The National Portrait Gallery
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Upcoming exhibitions
Artists First
Contemporary Perspectives on Portraiture
6 September 2025 - 3 August 2026
Discover newly commissioned works by nine contemporary artists: Helen Cammock, Giana De Dier, Mary Evans, Mary Reid Kelley and Patrick Kelley, Małgorzata Mirga-Tas, Ravelle Pillay, Soheila Sokhanvari and Charmaine Watkiss.
Displayed alongside our permanent Collection across every floor of the Gallery, the works reclaim untold narratives and create a dialogue between the past and present.
Kindly supported by:
A National Portrait for the National Portrait Gallery
A new digital artwork developed by Es Devlin in collaboration with Google Arts & Culture Lab, inviting every adult in the UK to become a ‘co-author’ of an evolving collective portrait of the nation.
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