List of Archibald Prize winners

H. Desbrowe Annear by W B McInnes was the first (1921) Archibald Prize winner

This is a list of winners of the annual Archibald Prize for portraiture first instituted in 1921. As many of the images are copyrighted, an external link to an image has been listed where available.

List of winners

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

Year – Artist – Title

• 1921: W B McInnes – H. Desbrowe Annear
• 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 Annie Murdoch

  

  Mrs Annie Murdoch by George Washington Lambert won the 1927 Archibald Prize

• 1928: John Longstaff – Portrait of Dr Alexander Leeper

  

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

• 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
• 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

  

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

• 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
• 1959: William Dobell – Dr Edward MacMahon
• 1960: Judy Cassab – Stanislaus Rapotec
• 1961: William Edwin Pidgeon – Rabbi Dr I Porush Image
• 1962: Louis Kahan – Patrick White Image
• 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
• 1969: Ray Crooke – George Johnston
• 1970: Eric Smith – Gruzman – Architect
• 1971: Clifton Pugh – Sir John McEwen
• 1972: Clifton Pugh – The Hon E G Whitlam

  

  Clifton Pugh's The Hon E G Whitlam won the 1972 Prize.

• 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
• 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
• 1997: Nigel Thomson – Barbara Blackman
• 1998: Lewis Miller – Portrait of Allan Mitelman No 3
• 1999: Euan MacLeod – Self portrait/head like a hole Image
• 2000: Adam Cullen – Portrait of David Wenham Image
• 2001: Nicholas Harding – John Bell as King Lear Announcement and image
• 2002: Cherry Hood – Simon Tedeschi Unplugged Image
• 2003: Geoffrey Dyer – a portrait of Richard Flanagan. Image
• 2004: Craig Ruddy – David Gulpilil, two worlds (court challenge dismissed) Image
• 2005: John Olsen – Self portrait Janus Faced Image
• 2006: Marcus Wills – The Paul Juraszek Monolith Image
• 2007: John Beard – Portrait of Janet Laurence Image
• 2008: Del Kathryn Barton – You are what is most beautiful about me, a self portrait with Kell and Arella Image
• 2009: Guy Maestri – Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu
• 2010: Sam Leach – Tim Minchin (Announcement)
• 2011: Ben Quilty – Margaret Olley (Image)
• 2012: Tim Storrier – The Histrionic Wayfarer (after Bosch) (Image)
• 2013: Del Kathryn Barton – hugo (Portrait of Hugo Weaving)
• 2014: Fiona Lowry – Penelope Seidler (Image)
• 2015: Nigel Milsom – Charles Waterstreet (Image)
• 2016: Louise Hearman – Barry (Portrait of Barry Humphries) (image)

Winners of the Packing Room Prize

Further information: 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)
• 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)
• 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)
• 2012: Raelene Sharp – A Strength of Character, portrait of actor John Wood (Article and image)
• 2013: Mathew Lynn – Tara Moss
• 2014: Tim Storrier – The Member, Dr Sir Leslie Colin Patterson KCB AO (portrait of Sir Les Patterson) (Image)
• 2015: Bruno Jean Grasswill – Michael Caton
• 2016: Betina Fauvel-Ogden – George Calombaris

Winners of the People's Choice Award

Further information: 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)
• 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)
• 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)
• 2009: Vincent Fantauzzo — Brandon Walters (Article and picture at Nine News)
• 2010: Craig Ruddy – The Prince of Darkness – Warwick Thornton (Article and picture
• 2011: Adam Chang – John Coetzee
• 2012: Jenny Sages – After Jack (Self portrait)
• 2013: Vincent Fantauzzo – Love face (Portrait of Asher Keddie)
• 2014: Vincent Fantauzzo – All that's good in me (self-portrait as son Luca) (Portrait of his son Luca) (Image)
• 2015: Bruno Jean Grasswill – Michael Caton
• 2016: Nick Stathopoulos - Deng (Portrait of Deng Adut)

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) (The work depicts the artist's two children: Anne Pendlebury, who acted in 1979 TV drama series, Twenty Good Years; and Drew Pendlebury, who was a band member of The Sports). Pendlebury was a finalist 24 times but never won the prize.

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 on which the film Rabbit-Proof Fence is based)

2004

See also: List of Archibald Prize 2004 finalists

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

2005

See also: List of Archibald Prize 2005 finalists

• 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

See also: List of Archibald Prize 2006 finalists

• 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

2007

See also: List of Archibald Prize 2007 finalists

2008

See also: List of Archibald Prize 2008 finalists

2009

See also: List of Archibald Prize 2009 finalists

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

2010s

2010

See also: List of Archibald Prize 2010 finalists

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

2011

See also: List of Archibald Prize 2011 finalists

• 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
• Alexander McKenzie – Richard Roxburgh
• 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)

2012

See also: List of Archibald Prize 2012 finalists

• Vincent Fantauzzo – Kimbra (the build up)
• Benjamin Hedstrom – Annandale band meeting
• Paul Newton – Portrait of David Gonski AC
• Reko Rennie – Hetti

2013

See also: List of Archibald Prize 2013 finalists

• Abdul Abdullah – The man (Portrait of Anthony Mundine)
• Jason Benjamin – Fight Club (Portrait of McLean Edwards)
• Abbey McCulloch – Naomi Watts
• Alexander McKenzie – Toni Collette
• Mertim Gokalp – Derwish – A Portrait of Bille Brown

2014

See also: List of Archibald Prize 2014 finalists

• Tim Maguire – Cate, take 1 / Cate, take 2 (Portrait of Cate Blanchett)
• Rodney Pople – Well dressed for a Sydney audience (Portrait of Barry Humphries)
• Paul Ryan – Rox (Portrait of Richard Roxburgh)
• Zoë Young – Torah Bright

2015

See also: List of Archibald Prize 2015 finalists

2016

See also: List of Archibald Prize 2016 finalists

External links

• The Archibald Prize official website
• Art Prizes Database at the Art Gallery of New South Wales