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Leah King-Smith

Contributing artists

Born: 1957, Gympie, QLD
Works: Brisbane
Portrait of Captain James Cook RN

The hand of Captain Cook

Google Arts and Culture
Learning resources

Take a close look at a portrait with a hidden message in its hands. For Year 7 – 9 students.
Betina Fauvel-Ogden and James Graham

Betina Fauvel-Ogden and James Graham

Vox pops

Well, James is my partner's son-in-law, and I've known him for quite a long time.
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Ben Roberts-Smith, 2018

by Julian Kingma
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Commissioned in 2018 with funds raised through the 2020 project
Art Handlers Award 2021

Art Handlers' Award 2021

James & Jessica
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The Art Handlers' Award for 2021 went to Kristina Kraskov for I'm just a suburban fashionista.

Art Handlers' Award 2020

James & Jessica
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The Art Handlers' Award for 2020 went to Gemma Baxter (right view), 2019 by Shea Kirk.
Art Handlers' Award NPPP 2019 video: 1 minute

Art Handlers' Award 2019

James & Michelle
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The Art Handlers' Award for 2019 went to A Calm So Deep, 2018 by Elizabeth Looker.
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2019

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Fragility my freedom – Ink blot mind, 2011 by Aaron James McGarry, video: 6 minutes

Fragility my freedom – Ink blot mind, 2011

by Aaron James McGarry
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Finalist, iD2012

Annual lecture 2012 photos

1 August 2012
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With James Holloway, former Director of the Scottish National Portrait Gallery.
Sir Charles Kingsford Smith and Captain Charles Ulm

Extraordinary airmen make aviation history

Passion

Charles is my wingman
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2009

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Living Memory Finalist interviews

Finalist interviews

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Tara James, Exhibitions Coordinator at the National Portrait Gallery interviews Finalists from the Living Memory National Photographic Portrait Prize.
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Honour board
Ellen Stirling

Don’t judge a book by its cover

Lust

You saucy minx

Contributing artists

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Find out more from each of the artists reinterpreting and reimagining elements of Australian history.
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