Australia’s richest woman Gina Rinehart demands national gallery remove unflattering portrait
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Australia’s richest person Gina Rinehart has demanded the country’s National Gallery to remove a seemingly unflattering portrait of her from display. The award-winning Aboriginal artist Vincent Namatjira included Rinehart in his current large-scale exhibition at the National Gallery of Australia, along with the late Queen Elizabeth II, Jimi Hendrix and football player Adam Goode. “LOL Australia’s richest person, Gina Rinehart, has demanded the National Gallery of Australia remove a portrait of her from an exhibition by Archibald Prize-winning Indigenous artist Vincent Namatjira. Another person added: “In support of the National Gallery of Australia being asked by Gina Rinehart to remove a portrait of her from an exhibition by Archibald Prize-winning Indigenous artist Vincent Namatjira, it seems fitting to use the image as a #NewProfilePic.”