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Brook Andrew: Ethical portraits and ghost-scapes
Brook Andrew is an artist with a flair for provoking uncomfortable emotional states and destabilising conventional categories.
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Edgar Degas’s Portrait of a woman
The recent loan of Edgar Degas’s Portrait of a woman to the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, on the occasion of the exhibition Degas: Master of French Art (12 December…
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At the edge of empires: a Biedermeier portrait from Trieste by Jožef Tominc
The Biedermeier style, which arose in central and northern Europe (Austro-Hungary, Germany and Denmark) between the close of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815 and the pan-European revolutions of 1848, has…
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The cult of the queen empress: royal portraiture in colonial Victoria
It was no coincidence that in 1861 the National Gallery of Victoria was officially opened by the governor, Sir Henry Barkly, on Queen Victoria’s birthday, 24 Ma
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30 portraits 30 days
On 23 June, NGV Studio will open 30 portraits 30 days, an exhibition that will see acclaimed Australian artist Vincent Fantauzzo undertake an artistic marathon by painting 30 inspirational Australians…
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The Naked Face: Self-portraits
This December, the National Gallery of Victoria will open The Naked Face: Self-portraits, a compelling exhibition which takes an in-depth look at how self-portraits have shaped our perceptions of the…
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NGV solves mystery of Renaissance portrait
The NGV announced today that it believes the subject of a mysterious Renaissance portrait it has owned since 1965 is Lucrezia Borgia, and that the painter is famed Renaissance artist…
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Cats & Dogs: ‘paw-some’ exhibition shares our love of furry friends
From cattle dogs to lap dogs, divine felines to the black cats of superstition, Cats & Dogs, a new exhibition at The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia opening November 2024,…
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Maree Clarke
Ritual and Ceremony
‘The work represents the mourning practices of Aboriginal people along the Murray–Darling rivers. It talks about loss of land, language and cultural practi
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Capturing Change – Photography and Fashion
Photographic practice is central to the stories of agency and self-representation in Africa Fashion.
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When Crowley Met Balson
We find the path of an abstract painter an exceedingly difficult one here in Australia.
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Surrealism and Design
Surrealism is much more than an aesthetic. It’s really an attitude, or a set of attitude
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Under 5s | Family Trees
Spark the imagination, generate new ideas, and share thoughts in these lively online sessions about art for children aged 3 – 5 years and their parents and carer
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Africa Fashion
A landmark exhibition, Africa Fashion celebrates the creativity, ingenuity, and global impact of contemporary African fashions from the mid-twentieth century to the present day.
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Scholars Series: Dürer-mania – Early Commerce and Collecting of Albrecht Dürer’s Prints
The woodcuts, engravings, and etchings by Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528) have long been prized for their creativity, intellectual content, and technical virtuosity. His art marks the apogee of Renaissance printmaking