Face Value

There is an accepted test of portraits that the eyes must follow you around the room. Some portraits try to control the viewer and command them, some want to be friends and some just want to meditate in peace, undisturbed by anyone. In this exhibition Face Value, we revisit some of our most powerful and culturally significant pieces of the portrait genre in the Artbank Collection.

From faces of friends to self-portraits, the artists have conjured the magical presence of their sitter through their paintings, photographs, objects and videos. Come and meet our cast of characters.

With: Billy Bain, Jon Campbell, Katthy Cavaliere, Zhong Chen, Amala Groom, Alan Jones, NELL, Titus Nganjmirra, Mike Parr, Julia Trybala, WART.