Australia’s Richest Woman Seeks Removal of Her ‘Unflattering’ Portrait

Published on May 16, 2024

Western Australian mining billionaire Gina Rinehart has expressed disapproval of a portrait of her, painted by award-winning indigenous artist Vincent Namatjira, and has requested the National Gallery of Australia (NGA) to remove it from their exhibition. She approached the gallery’s director Nick Mitzevich and chair Ryan Stokes in April to lobby for it to be taken down. Her portrait is one of 21 works that form a larger collection, “Australia in Colour,” by the former winner of the Archibald Prize. Others in the exhibit include Queen Elizabeth II, AFL player Adam Goodes, and former Prime Minister Julia Gillard. The gallery acquired it as part of its 40th-anniversary celebrations in 2022....

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