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🖼️ Home of Australian Portraiture 💜 PORTRAIT23 until 18 June 2023 📍 On Ngunnawal & Ngambri Country #PortraitAU
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Check out Ching Liang's Happy Australian outfit 👇 🐦 Free as a Bird, 2022, from 'Happy Australian' 💜 You can catch Vipoo's runway of wacky little friends at Portrait23 until 18 June 2023! Bookings encouraged - but it's free! Visit our website to book: bit.ly/3YF4H3L
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Pop by and see the exhibition for the Little Darlings Youth Portrait Prize if you’re in Canberra. So much talent amongst the kids. I was honoured to be one of the 3 judges last year. One of the most fun gigs I’ve done🥰!
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The Little Darlings Youth Portrait Prize 2023 exhibition opens today! 🤗 🎨 Me and my dream cat, 2022 by Claire De Fries Category: Age 5-7 You can view all the portraits on our website: bit.ly/3YQR8z1
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"What would you say is the most theatrical portrait in your collection?" Well, this one. Happy World Theatre Day from Barry Otto and the NPG 🎭 [📷 Dichotomia, Barry Otto, 2008 by Peter Brew-Bevan © Peter Brew-Bevan]
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Big kid and little kid Canberrans, I am doing a couple school holiday workshops with the gorgeous folks at The National Portrait Gallery
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. One onsite, one online (broadcast from onsite). April 19th - during school holidays. Book here:
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Story time - Fashionista: Reading with author, Maxine Beneba Clarke
Join Maxine Beneba Clarke as she reads her book Fashionista, leads us in craft activities and finishes in a flurry with a fashion parade finale!
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🤔 Do you know how this portrait relates to the International Day of Forests? Easily mistaken for the side of a tent, the canvas in this picture is actually one of Fred Williams' watercolours called 'Sapling forest,' 1962! 💚 Find out more: bit.ly/3Xf8XWV
[📷 Fred Williams, Upwey, Victoria, 1963 (printed 2000) by David Moore, from the series 'From Face to Face' © Lisa, Michael, Matthew and Joshua Moore http://davidmoorephotography.com.au/]
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Today is the International Day of Happiness! Whether it's by watching a comedy film, riding a rollercoaster or giving your father permission to tell JUST ONE dad joke, we hope you're giving those smile lines a workout 😁
[📷 Battersea Fun Fair, London, c. 1952 (printed 2000) by David Moore © Lisa, Michael, Matthew and Joshua Moore] This is a black and white photograph, measuring 36.6 x 32.3cm. The photograph features two women on a carnival ride. They are seated side by side and are facing the left of frame, as though they are zooming past at speed. The woman in the foreground wears a dark short-sleeve shirt and is gripping onto the metal bar on the seat in front of her. She has bright white teeth, a button nose and a few wrinkles. Her hair is tucked under a knitted cap, but the ends spill out in curls. She is grinning. The woman on her right has her eyes closed. She wears a dark lipstick which stands out against her bright teeth. Her dark hair is pinned back to create volume at the front and her eyebrows are thin. She is wearing a dark jacket and a white shirt, of which only the collar is visible. She is holding the bar in front of her. The background, depicting the rest of the ride, is blurred.
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It's impossible not to love Kaylene Whiskey and, by extension, Dolly Parton. 👢 💜 You can catch Kaylene's fantastic self portrait at Portrait23: Identity until Sunday 18 June 2023! Bookings encouraged - but it's free! Visit our website to book now: bit.ly/3YF4H3L
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📐 Did you know that one of the world's leading mathematicians is from Adelaide? There's no better person to celebrate International Day of Mathematics with than the "Mozart" of his field - Terence Tao! [📷 Professor Terence Tao, 2006 by Reed Hutchinson © Reed Hutchinson]
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Australia's favourite designer/director duo is back at it again. The couple has FOUR Academy Award 2023 nominations between them for their extraordinary work on Elvis (2022). 🏆 [📷 Catherine Martin, 2001 (printed 2006) by Douglas Kirkland and Baz Luhrmann, 2000 by Ingvar Kenne]
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🌟 PORTRAIT23 ARTIST ANNOUNCEMENT 🌟 Our last, but definitely not least, artist collective announcement is Arts Project Australia! 💜 Portrait23 is officially open! For more info, check out our website: bit.ly/3V17XoF
On a blue background, purple text says "Art is life. Life is art." Below this, black text says 'Arts Project Australia' and white text says 'Portrait23 Artists'.
Six artists stand in two groups of three, set out like triangles. In the left group are Clare Rae, Cathy Staughton and Alan Constable. Clare wears blue jeans, black shoes, a navy collared top; she has shoulder-length brown hair and is smiling. Cathy wears a shiny blue overcoat, fairy wings, grey trackpants and silver shoes; she has glasses on, as well as a halo headband. Alan wears a grey and black striped jumper, blue jeans and black shoes; he also wears glasses. The right group consists of Andrew Curtis, Eden Menta and Ross Coulter. Andrew wears light wash jeans, white sneakers, a mid-wash jean jacket and a green and purple jumper; he has grey hair. Eden has on a beige shag jacket, a yellow crop top, a black skirt and big black boots; she is pointing and looking at Cathy. Ross is wearing light wash blue jeans, maroon shoes, and a suit jacket over a black t-shirt; he is smiling and has a moustache. The studio behind them looks used but welcoming.
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🌟 PORTRAIT23 ARTIST ANNOUNCEMENT 🌟 Next up is the absolutely beloved Kaylene Whiskey! 💜 Portrait23 is officially open! Stay tuned to our socials for a glimpse at the BRAND NEW artworks we commissioned for this exhibition. For more info, visit: bit.ly/3V17XoF
On a blue background, purple text says "When I was a young girl, every day I listened to Dolly Parton rock songs. I think about her music and movies while I paint." Below this, black text says 'Kaylene Whiskey' and white text says 'Portrait23 Artist'.
Kaylene, the artist, stands to the right of frame. She has her hands raised over her head and her knees bent, feet shoulder-width apart, as though she's mid-dance move. She's wearing a blue denim cap, an asymmetrical crocheted top, brown trousers with gold highlights, and brown boots. She is smiling and wears a gold chain around her neck. In the middle of frame is a cardboard cutout of Lynda Carter as Wonder Woman with an aboriginal flag attached to her hand. To the right of frame is one of Kaylene's works and her painting supplies, including reference images of women such as Dolly Parton and Whoopi Goldberg taped to the walls.
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🌟 PORTRAIT23 ARTIST ANNOUNCEMENT 🌟 Next up is a local favourite: Alison Alder, one of Australia's preeminent printmakers! 💜 Make sure to keep an eye on our socials for another exciting artist reveal! For more info, check out our website: bit.ly/3V17XoF
On a blue background, purple text says "I quite like the idea that the work will deteriorate - it's like an analogy for our lives!" Below this, black text says 'Alison Alder' and white text says 'Portrait23 Artist'.
Alison Alder, artist, stands to the right-side of the image. She is wearing black lace-up shoes, navy-blue wide-leg trousers, and a checked button-up layered over a black long-sleeved top (both rolled up to the elbows). She is also wearing a paint-stained apron with 'I Heart Megalo' printed on the chest, a purple bracelet on her right wrist, a bandana around her neck, and round-rimmed, red glasses. Alison has white hair that is cropped short at the front but is shoulder-length at the back. Behind her is her studio, which boasts three work stations in each of the fore, middle and background. On the back wall, there are six large prints visible - three partially covered by Alison's body. The ones that are fully-visible feature the faces of women in a stylised, pop art format. The floor of Alison's studio is concrete and haphazardly covered in various rugs.
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🌟 PORTRAIT23 ARTIST ANNOUNCEMENT 🌟 We're so close to launching! Today's feature is all about multidisciplinary artist Naomi Hobson! 💜 Make sure to keep an eye on our socials for another exciting artist reveal! For more info, check out our website: bit.ly/3V17XoF
On a blue background, purple text says "For me and my people, we've always seen ourselves in the environment around us, in our landscape." Below this, black text says 'Naomi Hobson' and white text says 'Portrait23 Artist'.
Naomi, the artist, stands in a pottery studio. She is holding a stack of newspapers in two hands, with a sheet of clay laying atop of it. She is wearing black jeans, black sneakers, a plaid shirt and a faded black apron. In the background, there are various stations dedicated to holding and creating clay, including a work bench.
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🌈 To round out Sydney WorldPride 2023, we're sharing one last brilliant, beautiful and bold portrait featuring an LGBTQIA+ sitter in our collection. William Yang is an Australian photographer known for a sustained body of work that examines issues of cultural & sexual identity.
[📷 Self Portrait with Light Meter, 1987/2007 by William Yang © William Yang]
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🌈 To celebrate Sydney WorldPride 2023, we're sharing brilliant, beautiful and bold portraits featuring LGBTQIA+ sitters in our collection. Matthew Mitcham is a retired Australian diver & trampolinist, and is the first openly gay athlete to win an Olympic gold medal.
[🎨 Untitled #21/09 (After Ricci, 1700; featuring Matthew Mitcham), 2009 by Ross Watson © Ross Watson]
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"I have seen such an immense change from the total repression and criminality of homosexuality in my lifetime... If that change can occur in that time there's hope for many other changes." 🌈 Bob Brown: environmentalist, doctor and former politician. bit.ly/3Wp8C3i
[🎨 Dr Brown and Green Old Time Waltz, 1983 by Harold Thornton © Estate of Harold Thornton]
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🌈 To celebrate Sydney WorldPride 2023, we're sharing brilliant, beautiful and bold portraits featuring LGBTQIA+ sitters in our collection. Clinton Naina is a multidisciplinary artist who uses a variety of methods to convey his art; he has painted, conceptualised, and danced it.
[📷 Clinton Naina, c. 2000 by Penny Tweedie © Estate of Penny Tweedie]
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🌈 To celebrate Sydney WorldPride 2023, we're sharing brilliant, beautiful and bold portraits featuring LGBTQIA+ sitters in our collection, like this one of Akira Isogawa. Akira, preeminent fashion designer, was born in Kyoto, Japan, and first came to Australia at the age of 21.
[📷 Akira Isogawa, 2003 (printed 2005) by Ingvar Kenne © Ingvar Kenne]
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🌈 To celebrate Sydney WorldPride 2023, we're sharing brilliant, beautiful and bold portraits featuring LGBTQIA+ sitters in our collection. Leigh Bowery was a prominent designer, singer, club promoter and performance artist whose heyday was in the late-80s to early-90s.
[📷 Leigh Bowery, 1984 by Robyn Beeche © Robyn Beeche Foundation]
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🌟 PORTRAIT23 ARTIST ANNOUNCEMENT 🌟 Today's featured artist is Sally Smart, known nationally and internationally for her multidisciplinary practice (which includes puppets!). 💜 Make sure to keep an eye on our socials for another exciting artist reveal! bit.ly/3V17XoF
On a blue background, purple text says "My favourite portraiture is where likeness can be elusive." Below this, black text says 'Sally Smart' and white text says 'Portrait23 Artist'.
Sally, the artist, sits on a black chair. She is wearing a suit jacket, black trousers, a white collared shirt, and bright sneakers - they are black and blue with red and yellow highlights. Her hands are clasped in her lap and she is smiling without her teeth showing. Her hair is red. In the background are several of her puppet works on stands, as well as another chair.
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🌈 To celebrate Sydney WorldPride 2023, we're sharing brilliant, beautiful and bold portraits featuring LGBTQIA+ sitters in our collection. Robyn Archer is a multi-hyphenate to the extreme: a singer, writer, artistic director, performer, and public advocate of the Arts.
[📷 Robyn Archer, 1982 by Robert McFarlane © Robert McFarlane/Copyright Agency, 2022]
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