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Kitty Kantilla (Kutuwulumi Purawarrumpatu) (c. 1928–2003) was the most acclaimed Tiwi artist of her generation.
1 portrait in the collection



Purchased with funds provided by the Basil Bressler Bequest 2004

Jo Bertini describes the evolution of her portrait of artists and friends Kitty Kantilla and Freda Warlapinni.



Purchased 2010

Jo Bertini (b. 1964) is a Sydney painter, art educator, lecturer and writer.
2 portraits in the collection

Blak Douglas reflects on his experiences, process and motivation for making portraits.

Animated is the National Portrait Gallery's first online exhibition.

Karen Vickery on Chang the Chinese giant in Australia.

Where do we draw a line between the personal and the historical? Although she died in Melbourne in 1975, when I was not quite eleven years old, I have the vividest memories of my maternal grandmother Helen Borthwick.