to the visual arts and to higher education."<ref name= am2019>((cite web | title=Karen Quinlan made a Member of the Order of Australia | website=Public Galleries Association of Victoria (PGAV)  | date=29 January 2019 | url=https://pgav.org.au/Karen-Quinlan-made-a-Member-of-the-Order-of-Australia~3031 | access-date=8 September 2022))</ref> In August 2022 Quinlan was appointed chief executive of [[Arts Centre Melbourne]],<ref>((cite web | last=Martin | first=Amy | title=National Portrait Gallery director's departure announced | website=[[The Canberra Times]] | date=3 August 2022 | url=https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/7845693/national-portrait-gallery-directors-departure-announced/ | access-date=8 September 2022))</ref> with the new role starting on 3 October 2022.<ref name=team>((cite web  | title=Karen Quinlan AM announced as new CEO of Arts Centre Melbourne | website=[[Australian Arts Review]] | date=3 August 2022 | url=https://artsreview.com.au/karen-quinlan-am-announced-as-new-ceo-of-arts-centre-melbourne/ | access-date=8 September 2022))</ref> Trent Birkett took over as acting director,<ref>((cite web | title=Our team | website=National Portrait Gallery | date=15 November 2022 | url=https://www.portrait.gov.au/content/our-team/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221128032407/https://www.portrait.gov.au/content/our-team/ | archive-date=28 November 2022 | url-status=live | access-date=9 December 2022))</ref> until Bree Pickering began a five-year appointment in April 2023.<ref>((Cite web |date=2023-02-07 |title=National Portrait Gallery Director appointment |url=https://minister.infrastructure.gov.au/burke/media-release/national-portrait-gallery-director-appointment |access-date=2023-10-03 |website=The Hon Tony Burke MP, Minister for the Arts))</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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((Canberra landmarks))

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