Ralph Heimans In Conversation at National Portrait Gallery to celebrate the opening of Ralph Heimans: Portraiture. Power. Influence. on Friday 15 March. Buy tickets now! Photo: Ralph Heimans.
Join artist Ralph Heimans and Senior Curator, Joanna Gilmour, in conversation to celebrate the opening of Ralph Heimans: Portraiture. Power. Influence.
Over a career spanning three decades, Ralph Heimans has established himself as an internationally sought-after portraitist whose meticulously realised paintings revitalise a centuries-old tradition. His works provide unique insights into the lives of the prominent and powerful whose influence continues to shape our world.
Enjoy a glass of wine on arrival, before hearing artist and curator delve into the exhibition themes and the artist’s practice. Following the conversation and Q&A, the exhibition will remain open for viewing until 7:30pm.
Ralph Heimans: Portraiture. Power. Influence. is on show from 15 March – 27 May.
Ralph Heimans AM
Born in Sydney in 1970, Heimans studied fine arts and pure mathematics at the University of Sydney and undertook extensive training in traditional European painting techniques. Focused purely on a career as a portrait painter – a rarity in Australian art history – Heimans left Australia in 1997, living in Paris and then London, gradually securing commissions from clients worldwide. In addition to the commissions he has undertaken for the royal houses of Denmark and the United Kingdom, Heimans has created the official portraits of former Governor-General of Australia Dame Quentin Bryce AD CVO and former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd AC for the Historic Memorials Collection, Parliament House; as well as portraits of cultural icons including Dame Judi Dench, Sir Ben Kingsley, Vladimir Ashkenazy and Margaret Atwood. Heimans’ portraits are held in private and public collections internationally, including those of the National Portrait Galleries in Canberra and Washington DC, the Royal Collection Trust, the Museum of National History at Frederiksborg Castle, Denmark, Westminster Abbey and the Houses of Parliament, UK. In 2014 he was named a Member of the Order of Australia for his services to portraiture.
The details
What: Ralph Heimans In Conversation
When: Friday 15 March 2024, 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Where: National Portrait Gallery
Cost: Adult $34 / Concession $32 / Circle of Friends $30. Includes exhibition entry & beverage on arrival. Tickets available now.
