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Gallery 48

Gallery 48 shows visual art work, mostly from the region.

Gallery 48

2/48 The Strand, Townsville City QLD, Australia

0408 287 203

gallery48thestrandtownsville.com

Wed, Fir and Sat 12noon–5pm.

Gallery 48

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‘About Face’ mirrors the alluring world of contemporary portrait painting

About Face is a smart piece of marketing. The new book on portrait painting from Australia and New Zealand has a mission to change buyers’ minds about the field. But as Jane O’Sullivan discovers, any sales pitch wears thin if it’s repeated often enough, and the close attention to how portrait painting is received by the market means that other important conversations fade to the background.

Jane O'Sullivan

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