SAM Deep Dives: Tracing the face — A history of portraiture with Professor Lisa Slade

Name: SAM Deep Dives: Tracing the face — A history of portraiture with Professor Lisa Slade
Start: 2026-09-23T17:00:59+1000
End: 2026-09-23T19:15:22+1000
Location: Shepparton Art Museum

Wed, 23 Sep, 5pm - 7:15pm AEST

Shepparton Art Museum

Shepparton VIC, Australia

Shepparton Art Museum

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Join Professor Lisa Slade for a special evening lecture exploring the history and enduring power of portraiture.

Beginning with Pliny the Elder’s story of a young woman tracing her lover’s shadow before their separation, Lisa will examine how portraiture has long been entwined with memory, emotion and identity.

Grounded in Australia’s most famous portrait exhibition, the Archibald Prize, the talk will trace the representation of the face from its emotive origins to contemporary cultural debates.

Program Details

Date + Time: Wednesday 23 September, 5.00pm – 7.15pm (gallery open for viewing from 5pm, talk commences 6pm)

Location: Shepparton Art Museum, 530 Wyndham Street, Shepparton

Price: Adults, $24-29; Youth $17 (ticket includes exhibition viewing)

This is talk presented by Shepparton Art Museum in partnership with the University of Melbourne.

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Featured artwork: Louis Ducis, The Invention of Painting, ca. 1808. Image via Public Domain Review

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Shepparton Art Museum (SAM) is located on Yorta Yorta Country, Shepparton, Victoria. As a leading Australian regional art museum, SAM showcases its exhibitions and collections in new and exciting ways, creating a welcoming, inclusive, and engaging space for all visitors.

Recognised for its significant Australian ceramics collection and nationally significant collection of Indigenous art, SAM’s programming is designed to be locally relevant and engages with global contemporary ideas. Through its exhibitions, collection, programs and events, SAM creates a place where art helps us to better understand the ancient cultures of this country and contemporary multicultural Australia.