List of Archibald Prize winners
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This is a list of winners of the annual Archibald Prize for portraiture, first awarded in 1921.
List of winners
Gallery
- 1922 (McInnes)
- 1923 (McInnes)
- 1925 (Longstaff)
- 1926 (McInnes)
- 1929 (Longstaff)
- 1930 (McInnes)
- 1931 (Longstaff)
- 1935 (Longstaff)
- 1936 (McInnes)
- 1937 (Baker)
- 1938 (Heysen)
Winners of the Packing Room Prize
| Year | Artist | Title | Subject | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991/92 | Greg Bridges | Gareth Evans | Gareth Evans | (not selected as a finalist) |
| 1993 | Angelika Erbsland | Colin Hayes OBE and friend | Colin Hayes | (not selected as a finalist) |
| 1994 | Peter Robertson | Kate Ceberano | Kate Ceberano | |
| 1995 | Danelle Bergstrom | Jon English | Jon English | (not selected as a finalist) |
| 1996 | Paul Newton | John Laws | John Laws | |
| 1997 | Bill Leak | Tex (Perkins) | Tex Perkins | |
| 1998 | Kerrie Lester | Self portrait as a bridesmaid | Kerrie Lester | |
| 1999 | Deny Christian | Garry McDonald | Garry McDonald | (not selected as a finalist) |
| 2000 | Bill Leak | 'Are you with me': portrait of Sir Les Patterson | Sir Les Patterson | |
| 2001 | Paul Newton | Roy and HG (John Doyle and Greig Pickhaver) | Roy and HG | |
| 2002 | Jan Williamson | Jenny Morris – singer/songwriter | Jenny Morris | |
| 2003 | Jan Williamson | Rachel Ward | Rachel Ward | |
| 2004 | Evert Ploeg | Jana Wendt | Jana Wendt | |
| 2005 | Jason Benjamin | Staring down the past | Bill Hunter | |
| 2006 | Michael Mucci | A working class man | Scott Cam | |
| 2007 | Danelle Bergstrom | Take two – Jack Thompson | Jack Thompson | |
| 2008 | Martin Ball | Neil Finn | Neil Finn | |
| 2009 | Paul Jackson | Flacco's chariot | Paul Livingston | |
| 2010 | Nafisa Naomi | Glenn in black & white | Glenn A. Baker | |
| 2011 | Vincent Fantauzzo | Matt Moran | Matt Moran | |
| 2012 | Raelene Sharp | A Strength of Character | John Wood | |
| 2013 | Mathew Lynn | Tara Moss | Tara Moss | |
| 2014 | Tim Storrier | The Member, Dr Sir Leslie Colin Patterson KCB AO | Sir Les Patterson | |
| 2015 | Bruno Jean Grasswill | Michael Caton | Michael Caton | |
| 2016 | Betina Fauvel-Ogden | George Calombaris, masterchef | George Calombaris | |
| 2017 | Peter Smeeth | Lisa Wilkinson AM | Lisa Wilkinson | |
| 2018 | Jamie Preisz | Jimmy (title fight) | Jimmy Barnes | |
| 2019 | Tessa MacKay | Through the looking glass | David Wenham | |
| 2020 | Meyne Wyatt | Meyne | Meyne Wyatt | |
| 2021 | Kathrin Longhurst | Kate | Kate Ceberano | |
| 2022 | Claus Stangl | Taika Waititi | ||
| 2023 | Andrea Huelin | Clown jewels | Cal Wilson | |
| 2024 | Matt Adnate | Rhythms of heritage | Baker Boy | |
| 2025 | Abdul Abdullah | No mountain high enough | Jason Phu |
Winners of the People's Choice Award
| Year | Artist | Title | Subject | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Fred Cress | John Beard | John Stanley Beard | |
| 1989 | Vladas Meškėnas | Donald Friend 1989 | Donald Friend | |
| 1990 | Reg Campbell | Self-portrait | Reg Campbell | |
| 1991/92 | Robert Hannaford | Portrait of Hugh Stretton | Hugh Stretton | |
| 1993 | Jennifer Little | Victor Sellu | Victor Sellu | |
| 1994 | Bill Leak | Malcolm Turnbull | Malcolm Turnbull | |
| 1995 | Josonia Palaitis | Bill Leak | Bill Leak | |
| 1996 | Robert Hannaford | Self-portrait | Robert Hannaford | |
| 1997 | Mathew Lynn | Jeanne Ryckmans | Jeanne Ryckmans | Highly Commended |
| 1998 | Robert Hannaford | Rolf Prince | Rolf Prince | |
| 1999 | Evert Ploeg | Deborah Mailman | Deborah Mailman | |
| 2000 | Esther Erlich | Never been better (portrait of Bill Leak) | Bill Leak | |
| 2001 | Paul Newton | Roy and HG (John Doyle and Greig Pickhaver) | Roy and HG | |
| 2002 | Jan Williamson | Jenny Morris – singer/songwriter | Jenny Morris | |
| 2003 | Dalu Zhao | 'Lao Fei' Stephen FitzGerald | Stephen FitzGerald | |
| 2004 | Craig Ruddy | David Gulpilil, two worlds | David Gulpilil | |
| 2005 | Nicholas Harding | Bob's Daily Swim | Robert Dickerson | |
| 2006 | Paul Jackson | Garry McDonald 'All the world's a stage ... ' | Garry McDonald | |
| 2007 | Evert Ploeg | George Ellis | George Ellis | |
| 2008 | Vincent Fantauzzo | Heath | Heath Ledger | |
| 2009 | Vincent Fantauzzo | Branson | Brandon Walters | |
| 2010 | Craig Ruddy | The Prince of Darkness – Warwick Thornton | Warwick Thornton | |
| 2011 | Adam Chang | John Coetzee | J. M. Coetzee | |
| 2012 | Jenny Sages | After Jack (Self portrait) | Jenny Sages | |
| 2013 | Vincent Fantauzzo | Love face | Asher Keddie | |
| 2014 | Vincent Fantauzzo | All that's good in me (self-portrait as son Luca) | Vincent Fantauzzo | |
| 2015 | Bruno Jean Grasswill | Michael Caton | Michael Caton | |
| 2016 | Nick Stathopoulos | Deng | Deng Adut | |
| 2017 | Anh Do | JC | Jack Charles | |
| 2018 | Anne Middleton | Guy | Guy Pearce | |
| 2019 | David Darcy | Tjuparntarri – women's business | Daisy Tjuparntarri Ward | |
| 2020 | Angus McDonald | Behrouz Boochani | Behrouz Boochani | |
| 2021 | Julia Ciccarone | The sea within | Self-portrait | |
| 2022 | Jeremy Eden | Samuel Johnson OAM | Samuel Johnson |
See also
External links
- Media related to Archibald Prize winners at Wikimedia Commons