National Photographic Portrait Prize

Venue: Geraldton Regional Art Gallery
Location: 24 Chapman Road, Geraldton, WA, 6530
27 Jul - 22 Sep, 2019
Web: https://artgallery.cgg.wa.gov.au/home.aspx

From an outstanding field of more than 3,000 entries, culminating in a shortlist of 39 exceptional finalists, the Winner and Highly Commended entries for this year’s National Photographic Portrait Prize have been named. The Winner for 2019 is Alana Holmberg for her portrait titled Greta in her Kitchen, 36 weeks. The Highly Commended  has been awarded to Alex Vaughan for her portrait Sumbawa pride – life on a boat with eleven kids. The People Choice Award went to Kate Atkinson for her portrait, The textile scientist.

The National Photographic Portrait Prize is an annual event intended to promote the very best in contemporary photographic portraiture by both professional and aspiring Australian photographers.

Stephen Dupont, 2018 by Simon Harsent.
Stephen Dupont, 2018 by Simon Harsent. Finalist.  "I first met Stephen Dupont eight years ago; I regard him as one of Australia’s finest photographers. I’ve always found Stephen a very humble and passionate person – sometimes aloof, but in an intriguing way. When I saw his one-man show a few years ago, I saw a different side of him, and it gave me some insight, some partial understanding of the complexities of being a war photographer. To me, this portrait sums up the complex intensity of Stephen. Coincidentally, the sitting took place on September 11th this year (2018), a date in history that holds significance for both of us."

Other venues

Blue Mountains Cultural Centre: Saturday 25th January until Sunday 22nd March 2020.

Upcoming Events Submit an Event

September

alt text for this image   Read More

Olympia by Polixeni Papapetrou

This exhibition comprises photographs by Australian photographer Polixeni Papapetrou (1960–2018) of her daughter Olympia, covering the period from Olympia’s birth (1997) until the artist’s death (2018).

Read more

Federation Square, Melbourne, VIC NGV Australia | 27 Sep, 2019 - 29 Mar, 2020
alt text for this image   Read More

Bleached Gothic by Petrina Hicks

The first major survey exhibition of celebrated Australian photographer Petrina Hicks, it includes more than forty photograph and video works spanning the period 2003 to 2019.

Read more

Level 3, Federation Square, Melbourne, Victoria The Ian Potter Centre, NGV Australia | 27 Sep, 2019 - 29 Mar, 2020