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