This is a list of winners of the annual Archibald Prize for portraiture, first awarded in 1921.
Year | No. of Finalists | Artist | Title | Subject | Notes | |
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45 | Desbrowe Annear | [1] | ||||
53 | Professor Harrison Moore | [2] | ||||
50 | Portrait of a Lady | [3] | ||||
40 | Miss Collins | [4] | ||||
74 | Maurice Moscovitch | [5] | ||||
58 | Silk and Lace (Miss Esther Paterson) | [6] | ||||
56 | Mrs Annie Murdoch | [7] | ||||
66 | Dr Alexander Leeper | [8] | ||||
75 | The Hon W A Holman, KC | [9] | ||||
67 | Drum-Major Harry McClelland | [10] | ||||
74 | Sir John Sulman | [11] | ||||
70 | Sir William Irvine | [12] | ||||
Ambrose Pratt | [13] | |||||
92 | Self Portrait | [14] | ||||
120 | AB (Banjo) Paterson | [15] | ||||
137 | Dr Julian Smith | [16] | ||||
141 | Self portrait | [17] | ||||
145 | Mme Elink Schuurman | [18] | ||||
135 | Hon G J Bell, C.M.G., D.S.O., V.D., (Speaker, House of Representatives) | [19] | ||||
156 | Dr J Forbes McKenzie | [20] | ||||
133 | Sir James Elder, KBE | [21] | ||||
111 | Corporal Jim Gordon, VC | [22] | ||||
148 | Mr Joshua Smith | [23] | ||||
185 | Speaker, House of Representatives, Hon. J. S. Rosevear, M.P. | [24] | ||||
197 | Lt-General The Hon Edmund Herring, KBC, DSO, MC, ED | [25] | ||||
80 | L C Robson, MC, MA | Robson | [26] | |||
84 | Sir Marcus Clark, Kt., K.B.E. [sic] | [27] | ||||
81 | Margaret Olley | [28] | ||||
81 | Bonar Dunlop | [29] | ||||
86 | Sir Leslie McConnan | [30] | ||||
92 | Laurie Thomas | Thomas | [31] | |||
83 | Mr Essington Lewis, CH | [32] | ||||
72 | Sir Henry Simpson Newland, CBE, DSO, MS, FRCS | [33] | ||||
77 | Rt. Hon. R. G. Menzies, P.C., C.H., Q.C., M.P. | [34] | ||||
88 | Robert Campbell Esq | [35] | ||||
61 | Mr Albert Namatjira | [36] | ||||
69 | Self portrait | [37] | ||||
66 | Mr Ray Walker | Walker | [38] | |||
66 | Dr Edward MacMahon | MacMahon | [39] | |||
80 | Stanislaus Rapotec | [40] | ||||
61 | Rabbi Dr I. Porush | Israel Porush | [41] | |||
81 | Patrick White | [42] | ||||
65 | Professor James McAuley | [43] | ||||
1964 | No Award | [44] | ||||
63 | RA Henderson, Esq | Rupert "Rags" Henderson | [45] | |||
71 | Charles Blackman | [46] | ||||
41 | Margo Lewers | [47] | ||||
141 | Lloyd Rees | [48] | ||||
71 | George Johnston | [49] | ||||
15 | Gruzman – architect | [50] | ||||
17 | Sir John McEwen | [51] | ||||
53 | The Hon E.G. Whitlam | [52] | ||||
53 | Michael Boddy | [53] | ||||
50 | Jockey Norman Stephens | [54] | ||||
40 | The Hon Sir Frank Kitto, KBE | [55] | ||||
29 | Self portrait in the studio | [56] | ||||
35 | Robert Klippel | [57] | ||||
39 | Art, Life and the other thing | [58] | ||||
35 | Portrait of Phillip Adams | [59] | ||||
1980 | No Award | [60] | ||||
24 | Rudy Komon | [61] | ||||
26 | Peter Sculthorpe | [62] | ||||
28 | Chandler Coventry | [63] | ||||
27 | Max Gillies | [64] | ||||
25 | Flugelman with Wingman | [65] | ||||
26 | Dr John Arthur McKelvey Shera | Shera | [66] | |||
26 | Equestrian Self Portrait | [67] | ||||
25 | John Beard | [68] | ||||
24 | Portrait of Elwyn Lynn | [69] | ||||
31 | Dorothy Hewett | [70] | ||||
The Prime Minister | [71] | |||||
27 | Tom Thompson | [72] | ||||
32 | Homage to John Reichard | Reichard | [73] | |||
28 | Self Portrait with Stunned Mullet | [74] | ||||
32 | Self Portrait – as Diana of Erskineville | [75] | ||||
31 | Barbara Blackman | [76] | ||||
29 | Portrait of Allan Mitelman No 3 | [77] | ||||
33 | Self-portrait/head like a hole | [78] | ||||
48 | Portrait of David Wenham | [79] | ||||
31 | John Bell as King Lear | [80] | ||||
31 | Simon Tedeschi unplugged | [81] | ||||
32 | Richard Flanagan | [82] | ||||
40 | David Gulpilil, two worlds | [83] | ||||
36 | Self portrait Janus Faced | [84] | ||||
36 | The Paul Juraszek Monolith (after Marcus Gheeraerts) | [85] | ||||
41 | Janet Laurence | [86] | ||||
40 | You are what is most beautiful about me, a self portrait with Kell and Arella | [87] | ||||
39 | Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu | [88] | ||||
34 | Tim Minchin | [89] | ||||
41 | Margaret Olley | [90] | ||||
41 | The Histrionic Wayfarer (after Bosch) (Self portrait) | [91] | ||||
39 | hugo | [92] | ||||
54 | Penelope Seidler | [93] | ||||
47 | Judo house pt 6 (the white bird) | [94] | ||||
51 | Barry | [95] | ||||
43 | Agatha Gothe-Snape | [96] | ||||
57 | Self-portrait, after George Lambert | [97] | ||||
51 | Lindy Lee | [98] | ||||
51 | Stand Strong for Who You Are | [99] | ||||
52 | Portrait of Guy Warren at 100 | Guy Warren | [100] | |||
52 | Moby Dickens | [101] | ||||
2023 | 57 | Julia Gutman | Head in the sky, feet on the ground | [102] | ||
2024 | Laura Jones | Tim Winton | Tim Winton | [103] |
Year | Artist | Title | Subject | Notes | |
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1991/92 | Gareth Evans | (not selected as a finalist)[104] | |||
1993 | Colin Hayes OBE and friend | (not selected as a finalist)[105] | |||
1994 | Kate Ceberano | [106] | |||
1995 | Jon English | (not selected as a finalist)[107] | |||
1996 | John Laws | [108] | |||
1997 | Tex (Perkins) | [109] | |||
1998 | Self portrait as a bridesmaid | [110] | |||
1999 | Garry McDonald | (not selected as a finalist)[111] | |||
2000 | Are you with me': portrait of Sir Les Patterson | [112] | |||
2001 | Roy and HG (John Doyle and Greig Pickhaver) | Roy and HG | [113] | ||
2002 | Jenny Morris – singer/songwriter | [114] | |||
2003 | Rachel Ward | [115] | |||
2004 | Jana Wendt | [116] | |||
2005 | Staring down the past | [117] | |||
2006 | A working class man | [118] | |||
2007 | Take two – Jack Thompson | [119] | |||
2008 | Neil Finn | [120] | |||
2009 | Flacco's chariot | [121] | |||
2010 | Glenn in black & white | [122] | |||
2011 | Matt Moran | [123] | |||
2012 | A Strength of Character | [124] | |||
2013 | Tara Moss | [125] | |||
2014 | The Member, Dr Sir Leslie Colin Patterson KCB AO | [126] | |||
2015 | Michael Caton | ||||
2016 | George Calombaris, masterchef | [127] | |||
2017 | Lisa Wilkinson AM | [128] | |||
2018 | Jimmy (title fight) | [129] | |||
2019 | Through the looking glass | [130] | |||
2020 | Meyne Wyatt | Meyne | Meyne Wyatt | [131] | |
2021 | Kathrin Longhurst | Kate | Kate Ceberano | [132] | |
2022 | Claus Stangl | Taika Waititi | [133] | ||
2023 | Andrea Huelin | Clown jewels | Cal Wilson | [134] | |
2024 | Matt Adnate | Rhythms of heritage | Baker Boy | [135] |
Year | Artist | Title | Subject | Notes | |
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1988 | John Beard | [136] | |||
1989 | Donald Friend 1989 | [137] | |||
1990 | Self-portrait | [138] | |||
1991/92 | Portrait of Hugh Stretton | [139] | |||
1993 | Victor Sellu | [140] | |||
1994 | Malcolm Turnbull | [141] | |||
1995 | Bill Leak | [142] | |||
1996 | Self-portrait | [143] | |||
1997 | Jeanne Ryckmans | Highly Commended[144] | |||
1998 | Rolf Prince | [145] | |||
1999 | Deborah Mailman | [146] | |||
2000 | Never been better (portrait of Bill Leak) | [147] | |||
2001 | Roy and HG (John Doyle and Greig Pickhaver) | [148] | |||
2002 | Jenny Morris – singer/songwriter | [149] | |||
2003 | Lao Fei' Stephen FitzGerald | [150] | |||
2004 | David Gulpilil, two worlds | [151] | |||
2005 | Bob's Daily Swim | [152] | |||
2006 | Garry McDonald 'All the world's a stage ... | [153] | |||
2007 | George Ellis | [154] | |||
2008 | Heath | [155] | |||
2009 | Branson | [156] | |||
2010 | The Prince of Darkness – Warwick Thornton | [157] | |||
2011 | John Coetzee | [158] | |||
2012 | After Jack (Self portrait) | [159] | |||
2013 | Love face | [160] | |||
2014 | All that's good in me (self-portrait as son Luca) | [161] | |||
2015 | Michael Caton | [162] | |||
2016 | Deng | [163] | |||
2017 | JC | [164] | |||
2018 | Guy | [165] | |||
2019 | Tjuparntarri – women's business | Daisy Tjuparntarri Ward | [166] | ||
2020 | Behrouz Boochani | Behrouz Boochani | [167] | ||
2021 | The sea within | Self-portrait | [168] | ||
2022 | Jeremy Eden | Samuel Johnson OAM | Samuel Johnson | [169] |