American Friends - The American Friends of the National Gallery of Australia, INC. American Friends The American Friends of the National Gallery of Australia the American Friends is an independent charitable organization dedicated to nurturing the visual arts and promoting artistic exchange between the United States and Australia. Established in the Gallerys opening year 1982 the American Friends donates significant works of art to the national collection provides targeted support to exhibition and education programs and cosponsors an annual fellowship for Australian visual arts students to advance their studies in the United States. National Gallery of Australia KamberriCanberra Photographer Rory Gardiner National Gallery of Australia 2023 About the National Gallery of Australia Joseph Kosuth One and eight a description 1965 National Gallery of Australia KamberriCanberra purchased 1978 Joseph Kosuth. ARSCopyright Agency American Collection Notable gifts by the American Friends Over the past four decades the American Friends has played an important role in shaping the national collection through gifts of works by internationally renowned artists including Chuck Close Philip Guston Frank Lloyd Wright Agnes Martin Robert Motherwell Pablo Picasso Larry Rivers Mark Rothko Frank Stella and Andy Warhol.