Duchess Of Cambridge Supports Art Fund’s Van Dyck Self Portrait Appeal
A photograph of National Portrait Gallery patron HRH The Duchess of Cambridge viewing the Van Dyck Self-portrait it is campaigning… Read More
24 February 2014
Art Tag: National Portrait Gallery
David Bailey: The Self Curated Retrospective Of A Swinging 60s Icon
This landmark exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery, London is the largest exhibition of David Bailey’s portraits. With over 300… Read More
22 February 2014
Glittering National Portrait Gallery Fundraiser Attended By Duchess of Cambridge
The Duchess of Cambridge, patron of the National Portrait Gallery attended a ticketed black-tie fundraising event last night Tuesday 11… Read More
13 February 2014
David Bailey’s Landmark Exhibition Opens At London’s National Portrait Gallery
David Bailey’s landmark exhibition opens today (6 February) at the National Portrait Gallery, London. Selected by the photographer, Bailey’s Stardust… Read More
6 February 2014
National Portrait Gallery Raises £3.2m Towards Securing Van Dyck Self-portrait
£3.2 million has been raised in support of the National Portrait Gallery and Art Fund appeal to secure the last… Read More
31 January 2014
Top Authors Create Pen Portraits For National Portrait Gallery Fundraiser
Marina Warner, Hilary Mantel, Esther Freud, Joanna Trollope, Sir David Hare, Sir Michael Holroyd and Dame Jacqueline Wilson are among… Read More
23 January 2014
George Frederic Watts Archive Launched Online At National Portrait Gallery
The National Portrait Gallery have launched an online archive catalogue, enabling a wider audience to access details of the Gallery’s… Read More
21 January 2014
Phillip Prodger Appointed Curator of Photography At National Portrait Gallery
The National Portrait Gallery, London, has appointed Phillip Prodger, founding Curator of Photography at the Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts,… Read More
15 January 2014
Tony Blair Painting By Alastair Adams Unveiled At National Portrait Gallery
London’s National Portrait Gallery, London, has unveiled its most recent commissioned portrait, a painting of Tony Blair by artist Alastair… Read More
20 December 2013
Frank Dobson Sculpture Of Actress Margaret Rawlings Acquired By NPG
A patinated plaster sculpture of the well known British stage actress Margaret Rawlings by the sculptor Frank Dobson has been… Read More
11 December 2013
National Portrait Gallery Announces 35th Portrait Award Competition
The National Portrait Gallery has announced that it is now accepting entries for the thirty-fifth Portrait Award, one of the… Read More
3 December 2013
Baroness Helena Kennedy Portrait By Artist Chris Levine Unveiled
A newly commissioned portrait of barrister, politician and broadcaster Baroness Helena Kennedy by light artist Chris Levine has been unveiled… Read More
28 November 2013
Last Bid To Save Van Dyck Self Portrait For Nation
The National Portrait Gallery and the Art Fund have launched an appeal to raise £12.5 million and save the last… Read More
25 November 2013
Iconic Vivien Leigh Centenary Celebrated With New Display At NPG
To mark the centenary of the British born, Hollywood legend Vivien Leigh’s birth, a previously unseen and newly acquired photograph… Read More
31 October 2013
The Great War In Portraits Celebrated At London’s NPG
London’s National Portrait Gallery is presenting the first national exhibition of the First World War centenary commemorations in February 2014…. Read More
27 October 2013
Early Feminist Portrait Of Lady Anne Clifford Exhibited At NPG
A re-discovered painted portrait of the seventeenth-century feminist patron, builder and conservationist, Lady Anne Clifford has been acquired by the… Read More
2 October 2013
David Bowie Portrait By Derek Boshier To Be Exhibited At NPG
Pop Art Portraits by the seminal British Pop Artist Derek Boshier will be shown in the UK for the first… Read More
23 September 2013
Ben Okri Poem On Ayuba Suleiman Diallo Unveiled At NPG
Ben Okri has unveiled his poem (see below) dedicated to William Hoare’s compelling portrait of Ayuba Suleiman Diallo, the earliest… Read More
18 September 2013
TAYLOR WESSING PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT PRIZE 2013 SHORTLIST ANNOUNCED
Four photographers have been shortlisted for this year’s Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize, the major international photography award. Firmly established… Read More
12 September 2013
Landmark David Bailey Exhibition At National Portrait Gallery Announced
A landmark exhibition of the work of David Bailey is to open at the National Portrait Gallery, London, in February… Read More
5 September 2013
First Portrait Of Guinea Pig Discovered At National Portrait Gallery
A little known painting of three Elizabethan children containing what may be the first portrait of a guinea pig has… Read More
20 August 2013
National Portrait Gallery Commissions Ben Okri Poem To Freed Slave Ayuba Suleiman Diallo
The Booker Prize winning writer Ben Okri has been commissioned by the National Portrait Gallery to write a new poem… Read More
7 August 2013
Bob Dylan To Exhibit Pastel Portraits At National Portrait Gallery
The National Portrait Gallery, London will be exhibiting pastel portraits by Bob Dylan in September. This is the first time… Read More
5 August 2013
National Portrait Gallery To Host First Ever Private View Exclusively For Young People
The National Portrait Gallery is to host its first ever Private View exclusively for young people (Monday 29 July 2013,… Read More
24 July 2013
Dame Laura Knight Portraits: Beyond The Narrative Frame
The National Portrait Gallery is presenting a new exhibition of the British painter Dame Laura Knight (1877 –1970). Knight was… Read More
7 July 2013
Children’s Laureate Julia Donaldson Subject Of New NPG Portrait
The National Portrait Gallery has unveiled a newly commissioned portrait of children’s writer Julia Donaldson, on her last day as… Read More
3 June 2013
Kevin Spacey The Fabulous: New Portrait By Jonathan Yeo Revealed
A major new portrait of the actor Kevin Spacey as Richard III will be one of several new works by… Read More
29 May 2013
Scandal 63: National Portrait Gallery celebrates 50th Anniversary of Profumo Affair
A new display commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of one of the biggest scandals to rock the British establishment, the Profumo… Read More
30 April 2013
Kate Middleton Visits Second London Museum For Art Room Charity
Kate Middleton, The Duchess of Cambridge has made a second public appearance at a London Museum this week. She gave… Read More
26 April 2013
Dame Laura Knight Major Portrait Exhibition Announced At NPG
The National Portrait Gallery, London has announced a major exhibition of portraits by Dame Laura Knight (1877-1970), one of the… Read More
24 April 2013
BP Portrait Award Raises The Stakes To £30,000 Prize
BP have announced support for a further five years of the BP Portrait Award, one of the world’s most prestigious… Read More
22 April 2013
Photographs by Francis Goodman Displayed At National Portrait Gallery
Photographs by Francis Goodman (1913-89) will go on display from 23 April 2013 at the National Portrait Gallery, London to… Read More
17 April 2013