Face Me - Portraits of a Collegiate Community

'I firmly believed that the College was an institution which should, and could, develop a fine art collection over a period of time'.
- Professor Robin Sharwood, Fourth Warden, Trinity College, 1965-73.

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2 May - 14 November 2023

Face Me - Portraits of a Collegiate Community brings together a selection of works from Trinity College's highly regarded collection of Australian portraiture, normally only seen by the college community in the Dining Hall.

Guests attending the opening of Face Me - Portraits of a Collegiate Community, 27 April 2023
 

Founded in 1911 with the commissioning of Rupert Bunny by Trinity's alumni to paint the college's inaugural Warden, Dr Alexander Leeper (1876-1918), the collection has grown and evolved to encompass some of the finest Australian portrait artists of the last century, from William McInness, Arthur Boyd and Judy Cassab to recent Archibald Prize winners Yvette Coppersmith and Peter Wegner.

Rusden Curator Dr Ben Thomas in conversation with past Archibald Prize winners Yvette Coppersmith and Peter Wegner
 

From distinguished subjects who have helped shape the college over its 150 years, as well as the wider Australian society, to eminent artists, this exhibition offers a rare opportunity to enjoy an outstanding selection of one of Australia's finest collegiate portrait collections.

Guests attending the opening of Face Me - Portraits of a Collegiate Community, 27 April 2023
 

See more photos from the exhibition opening here!

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Yvette Coppersmith, Rupert Myer AO, 2012, oil on canvas, Trinity College Art Collection | Peter Wegner, Bishop Kay Goldsworthy, 2015, oil on canvas, Trinity College Art Collection.