Kylie Kwong 2025 by Jennifer Croom : Portrait Artist of the Year, National Portrait Gallery
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Kylie Kwong 2025 by Jennifer Croom : Portrait Artist of the Year, National Portrait Gallery
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Kylie Kwong 2025 by Jennifer Croom
Portrait Artist of the Year
On view until 27 April
Jennifer Croom
Kylie Kwong
2025. Synthetic polymer paint and charcoal on canvas. Commissioned by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation for Portrait Artist of the Year season 1. Courtesy of the artist.
Drop in any time - free
Congratulations to Jennifer Croom, inaugural winner of the ABC series
Portrait Artist of the Year!
Judged by three Australian art experts – Director of the National Portrait Gallery Bree Pickering, award-winning multidisciplinary artist
Abdul Abdullah
, and Associate Professor of Art History at the Australian National University
Robert Wellington
– Croom made it through the heats and finals to be crowned the winner.
Her major prize was the opportunity to paint a career-changing commission to hang at the National Portrait Gallery. On view now, Croom’s portrait of chef and restaurateur Kylie Kwong was completed in her Melbourne studio following a sitting at one of Kwong’s favourite Chinese restaurants.
Missed the show?
Portrait Artist of the Year
is available to stream now on
ABC iview
.
Access information
This program is wheelchair accessible.
Related information
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from Friday 3 April
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brings together the work of two influential Australian artists.
The Matildas
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Currently on view
Marking a pivotal moment in Australian sporting history, the National Portrait Gallery has commissioned a major new portrait of all 23 players from the CommBank Matildas FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™ Squad.
My Awesome Australian
Exhibition
Available online until October 2026
Explore the creativity of young Australians in this special online exhibition celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Australian honours system.
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The National Portrait Gallery acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and to Elders past and present. We respectfully advise that this site includes works by, images of, names of, voices of and references to deceased people.
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. Requests for a reproduction of a work of art or other content can be made through a
Reproduction request
. For further information please contact
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National Photographic Portrait Prize
Darling Portrait Prize
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Search the website
close
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The National Portrait Gallery acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and to Elders both past and present.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are warned that this website contains images of deceased persons.
Kylie Kwong 2025 by Jennifer Croom
Portrait Artist of the Year
On view until 27 April
Jennifer Croom
Kylie Kwong
2025. Synthetic polymer paint and charcoal on canvas. Commissioned by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation for Portrait Artist of the Year season 1. Courtesy of the artist.
Drop in any time - free
Congratulations to Jennifer Croom, inaugural winner of the ABC series
Portrait Artist of the Year!
Judged by three Australian art experts – Director of the National Portrait Gallery Bree Pickering, award-winning multidisciplinary artist
Abdul Abdullah
, and Associate Professor of Art History at the Australian National University
Robert Wellington
– Croom made it through the heats and finals to be crowned the winner.
Her major prize was the opportunity to paint a career-changing commission to hang at the National Portrait Gallery. On view now, Croom’s portrait of chef and restaurateur Kylie Kwong was completed in her Melbourne studio following a sitting at one of Kwong’s favourite Chinese restaurants.
Missed the show?
Portrait Artist of the Year
is available to stream now on
ABC iview
.
Access information
This program is wheelchair accessible.
Related information
John Brack x Noel McKenna
A face in the mirror
Exhibition
from Friday 3 April
John Brack x Noel McKenna: A face in the mirror
brings together the work of two influential Australian artists.
The Matildas
Exhibition
Currently on view
Marking a pivotal moment in Australian sporting history, the National Portrait Gallery has commissioned a major new portrait of all 23 players from the CommBank Matildas FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™ Squad.
My Awesome Australian
Exhibition
Available online until October 2026
Explore the creativity of young Australians in this special online exhibition celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Australian honours system.
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Media
Privacy statement
User agreement
Social media and community guidelines
© National Portrait Gallery 2026
King Edward Terrace, Parkes
Canberra, ACT 2600, Australia
Phone
+61 2 6102 7000
ABN: 54 74 277 1196
The National Portrait Gallery acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and to Elders past and present. We respectfully advise that this site includes works by, images of, names of, voices of and references to deceased people.
This website comprises and contains copyrighted materials and works. Copyright in all materials and/or works comprising or contained within this website remains with the National Portrait Gallery and other copyright owners as specified.
The National Portrait Gallery respects the artistic and intellectual property rights of others. The use of images of works of art reproduced on this website and all other content may be restricted under the
Australian Copyright Act 1968 (Cth)
. Requests for a reproduction of a work of art or other content can be made through a
Reproduction request
. For further information please contact
NPG Copyright
.
The National Portrait Gallery is an Australian Government Agency