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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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 Dover – Margaret Olley (Image)

Winners of the Packing Room Prize

For more details, see 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)

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)
• 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 at Archibald Prize)
• 2011: Adam Chang – John Coetzee

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)

Other websites

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