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I asked the members of Fine Art America for images that portrayed a Seafarer's life. I had so many wonderful images that it... »
Caption Contest 22Every week I hold a Caption Contest that anyone can enter :) You are shown a picture. Think of a good, catchy caption for... »
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Pick of the Day – Amy FoseI am a photographer by hobby. I enjoy being out in nature and capturing the beauty I see. I have very little formal training... »
Imagined Lives: Mystery Portraits 1520-1640IMAGINED LIVES: MYSTERY PORTRAITS 1520-1640 17 March 2010-October 2011 The National Trust's Montacute House, near Yeovil,... »
Monthly Photo Tip – March 2010I am always on the lookout of ways to minimize camera vibration during exposure that may result in low quality and blurry... »
At HomeLast weekend New England was hit with record pouring rain. Although a big fan of heading out during rain storms to photograph I... »
Pick of the Day – Edward SobutaEd Sobuta is an IT professional that has a passion for photography. He specializes in nature, landscape, product and... »
Tribute to Gareth CarrivickTribute has been paid to comedy director Gareth Carrivick who has died. Jon Plowman, Executive Producer for BBC Comedy, who... »
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Imagined Lives: Mystery Portraits 1520-1640
Share IMAGINED LIVES: MYSTERY PORTRAITS 1520-1640 17 March 2010-October 2011 The National Trust’s Montacute House, near Yeovil, Somerset A new National Portrait Gallery display of unseen paintings of 16th and 17th-century mystery figures opens at one of its regional partners, the National Trust’s Montacute House, on 17 March 2010. Over the last 450 years, the identities of the... »
National institutions call for removal of major barrier to mass digitisation
Share Proposed amendments to the Orphan Works Clause 42 (works with no known owner) of the Digital Economy Bill will pose one of the greatest barriers to mass digitisation of content by the UK’s leading national institutions. In a letter published in last weeks Times, the British Library, Tate, V&A, National Portrait Gallery, BFI, Wellcome... »
Lady Jane Grey
Share Lady Jane Grey Until 11 July 2010 Room 16 Lady Jane Dudley (née Grey)by an unknown artistoil on oak panel, 1590s? Copyright: National Portrait Gallery, London Lady Jane Grey was nominal Queen of England for just nine days in 1553 as part of an unsuccessful bid to prevent the accession of the Catholic Mary Tudor. This... »
Jane Bown – National Portrait Gallery
Share JANE BOWN From 1 December 2009 Bookshop Gallery Admission Free A new display of fifteen photographs will celebrate the 60th anniversary of Jane Bown’s relationship with The Observer and the publication of her new book, Exposures. Illustrating the longevity and scope of Bown’s career, the photographic portraits on display will range from her portrait of Bertrand Russell, her... »
Michael Landy: The new National Gallery Associate Artist
Share The National Gallery is delighted to announce that Michael Landy has agreed to become the next Rootstein Hopkins Foundation Associate Artist. Michael Landy will be the eighth Associate Artist to work at the National Gallery. Born in London in 1963, Landy studied at Goldsmiths College alongside Damien Hirst, Sarah Lucas and Tracey Emin. He is best... »
Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize Winner
Share PORTRAIT OF ASPIRING PARALYMPIAN WINS TOP PHOTOGRAPHY PRIZE Winner of the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2009 announced at the National Portrait Gallery The 2009 Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize has been won by Paul Floyd Blake, 47, for his portrait of 13-year-old swimmer Rosie Bancroft, who hopes to compete in the 2012 Paralympic Games.... »
The National Portrait Gallery/BT Road to 2012 Project
Share 1000 DAYS TO THE LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES LAUNCHES WITH MAJOR NEW PHOTOGRAPHIC COMMISSION – THE NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY/ BT ROAD TO 2012 PROJECT Lord Coe, Dame Kelly Holmes, BT and the National Portrait Gallery launch a major London 2012 Cultural Olympiad project that will create a photographic record of the people across the country... »
Chasing Mirrors
Share Chasing Mirrors 9 October 2009 – 10 January 2010 National Portrait Gallery London Studio Gallery Admission Free Chasing Mirrors is an exhibition of new work exploring alternative forms of self-representation and portraiture by contemporary artist Faisal Abdu’Allah and the Chasing Mirrors Collective, a group of young people from Arabic-speaking communities in Brent, Barnet and Ealing. As a response to the... »
John Gibbons at the NPG
Share John Gibbons: Portraits 12 September 2009-14 March 2010 Room 32 Admission free The first display of portraits by the sculptor John Gibbons has opened at the National Portrait Gallery. It is the latest in the Gallery’s Interventions series focusing on twentieth-century artists who have developed innovatory approaches to portraiture. This display, comprising dramatic works in welded steel,... »
TWIGGY: A LIFE IN PHOTOGRAPHS – NPA
Share National Portrait Gallery From 19 September 2009 – 24 March 2010 Room 33A Admission Free A new display at the National Portrait Gallery will celebrate Twiggy’s 60th birthday and the publication of a new photographic biography of her life. One of the best-known and most respected models of all time Twiggy has worked with many of the world’s... »
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- Edmonds, WA - Gallery North Presents Northwest Naturals Work By Thomas A Olson And Barbara Wyatt 21 March, 2010
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- New York, - Aymeric Noa Exhibits In New York 21 March, 2010
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- Ft. Collins, Colorado - Art Association Of Northern Colorados National Show 21 March, 2010
- Jacksonville, FL - Artwalk At The Adrian Pickett Gallery 21 March, 2010
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- Denver , CO - Print Show At Cdot Headquarters 21 March, 2010
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- Weston, MA - Fuzzy Logic Contemporary Painting After A Century Of Abstract Art 21 March, 2010
- Cary, nc - Raleigh Art Meetup April 30 2010 21 March, 2010
- Aberfoyle, Scotland - An Introduction To Landscape Photography 21 March, 2010
- Aberfoyle, Scotland - The Ardnamurchan Peninsula Photography Workshop 21 March, 2010
- Aberfoyle, Scotland - The Outer Hebrides Photography Workshop 21 March, 2010