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VAS Portrait Exhibition 2026

1 Jul 2026 – 12 Jul 2026

Saturday 11 July: VAS Portrait Painters in Action 2026 Open Day

Location: Frater, McCubbin & Hammond Galleries

This annual exhibition, featuring the $1,000 Nada Hunter Portraiture Award, celebrates portraiture in all genres. An inspiring array of talent by some of Victoria’s emerging and established artists skilfully capturing the human spirit.
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VAS Portrait Exhibition 2026

Location: Frater, McCubbin & Hammond Galleries

Saturday 11 July: VAS Portrait Painters in Action 2026 Open Day

This annual exhibition, featuring the $1,000 Nada Hunter Portraiture Award, celebrates portraiture in all genres. An inspiring array of talent by some of Victoria’s emerging and established artists skilfully capturing the human spirit.
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Artist - Joseph Luczynski - Title - Annie in Pigtails Medium - Oil on canvas Price - $800.00.JPEG (Edit) (Edit)
Axel
Boy in Shadow, Viola Middleton.jpeg
20260525_081916.jpg
Chelsy2 AF.jpg
FACE of BURMA jpeg.jpeg
Fairies Are real_olivia jane
DSC01393.jpeg
AD0C0A8F-9BC9-49F5-818D-BD5A3F569C61_1_105_c.jpeg (Edit)
Harvest.jpg
1000020322.jpg
IMG_4848.jpeg
e2a5fdd2-5cab-42ae-8c81-cb4e4ddf06ba.jpg (Edit) (Edit)
20260611_212523(1).jpg
IMG_8245.jpeg
IMG_3289.jpeg
IMG_8282.jpg
WhatsApp Image 2026-06-29 at 10.26.36 PM.jpeg (Edit)
IMG_1288.jpg
Pink Princess - Study I.jpg
WDBonett-Self-Portrait-lr.jpg
painting-a-day-2026-04-24-update.jpg
painting-a-day-2026-05-15-update.jpg
Portrait of Jean-Luc.jpg
Artist - Joseph Luczynski Title -Portrait Study Medium - Oil on Board Price - $400.00.JPEG (Edit)
Powerlifter_W Colliver final.jpg (Edit)
IMG_4724.jpeg
20260628_161825.jpg
Nic Kirkman Acrylic Rest and Regroup Self Portrait 2026.jpg
Dave_Santini_framed.jpg (Edit)
IMG_0716.jpeg (Edit)
IMG_1609.jpg
ZELEZNYJPG.JPG (Edit)
Thinking-inside-the-box-Darren Frisina.jpg
full painting minus frame.jpg
Self-Portrait Outside the Frame_Alex Jobbagy.jpg
IMG_20251201_123621.jpg
Study of Bea from Life_19x28cm_oilonlinen_2026.JPG
7be791b4-6e88-4365-b8e4-9a3f8e9ff893.jpg (Edit)
Taichi in Blue.jpg
0003_Art_16042025.jpg
IMG_8321.jpeg
0003_Art_14032023.jpg
12bdb41e-817a-48bc-8d92-7eaa6fd1d171.jpg (Edit)
Paris Jirvand, Van Gogh Reimagined

On Saturday July 11, drop in between 11am and 4pm to see our free Portrait Painters in Action open day of live painting by some of the top VAS portraiture artists. This event offers visitors insight into the diverse ways artists capture their sitters, showcasing their individual styles with mediums including oil, acrylic, pastel, and watercolour. The Nada Hunter Portrait Prize for this exhibition will be presented during the Portrait Painters in Action event prior to the lunch break (approximately 12.50pm).

Image: Self Portrait in Two Mirrors, Jennifer Huang, Oil on linen

Browse Artworks

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African Braids
Liz Turner
54cm (W) x 64cm (H) x 3cm (D)
Pastel and ink
$ 650.00
Artist - Joseph Luczynski - Title - Annie in Pigtails Medium - Oil on canvas Price - $800.00.JPEG (Edit) (Edit)
Annie in Pigtails
Joseph Luczynski
49cm (W) x 37cm (H) x 2cm (D)
Oil
$ 800.00
Axel
Axel
Teresa Brimo
42.5cm (W) x 52.5cm (H) x 3cm (D)
Pastel on Canson paper
$ 450.00
Boy in Shadow, Viola Middleton.jpeg
Boy in Shadow
Viola Middleton
45.7cm (W) x 50.8cm (H)
Oil
$ 450.00
20260525_081916.jpg
Charmed, I'm Sure
Jo Taylor
50cm (W) x 65cm (H) x 2cm (D)
Oil
$ 550.00
Chelsy2 AF.jpg
Chelsy
Creagh Manning
50cm (W) x 60cm (H) x 2cm (D)
Acrylic and Oil
$ 2,300.00
FACE of BURMA jpeg.jpeg
Face of Burma
Gillian Margaret Govan
40cm (W) x 40cm (H) x 1.5cm (D)
Oil
$ 1,800.00
Fairies Are real_olivia jane
Fairies Are Real
Olivia Jane
36cm (W) x 48cm (H) x 3cm (D)
oil
Not for sale
DSC01393.jpeg
Golden Silence
Neha Prakash
31cm (W) x 31cm (H) x 20cm (D)
Oil
$ 950.00
AD0C0A8F-9BC9-49F5-818D-BD5A3F569C61_1_105_c.jpeg (Edit)
Gypsy
Teresa Brimo
48.5cm (W) x 58.5cm (H) x 3.5cm (D)
Pastel on Ampersand Bord
$ 600.00
Harvest.jpg
Harvest
Eric WH Chin
34.5cm (W) x 44cm (H) x 1.5cm (D)
Oil
$ 400.00
1000020322.jpg
Joan of Arc
Jemma Cakebread
Oil on canvas board
$ 600.00
IMG_4848.jpeg
Lady in Red
Colin Shaw
Watercolour on paper
$ 1,200.00
e2a5fdd2-5cab-42ae-8c81-cb4e4ddf06ba.jpg (Edit) (Edit)
Lady with a Turquoise Earring
Miss Joi Goldman
40cm (W) x 50cm (H) x 4cm (D)
Acrylic
$ 425.00
20260611_212523(1).jpg
LF Classics #2
Lucy Fekete
28cm (W) x 33cm (H) x 3cm (D)
Acrylic
$ 900.00
IMG_8245.jpeg
Me at 77
Elizabeth Moore Golding
Oil paint and oil sticks.
$ 1,800.00
IMG_3289.jpeg
Mirror Mind
Paris Jirvand
46cm (W) x 46cm (H) x 3cm (D)
Acrylic
$ 400.00
IMG_8282.jpg
Missy
Lyn Chapman
32.5cm (W) x 45cm (H) x 3.5cm (D)
Oil
Not for sale
WhatsApp Image 2026-06-29 at 10.26.36 PM.jpeg (Edit)
Modernist Samantha
Samantha Qiao
61cm (W) x 76.2cm (H) x 5cm (D)
Watercolour
$ 2,000.00
IMG_1288.jpg
Nathan II
Rodney Edelsten
Pastel on board
$ 1,200.00
Pink Princess - Study I.jpg
Pink Princess - Study I
Eric WH Chin
34.5cm (W) x 44cm (H) x 1.5cm (D)
Oil
SOLD
WDBonett-Self-Portrait-lr.jpg
Portrait of a Former Bookseller
Warren Bonett
30cm (W) x 25cm (H) x 2cm (D)
Oils on Board
$ 1,500.00
painting-a-day-2026-04-24-update.jpg
Portrait of Bearded Man in Hat with Still Life
Tim Murphy
57.5cm (W) x 47.5cm (H) x 2cm (D)
Oil
$ 850.00
painting-a-day-2026-05-15-update.jpg
Portrait of Bearded Man with Brown Cloak
Tim Murphy
57.5cm (W) x 47.5cm (H) x 2cm (D)
Oil on Canvas
$ 850.00
Portrait of Jean-Luc.jpg
Portrait of Jean-Luc
Twyla Portelli
36cm (W) x 46cm (H) x 2cm (D)
Oil on canvas board
$ 600.00
Artist - Joseph Luczynski Title -Portrait Study Medium - Oil on Board Price - $400.00.JPEG (Edit)
Portrait Study
Joseph Luczynski
34cm (W) x 44cm (H) x 2cm (D)
Oil
$ 400.00
Powerlifter_W Colliver final.jpg (Edit)
Powerlifter
Wendy Colliver
103cm (W) x 77cm (H) x 4cm (D)
Oil on stretched canvas
$ 1,200.00
IMG_4724.jpeg
Reflection of Her Soul
Paris Jirvand
46cm (W) x 46cm (H) x 3cm (D)
Acrylic
$ 400.00
20260628_161825.jpg
Repose
Eric WH Chin
34.5cm (W) x 44cm (H) x 1.5cm (D)
Oil
$ 400.00
Nic Kirkman Acrylic Rest and Regroup Self Portrait 2026.jpg
Rest and Regroup (Self Portrait)
Nic Kirkman
46cm (W) x 61cm (H) x 3cm (D)
Acrylic
$ 770.00
Dave_Santini_framed.jpg (Edit)
Reverie: After the Ride
Tegan Colliver
37cm (W) x 44cm (H) x 4cm (D)
Oil
$ 700.00
IMG_0716.jpeg (Edit)
Scarlett
Elizabeth Edwards Sinclair
36cm (W) x 28cm (H) x 3cm (D)
Oil
$ 10,000.00
IMG_1609.jpg
SELF PORTRAIT
Rodney Edelsten
OIL on Board
$ 1,500.00
ZELEZNYJPG.JPG (Edit)
Self Portrait
Dr Jena Zelezny
29.7cm (W) x 42cm (H) x 1cm (D)
Gouache and watercolour on paper
$ 500.00
Thinking-inside-the-box-Darren Frisina.jpg
Self Portrait Of The Artist Thinking Inside The Box
Darren Frisina
33cm (W) x 33cm (H) x 5.5cm (D)
Oil
$ 650.00
full painting minus frame.jpg
Self-Portrait
Tegan Colliver
48.5cm (W) x 64cm (H) x 6.5cm (D)
Oil on stretched canvas
$ 800.00
Self-Portrait Outside the Frame_Alex Jobbagy.jpg
Self-Portrait Outside the Frame
Alex Jobbagy
91cm (W) x 91cm (H) x 5cm (D)
Acrylic
$ 4,000.00
IMG_20251201_123621.jpg
Sloane
Jemma Cakebread
Oil on canvas board
$ 450.00
Study of Bea from Life_19x28cm_oilonlinen_2026.JPG
Study of Bea from Life
Jennifer Huang
19cm (W) x 28cm (H)
Oil on linen
$ 450.00
7be791b4-6e88-4365-b8e4-9a3f8e9ff893.jpg (Edit)
Sun at my back
Miss Joi Goldman
40cm (W) x 30cm (H) x 5cm (D)
Pastel
$ 350.00
Taichi in Blue.jpg
Taichi in Prussian Blue
Marlon McKinnon
32.5cm (W) x 37.5cm (H) x 3cm (D)
Oil on Linen
$ 400.00
0003_Art_16042025.jpg
The Oracle
Marjan Bakhtiarikish
50cm (W) x 60cm (H) x 2cm (D)
Oil
$ 600.00
IMG_8321.jpeg
The Pre-Game scroll
Heather Peberdy
57cm (W) x 70cm (H) x 3cm (D)
Pastel
$ 1,500.00
0003_Art_14032023.jpg
Traveller
Marjan Bakhtiarikish
60cm (W) x 77cm (H) x 2cm (D)
Charcoal
$ 850.00
12bdb41e-817a-48bc-8d92-7eaa6fd1d171.jpg (Edit)
Untitled
Lachlan Freeman
34.5cm (W) x 42.5cm (H) x 2cm (D)
Oil on canvas
$ 900.00
Paris Jirvand, Van Gogh Reimagined
Van Gogh Reimagined
Paris Jirvand
32.5cm (W) x 32.5cm (H) x 5cm (D)
Acrylic on canvas
$ 410.00

Browse Artworks

IMG_7827.jpeg
African Braids
Liz Turner
54cm (W) x 64cm (H) x 3cm (D)
Pastel and ink
$ 650.00
Artist - Joseph Luczynski - Title - Annie in Pigtails Medium - Oil on canvas Price - $800.00.JPEG (Edit) (Edit)
Annie in Pigtails
Joseph Luczynski
49cm (W) x 37cm (H) x 2cm (D)
Oil
$ 800.00
Axel
Axel
Teresa Brimo
42.5cm (W) x 52.5cm (H) x 3cm (D)
Pastel on Canson paper
$ 450.00
Boy in Shadow, Viola Middleton.jpeg
Boy in Shadow
Viola Middleton
45.7cm (W) x 50.8cm (H)
Oil
$ 450.00
20260525_081916.jpg
Charmed, I'm Sure
Jo Taylor
50cm (W) x 65cm (H) x 2cm (D)
Oil
$ 550.00
Chelsy2 AF.jpg
Chelsy
Creagh Manning
50cm (W) x 60cm (H) x 2cm (D)
Acrylic and Oil
$ 2,300.00
FACE of BURMA jpeg.jpeg
Face of Burma
Gillian Margaret Govan
40cm (W) x 40cm (H) x 1.5cm (D)
Oil
$ 1,800.00
Fairies Are real_olivia jane
Fairies Are Real
Olivia Jane
36cm (W) x 48cm (H) x 3cm (D)
oil
Not for sale
DSC01393.jpeg
Golden Silence
Neha Prakash
31cm (W) x 31cm (H) x 20cm (D)
Oil
$ 950.00
AD0C0A8F-9BC9-49F5-818D-BD5A3F569C61_1_105_c.jpeg (Edit)
Gypsy
Teresa Brimo
48.5cm (W) x 58.5cm (H) x 3.5cm (D)
Pastel on Ampersand Bord
$ 600.00
Harvest.jpg
Harvest
Eric WH Chin
34.5cm (W) x 44cm (H) x 1.5cm (D)
Oil
$ 400.00
1000020322.jpg
Joan of Arc
Jemma Cakebread
Oil on canvas board
$ 600.00
IMG_4848.jpeg
Lady in Red
Colin Shaw
Watercolour on paper
$ 1,200.00
e2a5fdd2-5cab-42ae-8c81-cb4e4ddf06ba.jpg (Edit) (Edit)
Lady with a Turquoise Earring
Miss Joi Goldman
40cm (W) x 50cm (H) x 4cm (D)
Acrylic
$ 425.00
20260611_212523(1).jpg
LF Classics #2
Lucy Fekete
28cm (W) x 33cm (H) x 3cm (D)
Acrylic
$ 900.00
IMG_8245.jpeg
Me at 77
Elizabeth Moore Golding
Oil paint and oil sticks.
$ 1,800.00
IMG_3289.jpeg
Mirror Mind
Paris Jirvand
46cm (W) x 46cm (H) x 3cm (D)
Acrylic
$ 400.00
IMG_8282.jpg
Missy
Lyn Chapman
32.5cm (W) x 45cm (H) x 3.5cm (D)
Oil
Not for sale
WhatsApp Image 2026-06-29 at 10.26.36 PM.jpeg (Edit)
Modernist Samantha
Samantha Qiao
61cm (W) x 76.2cm (H) x 5cm (D)
Watercolour
$ 2,000.00
IMG_1288.jpg
Nathan II
Rodney Edelsten
Pastel on board
$ 1,200.00
Pink Princess - Study I.jpg
Pink Princess - Study I
Eric WH Chin
34.5cm (W) x 44cm (H) x 1.5cm (D)
Oil
SOLD
WDBonett-Self-Portrait-lr.jpg
Portrait of a Former Bookseller
Warren Bonett
30cm (W) x 25cm (H) x 2cm (D)
Oils on Board
$ 1,500.00
painting-a-day-2026-04-24-update.jpg
Portrait of Bearded Man in Hat with Still Life
Tim Murphy
57.5cm (W) x 47.5cm (H) x 2cm (D)
Oil
$ 850.00
painting-a-day-2026-05-15-update.jpg
Portrait of Bearded Man with Brown Cloak
Tim Murphy
57.5cm (W) x 47.5cm (H) x 2cm (D)
Oil on Canvas
$ 850.00
Portrait of Jean-Luc.jpg
Portrait of Jean-Luc
Twyla Portelli
36cm (W) x 46cm (H) x 2cm (D)
Oil on canvas board
$ 600.00
Artist - Joseph Luczynski Title -Portrait Study Medium - Oil on Board Price - $400.00.JPEG (Edit)
Portrait Study
Joseph Luczynski
34cm (W) x 44cm (H) x 2cm (D)
Oil
$ 400.00
Powerlifter_W Colliver final.jpg (Edit)
Powerlifter
Wendy Colliver
103cm (W) x 77cm (H) x 4cm (D)
Oil on stretched canvas
$ 1,200.00
IMG_4724.jpeg
Reflection of Her Soul
Paris Jirvand
46cm (W) x 46cm (H) x 3cm (D)
Acrylic
$ 400.00
20260628_161825.jpg
Repose
Eric WH Chin
34.5cm (W) x 44cm (H) x 1.5cm (D)
Oil
$ 400.00
Nic Kirkman Acrylic Rest and Regroup Self Portrait 2026.jpg
Rest and Regroup (Self Portrait)
Nic Kirkman
46cm (W) x 61cm (H) x 3cm (D)
Acrylic
$ 770.00
Dave_Santini_framed.jpg (Edit)
Reverie: After the Ride
Tegan Colliver
37cm (W) x 44cm (H) x 4cm (D)
Oil
$ 700.00
IMG_0716.jpeg (Edit)
Scarlett
Elizabeth Edwards Sinclair
36cm (W) x 28cm (H) x 3cm (D)
Oil
$ 10,000.00
IMG_1609.jpg
SELF PORTRAIT
Rodney Edelsten
OIL on Board
$ 1,500.00
ZELEZNYJPG.JPG (Edit)
Self Portrait
Dr Jena Zelezny
29.7cm (W) x 42cm (H) x 1cm (D)
Gouache and watercolour on paper
$ 500.00
Thinking-inside-the-box-Darren Frisina.jpg
Self Portrait Of The Artist Thinking Inside The Box
Darren Frisina
33cm (W) x 33cm (H) x 5.5cm (D)
Oil
$ 650.00
full painting minus frame.jpg
Self-Portrait
Tegan Colliver
48.5cm (W) x 64cm (H) x 6.5cm (D)
Oil on stretched canvas
$ 800.00
Self-Portrait Outside the Frame_Alex Jobbagy.jpg
Self-Portrait Outside the Frame
Alex Jobbagy
91cm (W) x 91cm (H) x 5cm (D)
Acrylic
$ 4,000.00
IMG_20251201_123621.jpg
Sloane
Jemma Cakebread
Oil on canvas board
$ 450.00
Study of Bea from Life_19x28cm_oilonlinen_2026.JPG
Study of Bea from Life
Jennifer Huang
19cm (W) x 28cm (H)
Oil on linen
$ 450.00
7be791b4-6e88-4365-b8e4-9a3f8e9ff893.jpg (Edit)
Sun at my back
Miss Joi Goldman
40cm (W) x 30cm (H) x 5cm (D)
Pastel
$ 350.00
Taichi in Blue.jpg
Taichi in Prussian Blue
Marlon McKinnon
32.5cm (W) x 37.5cm (H) x 3cm (D)
Oil on Linen
$ 400.00
0003_Art_16042025.jpg
The Oracle
Marjan Bakhtiarikish
50cm (W) x 60cm (H) x 2cm (D)
Oil
$ 600.00
IMG_8321.jpeg
The Pre-Game scroll
Heather Peberdy
57cm (W) x 70cm (H) x 3cm (D)
Pastel
$ 1,500.00
0003_Art_14032023.jpg
Traveller
Marjan Bakhtiarikish
60cm (W) x 77cm (H) x 2cm (D)
Charcoal
$ 850.00
12bdb41e-817a-48bc-8d92-7eaa6fd1d171.jpg (Edit)
Untitled
Lachlan Freeman
34.5cm (W) x 42.5cm (H) x 2cm (D)
Oil on canvas
$ 900.00
Paris Jirvand, Van Gogh Reimagined
Van Gogh Reimagined
Paris Jirvand
32.5cm (W) x 32.5cm (H) x 5cm (D)
Acrylic on canvas
$ 410.00

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