Publications

Portrait magazine is a fresh take on the world of portraiture and the National Portrait Gallery’s place within it. 

This issue:

We reveal our new commissioned portrait of Maggie Beer by Del Kathryn Barton.

Anne O’Hehir talks to artist Kim Leutwyler about her portraits of figures from the LGBTQIA+ community.

Oliver Giles chats to Polly Borland about her career and the new acquisitions on display at the Portrait Gallery.

Rebecca Ray writes about Gunggandji artist Simone Arnol’s photographic series seeRED.

Magda Keaney reviews her Francesca Woodman and Julia Margaret Cameron exhibition at National Portrait Gallery, London.

Andrew Quilty shares photographs and stories from his new book This is Afghanistan: 2014–2021.

Plus find out what’s happening at the Portrait Gallery, from exhibitions here and on the road to new commissions and acquisitions. And lots more!