List of Archibald Prize winners

This is a list of winners of the Archibald Prize for portraiture. As many of the paintings are copyrighted, a link to images has been listed where available.

List of winners

W B McInnes's Portrait of Miss Collins won the 1924 Archibald Prize

John Longstaff's Dr Alexander Leeper won the 1928 Archibald Prize

William Dargie Lt-General The Hon Edmund Herring, KBC, DSO, MC, ED won the 1945 Archibald Prize

Year – Artist – Title

1921: W B McInnes – Desbrowe Annear Image^{[dead link]}
1922: W B McInnes – Professor Harrison Moore
1923: W B McInnes – Portrait of a Lady
1924: W B McInnes – Portrait of Miss Collins
1925: John Longstaff – Portrait of Maurice Moscovitch
1926: W B McInnes – Silk and Lace
1927: George W. Lambert – Mrs Murdoch
1928: John Longstaff – Portrait of Dr Alexander Leeper
1929: John Longstaff – W A Holman, KC
1930: W B McInnes – Drum-Major Harry McClelland
1931: John Longstaff – Sir John Sulman
1932: Ernest Buckmaster – Sir William Irvine
1933: Charles Wheeler – Ambrose Pratt
1934: Henry Hanke – Self Portrait
1935: John Longstaff – A B ('Banjo') Paterson
1936: W B McInnes – Dr. Julian Smith
1937: Normand Baker – Self Portrait
1938: Nora Heysen – Mme Elink Schuurman
1939: Max Meldrum – The Hon G J Bell, Speaker of the House of Representatives
1940: Max Meldrum – Dr J Forbes McKenzie
1941: William Dargie – Sir James Elder, KBE Image
1942: William Dargie – Corporal Jim Gordon, VC Image
1943: William Dobell – Joshua Smith Image Archived 2006-01-17 at the Wayback Machine
1944: Joshua Smith – Hon Sol Rosevear, MHR, Speaker of the House of Representatives
1945: William Dargie – Lt-General The Hon Edmund Herring, KBE, DSO, MC, ED Image
1946: William Dargie – L C Robson, MC, MA Image
1947: William Dargie – Sir Marcus Clark, KBE Image
1948: William Dobell – Margaret Olley
1949: Arthur Murch – Bonar Dunlop
1950: William Dargie – Sir Leslie McConnan Image
1951: Ivor Hele – Laurie Thomas
1952: William Dargie – Mr Essington Lewis, CH Image
1953: Ivor Hele – Sir Henry Simpson Newland, CBE, DSO, MS, FRCS
1954: Ivor Hele – Rt Hon R G Menzies, PC, CH, QC, MP
1955: Ivor Hele – Robert Campbell Esq
1956: William Dargie – Mr Albert Namatjira
1957: Ivor Hele – Self Portrait
1958: William Edwin Pidgeon – Mr Ray Walker Image Archived 2006-04-27 at the Wayback Machine
1959: William Dobell – Dr Edward MacMahon
1960: Judy Cassab – Stanislaus Rapotec
1961: William Edwin Pidgeon – Rabbi Dr I Porush Image Archived 2005-07-17 at the Wayback Machine
1962: Louis Kahan – Patrick White Image Archived 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine
1963: Jack Carington Smith – Professor James McAuley
1964: No Award
1965: Clifton Pugh – R A Henderson
1966: Jon Molvig – Charles Blackman
1967: Judy Cassab – Margo Lewers
1968: William Edwin Pidgeon – Lloyd Rees Image Archived 2005-07-17 at the Wayback Machine
1969: Ray Crooke – George Johnston
1970: Eric Smith – Gruzman – Architect
1971: Clifton Pugh – Sir John McEwen
1972: Clifton Pugh – The Hon E G Whitlam
1973: Janet Dawson – Michael Boddy
1974: Sam Fullbrook – Jockey Norman Stephens
1975: Kevin Connor – The Hon Sir Frank Kitto, KBE
1976: Brett Whiteley – Self Portrait in the Studio Image
1977: Kevin Connor – Robert Klippel
1978: Brett Whiteley – Art, Life and the other thing Image
1979: Wes Walters – Portrait of Phillip Adams
1980: No award
1981: Eric Smith – Rudy Komon
1982: Eric Smith – Peter Sculthorpe
1983: Nigel Thomson – Chandler Coventry
1984: Keith Looby – Max Gillies
1985: Guy Warren – Flugelman with Wingman
1986: Davida Allen – Dr John Arthur McKelvey Shera
1987: William Robinson – Equestrian Self Portrait
1988: Fred Cress – John Beard
1989: Bryan Westwood – Portrait of Elwyn Lynn
1990: Geoffrey Proud – Dorothy Hewett
1991/92: Bryan Westwood – The Prime Minister (Paul Keating) Image Archived 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine
1992/93: Garry Shead – Tom Thompson
1993/94: Francis Giacco – Homage to John Reichard
1995: William Robinson – Self Portrait with Stunned Mullet
1996: Wendy Sharpe – Self Portrait – as Diana of Erskineville Image Archived 2005-07-20 at the Wayback Machine
1997: Nigel Thomson – Barbara Blackman
1998: Lewis Miller – Portrait of Allan Mitelman No 3
1999: Euan MacLeod – Self portrait/head like a hole Image Archived 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine
2000: Adam Cullen – Portrait of David Wenham Image Archived 2012-11-04 at the Wayback Machine
2001: Nicholas Harding – John Bell as King Lear Announcement and image Archived 2007-07-22 at the Wayback Machine
2002: Cherry Hood – Simon Tedeschi Unplugged Image
2003: Geoffrey Dyer – a portrait of Richard Flanagan. Image Archived 2006-09-14 at the Wayback Machine
2004: Craig Ruddy – David Gulpilil, two worlds (court challenge dismissed) Image Archived 2012-11-04 at the Wayback Machine
2005: John Olsen – Self portrait Janus Faced Image Archived 2010-07-02 at the Wayback Machine
2006: Marcus Wills – The Paul Juraszek Monolith Image Archived 2008-04-09 at the Wayback Machine
2007: John Beard – Portrait of Janet Laurence Image Archived 2012-11-04 at the Wayback Machine
2008: Del Kathryn Barton – You are what is most beautiful about me, a self portrait with Kell and Arella Image Archived 2012-11-04 at the Wayback Machine
2009: Guy Maestri – Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu
2010: Sam Leach – Tim Minchin (Announcement)
2011: Ben Dover – Margaret Olley^[1] (Image)
2012: Tim Storrier - Self portrait - The histrionic wayfarer (after Bosch)

2013: Del Kathryn Barton - Hugo Weaving

Winners of the Packing Room Prize

1991/92: Greg Bridges – politician Gareth Evans
1992/93: Angelika Erbsland – horse trainer Colin Hayes
1993/94: Peter Robertson – singer Kate Ceberano
1995: Danelle Bergstrom – actor and singer Jon English
1996: Paul Newton – radio announcer John Laws
1997: Bill Leak – singer Tex Perkins (The Cruel Sea)
1998: Kerrie Lester – self portrait as a bridesmaid
1999: Deny Christian – actor and comedian Garry McDonald
2000: Bill Leak – Are you with me? – Sir Les Patterson (a character created by Barry Humphries)
2001: Paul Newton – Roy Slaven and HG Nelson
2002: Jan Williamson – singer/songwriter Jenny Morris
2003: Jan Williamson – actor and writer Rachel Ward (Image Archived 2007-03-08 at the Wayback Machine)
2004: Evert Ploeg – TV journalist Jana Wendt (Image)
2005: Jason Benjamin – actor Bill Hunter (Image)
2006: Michael Mucci – A working class man – TV personality Scott Cam Image^{[dead link]})
2007: Danelle Bergstrom – Take two – actor Jack Thompson
2008: Martin Ball – musician Neil Finn (Crowded House, Split Enz)
2009: Paul Jackson – Flacco's chariot – Paul Livingston
2010: Nafisa – Glenn in Black and White – Glenn A. Baker (Image)
2011: Vincent Fantauzzo – celebrity chef Matt Moran (Image Archived 2012-10-20 at the Wayback Machine)
2012: Raelene Sharp - A strength of character - John Wood
2013: Mathew Lynn - Tara Moss

Winners of the People's Choice Award

1988: Fred Cress – portrait of painter John Beard
1989: Vladas Meškėnas – portrait of painter Donald Friend
1990: Reg Campbell – self-portrait
1991/92: Robert Hannaford – portrait of historian Hugh Stretton
1992/93: Jennifer Little – portrait of artist Victor Sellu
1993/94: Bill Leak – portrait of lawyer Malcolm Turnbull
1995: Josonia Palaitis – portrait of painter Bill Leak
1996: Robert Hannaford – self-portrait
1997: Mathew Lynn – portrait of television producer Jeanne Ryckmans
1998: Robert Hannaford – portrait of academic Rolf Prince
1999: Evert Ploeg – portrait of actor Deborah Mailman Image Archived 2011-07-10 at the Wayback Machine)
2000: Esther Erlich – Never been better, portrait of painter Bill Leak
2001: Paul Newton – portrait of John Doyle and Greig Pickhaver (Roy Slaven and HG Nelson)
2002: Jan Williamson – portrait of singer/songwriter Jenny Morris
2003: Dalu Zhao – Lao Fei, portrait of diplomat Stephen Fitzgerald (Image Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine)
2004: Craig Ruddy – two worlds, portrait of actor David Gulpilil (Image)
2005: Nicholas Harding – Bob's Daily Swim (Image)
2006: Paul Jackson – All the world's a stage, portrait of actor and comedian Garry McDonald (Image)
2007: Evert Ploeg – portrait of conductor George Ellis
2008: Vincent Fantauzzo – portrait of actor Heath Ledger (Image Archived 2013-02-05 at Archive.today)
2009: Vincent Fantauzzo — Brandon Walters (Article and picture Archived 2009-11-17 at the Wayback Machine at Nine News)
2010: Craig Ruddy – The Prince of Darkness – Warwick Thornton (Article and picture at Archibald Prize)
2011: Adam Chang – John Coetzee
2012: Jenny Sages - Self portrait - After Jack
2013: Vincent Fantauzzo - love face - Asher Keddie

Notable finalists

Besides the winners, there have been many Archibald finalists of Australian celebrities, including musicians, athletes, politicians, film-makers and artists. Some selected ones: (listed Artist – Subject)

1946

Rolf Harris – Portrait of a School Boy (self portrait)

1979

Bressow, Lance – Dame Joan Sutherland
Palaitis, Josonia – The Honourable John Howard, M.P.
Pendlebury, L Scott – Anne and Drew Pendlebury (Actress and Musician respectively) ( Drew Pendlebury band member of The Sports )

1980s

1980

Bush, Charles William – Sir John Kerr
Dunlop, Brian – Joseph Brown

1981

Dargie, William – Joh Bjelke-Petersen

1982

Dupain, Rex – Max's Muse (Max Dupain)
La Gerche, Geoff – Patrick White
Markstein, Ted – The Great White Hope in the Land of the Blind (Patrick White) 15' x 5' oil on canvas. Lost by the University of NSW about 11 years ago.

1983

Walters, Wesley – Molly (Molly Meldrum)

1984

Looby, Keith – Max Gillies
Walters, Wesley – Portrait of Colleen McCullough

1985

Rothwell, Susan – Peter Weir

1986

Berns, Naomi – David Williamson (playwright)
Cress, Fred – David Armstrong

1987

Looby, Keith – Manning Clark

1988

Gruzdeff, Leeka – Don Burrows
Nolan, Sidney – Arthur Boyd at Fitzroy Falls

1989

Harris, Tim – The Doug Anthony All Stars with the Risen Elvis (Tim Ferguson, Richard Fidler, Paul McDermott)
Heinrich, Bernd – Thomas Keneally
Leak, Bill – Sir Donald Bradman
Whiteley, Brett – Portrait of Francis Bacon

1990s

1990

Glenda Jones – Kaz Cooke

1991/1992

Meskenas, Vladas – Dr Victor Chang
Valadon, Rosemary – The Long Afternoon – Portrait of Dr Germaine Greer

1993

Allen, Davida – Dressing for Dinner ( Bill Hayden governor-general )
Dyer, Geoffrey – Dr Bob Brown (Environmentalist)
Lester, Kerrie – Fred Hollows
Meskenas, Vladas – Professor Fred Hollows

1994

George Gittoes – Self Portrait in Somalia
Leak, Bill – Malcolm Turnbull
Li Bao Hua – Portrait (Hazel Hawke)
Robertson, Peter – Kate Ceberano
Valadon, Rosemary – Noni Hazlehurst – Summer '94 Waiting Again

1995

Bergstrom, Danelle – Jon English
George Gittoes – General John Sanderson in Cambodia
Leak, Bill – Graham Richardson
Naseby, David – Les Murray

1996

Peter Churcher – Betty at Home (Betty Churcher)
Lester, Kerrie – James Morrison with flugelhorn
Palaitis, Josonia – Ray Martin
Shead, Garry – Jacqueline McKenzie
Valadon, Rosemary – Deborah Conway – in epic mode

1997

Rick Amor – Peter Carey at the VACB Studio, Soho, New York (author)
Adam Cullen – Portrait of Mikey Robins (comedian)
George Gittoes – John Olsen (painter)
Hannaford, Robert – Paul Davies (scientist)
Newton, Paul William – Kate and Barbie (A portrait of Kate Fischer) (model)
Sharp, Martin – Tiny Tim, Eternal Troubadour

1998

Adam Cullen – Portrait of Frank Moorhouse AM (author)
Dawson, Paula – Sleeping man (Barry Jones politician)
Hannaford, Robert – Paul Keating (Former Prime Minister)
Leak, Bill – Gough Whitlam (Former Prime Minister)
Naseby, David – Les Murray (poet)
Shen, Jiawei – Eyewitness (portrait of George Gittoes AM) (artist)

1999

Bromley, David – Scott Hicks (film director)
Dyer, Geoffrey – Margaret Scott (author and poet)
King, Amanda – Natasha Stott Despoja (politician)
Lester, Kerrie – Jimmy Barnes (singer)
Naseby, David – Bob Ellis (political commentator)
Newton, Paul William – Portrait of Maggie Tabberer (model)
Ploeg, Evert – Deborah Mailman (actress)

2000s

2000

As well as the usual Archibald with its set criteria, there was a Sporting Archibald which had a focus on sport due to the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

Antico, Chris – The Captain: Mark Taylor (cricket captain)
Bell, Michael – The Sandman (comedian Steve Abbott)
Benz, Simon – Anna Wilson (cyclist)
Beowulf, Melissa – Ken Done (painter)
Bromley, David – Strongest man of the games (Dean Lukin, weightlifter)
Cullen, Max – Geoffrey Rush (actor)
Fern, Nic – Vicki Wilson (netball player)
Holmes à Court, Juliet – Portrait of George (George Gregan, rugby player)
Jones, Glenda – Nova Peris-Kneebone (Gold Medalist with Australian Hockey Team)
Lester, Kerrie – Susie Maroney, True Blue Sue (swimmer)
Miller, Lewis – Ronald Dale Barassi (Ron Barassi, AFL footballer)
Morton, Ann – Edwin Carr ‘Old Gold’ (athletics)
Naseby, David – Kostya Tszyu (boxer)
Newton, Paul William – Portrait of David Campese (rugby player)
Ploeg, Evert – Louise Sauvage (wheelchair racing)
Sibley, Andrew John – Marilyn Peddell (lawnbowls)
Spooner, Kim – 'blue' (Kerry O'Brien) (television presenter)
Wegner, Peter – Portrait of Darren Gauci (jockey)
Williamson, Jan – Tom Carroll (surfer)
Wood, Louise – Determination – Michael Klim (swimmer)
Xie, Hui Hai – Johnny Raper – A living legend (rugby league player)

2001

Armstrong, Bruce – Peter Carey in Kelly country
Darby, Brendon Ross – Ian Parmenter (television presenter)
Emdur, Martine – Laughing on the inside (Peter Berner)
Georgiadis, Margarita – Excelle (Libbi Gorr, comedian, known for her Elle McFeast character)
Guo Hua Cai – Lee Lin Chin (SBS newsreader)
Leak, Bill – Nothing if not critical (Robert Hughes)
Lester, Kerrie – Contemplating the emperor's new clothes (fashion designer Akira Isogawa
Spooner, Kim – And see the light surrounding you (Daniel Johns) (vocalist and guitarist in Silverchair)

2002

Carment, Tom – Richard Neville (writer, broadcaster, journalist)
Cullen, Adam – Mark Brandon Read – Author( (Chopper Read)
Dyer, Geoffrey – The last survivor (Alec Campbell, survivor of Battle of Gallipoli)
Erlich, Esther – Deborah Conway (musician)
Hunt, James – Bora Anthony Mundine (boxer, rugby league player)
Lester, Kerrie – Interrupting Mr Smart! (Jeffrey Smart (painter))
Pinnock, Mary Florance – Martin Sharp (cartoonist)

2003

Amor, Rick – Lewis Miller (painter)
Bergstrom, Danelle – Conversations with Margaret Olley
Cullen, Adam – Jimmy Little
Dyer, Geoffrey – Richard Flanagan
Emdur, Martine – Claudia Karvan, Interior (actor from The Secret Life of Us)
Fragar, Julie – J. Lucy in quinachridone magenta (Judith Lucy comedian)
Harding, Nicholas – Portrait of Margaret Whitlam A.O. (wife of Gough Whitlam)
Naseby, David – Adam Cullen (painter)
Sages, Jenny – True Stories – Helen Garner (author)
Stathopoulos, Nickolaos – Here's Mr. Squiggle
Wyatt, Susan – Doris Pilkington (Nugi Garimarra) (author of the book which the film Rabbit-Proof Fence is based on

2004

Benjamin, Jason – John Olsen
Dyer, Geoffrey – Graeme Murphy (dance choreographer)
Kendall, Peter Clifton – Peter Brock
McKay, Creecy Carolyn – Bruce Spence

2005

Churcher, Peter – Portrait of Jeffrey Smart
Hannaford, Robert – Bob Brown
Jackson, Paul – Gretel Killeen Image
Kenyon, Raymond – The architect at home (Glenn Murcutt)
Lynn, Mathew – Wendy drawing (Wendy Sharpe)
Quilty, Ben – Beryl Whiteley (mother of Brett Whiteley)
Ralph, David – Imagination – Adam and Harvie (Adam Elliot, creator of Harvie Krumpet)
Shen, Jiawei – John So (mayor of Melbourne)
Thomas, Avril – The Minister from down under (Hon. Alexander Downer M.P.)
Zavros, Michael – Alex Dimitriades

2006

McLean Edwards – Cate Blanchett and family
Robert Hannaford – Tim Flannery
Nicholas Harding – Robert Drewe (in the swell) 2006
Paul Jackson – Garry McDonald "All the world's a stage…"
Kerrie Lester – Phillip Noyce – in the picture
Josonia Palaitis – Justice Michael Kirby
Peter Smeeth – Clover Moore with Sheba and Bruno

2009

Ngaire Devenport – Ken Done
Hong Fu – Dame Elisabeth Murdoch
Nicholas Harding – Margaret Whitlam
Cherry Hood – David Helfgott
David Paulson and Michael Nelson Jagamarra – Michael Nelson Jagamarra
Mark Thompson – Greta Scacchi

2010s

2010

Robert Hannaford – Malcolm Fraser
Christine O’Hagan – Kate Ceberano
Peter Smeeth – Peter FitzSimons, author
Ian Smith – Keith Looby alfresco

2011

Del Kathryn Barton – Mother (a portrait of Cate)
Matt Doust – White Cocoon (portrait of actress Gemma Ward)
Geoffrey Dyer – The collector, David Walsh
Vincent Fantauzzo – Matt Moran
Nicholas Harding – Hugo at home (portrait of actor Hugo Weaving)
Jeremy Kibel – Portrait of Robert Jacks AO
Michael Lindeman – Portrait of Wilfred (portrait of actor Jason Gann)
Craig Ruddy – Cathy Freeman
Barbara Tyson – The country’s woman: Her Excellency, Ms Quentin Bryce AC, Governor-General of Australia
Apple Xiu Yin – Hearing • Meditation (portrait of opera soprano Cheryl Barker)

List Of Archibald Prize Winners Media

1921 Desbrowe Annear by W B McInnes was the first Archibald Prize winner
'Head in the Sky, feet on the Ground,' Julia Gutman's portrait of Montaigne was the winner of the 2023 Archibald Prize
1927 Mrs Annie Murdoch by G. W. Lambert
1945 LtGen Edmund Herring by William Dargie
Professor William Harrison Moore - Portrait by William Beckwith McInnes - Winner of 1922 Archibald Prize
Maurice Moscovitch by John Longstaff - Winner 1925 Archibald Prize
W.B. McInnes (1889-1939) - Silk and Lace (Miss Esther Paterson). Winner 1926 Archibald prize

References

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Other websites

The Archibald Prize official website
Art Prizes Database Archived 2010-07-12 at the Wayback Machine at the Art Gallery of New South Wales

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