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Archibald prize 2026: portrait of Jewish leader after Bondi terror attack wins people’s choice award

Artist Michael Zavros says he was inspired by a deep respect for Alex Ryvchin’s leadership, as well as an uncanny likeness between the two men

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Archibald prize 2026: Richard Lewer’s portrait of artist Iluwanti Ken wins $100,000

Australia’s most prominent portrait prize was announced on Friday at the Art Gallery of NSW, where the finalist exhibition will open on Saturday

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Hamlet 'double portrait' wins Archibald packers' prize

Sean Layh has pocketed a time-honoured art award, with the subject of his innovative prize-winning portrait both real and fictional.

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Archibald prize 2025: finger-painted portrait of musician William Barton wins people’s choice award

Loribelle Spirovski’s painting of didgeridoo/yidaki player wins the $5,000 prize decided by the public, with more than 40,000 votes cast

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The artist as creator of all things: Julie Fragar wins the Archibald for a portrait among the stars

Beatrice Gralton, who curated this year’s Archibald, Wynne and Sulman prizes, has hung the exhibition well. Julie Fragar’s Archibald-winning portrait of her friend and fellow artist Justene Williams is impossible to miss in the central court of the Art Gallery of New South Wales.

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Archibald prize 2025: Julie Fragar wins for portrait of artist Justene Williams

Decision announced at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, where all finalists will be exhibited to the public from Saturday

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Archibald Packing Room Prize goes to Abdul Abdullah for Jason Phu portrait, among broader set of bold and deeply personal works

More than 50 years ago, when I was a junior curatorial assistant at the Art Gallery of NSW, I had the daunting experience of hanging the annual Archibald, Wynne and Sulman prizes.

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Antiques and auctions inspire Archibald artist

The 2025 Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes are underway, with more than 2000 entries expected to arrive at a gallery in Sydney this week.

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Victory beat Glory in ALW, Canberra down Wanderers

Melbourne Victory defender Kayla Morrison has scored her second goal of the season to lead her side to a 1-0 win over Perth Glory.

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Eagle-eyed Strictly Come Dancing fans praise 'spot on' moment in the audience during Blackpool special

Strictly Come Dancing viewers spotted a significant moment

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Fixer for donations to king’s charities banned from trustee and director roles

Watchdog report strongly criticises Michael Wynne-Parker, who was middleman for more than £500,000 of donations

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Archibald prize 2024: Laura Jones wins $100,000 for portrait of Tim Winton

Decision announced at the Art Gallery of NSW, where all finalists will be exhibited to the public from Saturday

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Archibald prize 2024: Baker Boy portrait wins packing room prize

Yolŋu rapper says it was ‘an honour’ to be painted by Matt Adnate, who wins category judged by Art Gallery of New South Wales staff

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Canvas of contenders: prestigious art judging begins

Judging for Australia's most prestigious art prize is underway, as artists from across the country finalised their submissions for consideration.

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Malcolm Mcdowell Discusses Upcoming Thriller 'Cellphone' In Exclusive Interview

Veteran actor Malcolm McDowell discusses his approach to acting and his role in the thriller film Cellphone, promising a gripping cinematic experience.

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As Julia Gutman’s maverick collage wins the Archibald prize, the award is truly in the hands of a new generation

Julia Gutman’s Archibald-winning portrait of the singer Montaigne and Zaachariaha Fielding’s winning entry, Inma, in the Wynne Prize have more in common than their youth – although it is worth noting they both represent a new generation of artists, a changing of the guard at the Art Gallery of NSW’s…

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Archibald prize 2023: Julia Gutman wins $100,000 for portrait of Montaigne

The unanimous decision was announced on Friday at the Art Gallery of NSW, where all finalists will be exhibited from 6 May

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A shade of Newcastle in Archibald Prize

The image is titled Echoes of a teenage superstar.

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From joyous celebration to the depths of grief: the new orthodoxy of the Archibald prize is there is no orthodoxy

About 50 years ago an unknown artist entered a portrait of the artist Russell Drysdale in the Archibald Prize. They had painted the artist as a craggy head, emerging from the landscape. The gallery trustees, who knew Drysdale well, loved it – but it was never hung. In their collective…

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Portrait of comedian Cal Wilson by Andrea Huelin wins Archibald Packing Room Prize in record-breaking year for women

Cairns artist Andrea Huelin wins the Archibald Prize's Packing Room Prize, worth $3,000, for her painting of comedian Cal Wilson, capping a record-breaking year for women in one of Australia's longest-running and richest awards.

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‘We get to hear the stories’: unpacking the Archibald prize at the Art Gallery of NSW

More than 2,000 works will go through the gallery’s packing room this week as artists deliver their entries for Australia’s most prestigious portrait, landscape and genre prizes

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Letters: the Nice terrorism trial helps victims like me

A correspondent who escaped the 2016 attack asks: what does justice look like for the 86 people who died?

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‘He found beauty and colour everywhere’: celebrating the life of Nicholas Harding

We will miss the award-winning painter who died this week aged 66

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Vauxhall Motors stay top despite being held by Wythenshawe Town

Vauxhall Motors were looking to bounce back against Wythenshawe Town after being beaten in the FA Vase last time out

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'I can't think of a more timely painting': Blak Douglas’s Moby Dickens is a deserving winner of the 2022 Archibald Prize

In 2020, the year Vincent Namatjira was awarded the Archibald for his double portrait with Adam Goodes, I was also impressed by the painting hanging next to it, Blak Douglas’ (aka Adam Hill) Writing in the Sand. It was both passionately political and visually very clever, incorporating the speech that…

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