OPENING EVENT and CURATOR TALK: Howard Taylor: Material Practice | National Photographic Portrait Prize 2025

Join us for the Exhibition OPENING EVENT for Howard Taylor: Material Practice | National Photographic Portrait Prize 2025.

Following the launch of the Geraldton Regional Art Gallery's new set of exhibitions guests are also encouraged to join Emma Bitmead, Associate Curator of Historical Art of the Art Gallery of Western Australia's Howard Taylor: Material Practice for a Curator Talk. This Curator Talk will give an Insite into the development of exhibiting one of Western Australia’s most significant artists through the lens of the State Art Collection.

OPENING EVENT: Saturday 10-11:30am, 11 July 2026

CURATOR TALK with Emma Bitmead | Howard Taylor: Material Practice: 11:30am - 12pm 11 July 2026

EXHIBITION DATES: 11 July – 13 September 2026

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The Art Gallery of Western Australia’s touring exhibition, Howard Taylor: Material Practice invites regional audiences to witness firsthand the evolution of one of Western Australia’s most significant artists, seen through selected works in the State Art Collection.

Howard Taylor is renowned for his captivating landscape paintings and sculptures. His innovative use of materials and techniques led to widespread acclaim, including recognition by the WA State Government, which named him a State Living Treasure in 1998 and Citizen of the Year in 2000.

Supported by the Government of Western Australia through the Regional Exhibition Touring Boost.

Now in its 18th year, the National Photographic Portrait Prize supports and celebrates photographic portraiture in Australia. Each year the prize attracts thousands of entrants from emerging and established artistic talent across the country. In 2025, the judges – writer and broadcaster Benjamin Law, Senior Curator at the National Portrait Gallery Serena Bentley, and Leigh Robb, Curator of Contemporary Art at the Art Gallery of South Australia selected 48 finalists from a field of more than 1400 entries. This exhibition is supported by the National Collecting Institutions Touring and Outreach Program, an Australian Government program aiming to improve access to the national collections for all Australians.

This exhibition is supported by the National Collecting Institutions Touring and Outreach Program, an Australian Government program aiming to improve access to the national collections for all Australians.

Please note that photographs and footage will be taken throughout the evening. These will be used by the Gallery for publicity and reporting in our publications, on our website and in social media. Young people aged under 18 years must be accompanied by a parent or guardian