List of Archibald Prize winners
List of winners

List of Archibald Prize winners

Section Title: List of winners
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Year	No. of Finalists	Artist	Title	Subject	Notes

1921	45	W B McInnes	Desbrowe Annear	Harold Desbrowe-Annear

1922	53	W B McInnes	Professor Harrison Moore	William Harrison Moore

1923	50	W B McInnes	Portrait of a Lady

1924	40	W B McInnes	Miss Collins	Gladys Neville Collins

1925	74	John Longstaff	Maurice Moscovitch	Maurice Moscovitch

1926	58	W B McInnes	Silk and Lace (Miss Esther Paterson)	Esther Paterson

1927	56	George W. Lambert	Mrs Murdoch	Annie Murdoch

1928	66	John Longstaff	Dr Alexander Leeper	Alexander Leeper

1929	75	John Longstaff	The Hon W A Holman, KC	William Holman

1930	67	W B McInnes	Drum-Major Harry McClelland	Harry McClelland

1931	74	John Longstaff	Sir John Sulman	John Sulman

1932	70	Ernest Buckmaster	Sir William Irvine	William Irvine

1933	Charles Wheeler	Ambrose Pratt	Ambrose Pratt

1934	92	Henry Hanke	Self Portrait	Henry Hanke

1935	120	John Longstaff	AB (Banjo) Paterson	Banjo Paterson

1936	137	W B McInnes	Dr Julian Smith	Julian Smith

1937	141	Normand Baker	Self portrait	Normand Baker

1938	145	Nora Heysen	Mme Elink Schuurman	Adine Michele Elink Schuurman

1939	135	Max Meldrum	Hon G J Bell, C.M.G., D.S.O., V.D., (Speaker, House of Representatives)	George John Bell

1940	156	Max Meldrum	Dr J Forbes McKenzie	Forbes McKenzie

1941	133	William Dargie	Sir James Elder, KBE	Sir James Elder

1942	111	William Dargie	Corporal Jim Gordon, VC	Jim Gordon

1943	148	William Dobell	Mr Joshua Smith	Joshua Smith

1944	185	Joshua Smith	Speaker, House of Representatives, Hon. J. S. Rosevear, M.P.	Sol Rosevear

1945	197	William Dargie	Lt-General The Hon Edmund Herring, KBC, DSO, MC, ED	Edmund Herring

1946	80	William Dargie	L C Robson, MC, MA	Robson

1947	84	William Dargie	Sir Marcus Clark, Kt., K.B.E. [sic]	Reginald Marcus Clark

1948	81	William Dobell	Margaret Olley	Margaret Olley

1949	81	Arthur Murch	Bonar Dunlop	Bonar Dunlop

1950	86	William Dargie	Sir Leslie McConnan	Leslie McConnan

1951	92	Ivor Hele	Laurie Thomas	Thomas

1952	83	William Dargie	Mr Essington Lewis, CH	Essington Lewis

1953	72	Ivor Hele	Sir Henry Simpson Newland, CBE, DSO, MS, FRCS	Henry Simpson Newland

1954	77	Ivor Hele	Rt. Hon. R. G. Menzies, P.C., C.H., Q.C., M.P.	Robert Menzies

1955	88	Ivor Hele	Robert Campbell Esq	Robert Campbell

1956	61	William Dargie	Mr Albert Namatjira	Albert Namatjira

1957	69	Ivor Hele	Self portrait	Ivor Hele

1958	66	William Pidgeon	Mr Ray Walker	Walker

1959	66	William Dobell	Dr Edward MacMahon	MacMahon

1960	80	Judy Cassab	Stanislaus Rapotec	Stanislav Rapotec

1961	61	William Pidgeon	Rabbi Dr I. Porush	Porush

1962	81	Louis Kahan	Patrick White	Patrick White

1963	65	Jack Carington Smith	Professor James McAuley	James McAuley

1964	No Award

1965	63	Clifton Pugh	RA Henderson, Esq	Henderson

1966	71	Jon Molvig	Charles Blackman	Charles Blackman

1967	41	Judy Cassab	Margo Lewers	Margo Lewers

1968	141	William Pidgeon	Lloyd Rees	Lloyd Rees

1969	71	Ray Crooke	George Johnston	George Johnston

1970	15	Eric Smith	Gruzman – architect	Neville Gruzman

1971	17	Clifton Pugh	Sir John McEwen	John McEwen

1972	53	Clifton Pugh	The Hon E.G. Whitlam	Gough Whitlam

1973	53	Janet Dawson	Michael Boddy	Michael Boddy

1974	50	Sam Fullbrook	Jockey Norman Stephens	Norman Stephens

1975	40	Kevin Connor	The Hon Sir Frank Kitto, KBE	Frank Kitto

1976	29	Brett Whiteley	Self portrait in the studio	Brett Whiteley

1977	35	Kevin Connor	Robert Klippel	Robert Klippel

1978	39	Brett Whiteley	Art, life and the other thing	Brett Whiteley

1979	35	Wes Walters	Portrait of Phillip Adams	Phillip Adams

1980	No Award

1981	24	Eric Smith	Rudy Komon	Rudy Komon

1982	26	Eric Smith	Peter Sculthorpe	Peter Sculthorpe

1983	28	Nigel Thomson	Chandler Coventry	Chandler Coventry

1984	27	Keith Looby	Max Gillies	Max Gillies

1985	25	Guy Warren	Flugelman with Wingman	Bert Flugelman

1986	26	Davida Allen	Dr John Arthur McKelvey Shera	Shera

1987	26	William Robinson	Equestrian Self Portrait	William Robinson

1988	25	Fred Cress	John Beard	John Stanley Beard

1989	24	Bryan Westwood	Portrait of Elwyn Lynn	Elwyn Lynn

1990	31	Geoffrey Proud	Dorothy Hewett	Dorothy Hewett

1991/92	Bryan Westwood	The Prime Minister	Paul Keating

1993	27	Garry Shead	Tom Thompson	Tom Thompson

1994	32	Francis Giacco	Homage to John Reichard	Reichard

1995	28	William Robinson	Self Portrait with Stunned Mullet	William Robinson

1996	32	Wendy Sharpe	Self Portrait – as Diana of Erskineville	Wendy Sharpe

1997	31	Nigel Thomson	Barbara Blackman	Barbara Blackman

1998	29	Lewis Miller	Portrait of Allan Mitelman No 3	Allan Mitelman

1999	33	Euan Macleod	Self-portrait/head like a hole	Euan Macleod

2000	48	Adam Cullen	Portrait of David Wenham	David Wenham

2001	31	Nicholas Harding	John Bell as King Lear	John Bell

2002	31	Cherry Hood	Simon Tedeschi unplugged	Simon Tedeschi

2003	32	Geoffrey Dyer	Richard Flanagan	Richard Flanagan

2004	40	Craig Ruddy	David Gulpilil, two worlds	David Gulpilil

2005	36	John Olsen	Self portrait Janus Faced	John Olsen

2006	36	Marcus Wills	The Paul Juraszek Monolith (after Marcus Gheeraerts)	Paul Juraszek

2007	41	John Beard	Janet Laurence	Janet Laurence

2008	40	Del Kathryn Barton	You are what is most beautiful about me, a self portrait with Kell and Arella	Del Kathryn Barton

2009	39	Guy Maestri	Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu	Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu

2010	34	Sam Leach	Tim Minchin	Tim Minchin

2011	41	Ben Quilty	Margaret Olley	Margaret Olley

2012	41	Tim Storrier	The Histrionic Wayfarer (after Bosch) (Self portrait)	Tim Storrier

2013	39	Del Kathryn Barton	hugo	Hugo Weaving

2014	54	Fiona Lowry	Penelope Seidler	Penelope Seidler

2015	47	Nigel Milsom	Judo house pt 6 (the white bird)	Charles Waterstreet

2016	51	Louise Hearman	Barry	Barry Humphries

2017	43	Mitch Cairns	Agatha Gothe-Snape	Agatha Gothe-Snape

2018	57	Yvette Coppersmith	Self-portrait, after George Lambert	Yvette Coppersmith

Sentence(s)

Quilty won the Archibald Prize in 2011 for Margaret Olley.
Quilty won the Archibald Prize in 2011 for his portrait of Margaret Olley.
Quilty won the Archibald Prize in 2011 for Margaret Olley.

final_sentence: Quilty won the Archibald Prize in 2011 for Margaret Olley.
final_sentence: Quilty won the Archibald Prize in 2011 for his portrait of Margaret Olley.
final_sentence: Quilty won the Archibald Prize in 2011 for Margaret Olley.