# List of Archibald Prize winners

This is a list of winners of the annual Archibald Prize for portraiture, first awarded in 1921.

## List of winners

| Year | No. of Finalists | Artist | Title | Subject |
| 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 Annie 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 | Israel 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 | Rupert "Rags" 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 |
| 2019 | 51 | Tony Costa | Lindy Lee | Lindy Lee |
| 2020 | 51 | Vincent Namatjira | Stand Strong for Who You Are | Adam Goodes |
| 2021 | 52 | Peter Wegner | Portrait of Guy Warren at 100 | Guy Warren |
| 2022 | 52 | Blak Douglas | Moby Dickens | Karla Dickens |
| 2023 | 57 | Julia Gutman | Head in the sky, feet on the ground | Montaigne |
| 2024 | | Laura Jones | Tim Winton | Tim Winton |

### Gallery

* 1922 (McInnes)
* 1923 (McInnes)
* 1925 (Longstaff)
* 1926 (McInnes)
* 1929 (Longstaff)
* 1930 (McInnes)
* 1931 (Longstaff)
* 1935 (Longstaff)
* 1936 (McInnes)
* 1937 (Baker)
* 1938 (Heysen)

## Winners of the Packing Room Prize

| Year | Artist | Title | Subject | Notes |
| 1991/92 | Greg Bridges | Gareth Evans | Gareth Evans | (not selected as a finalist) |
| 1993 | Angelika Erbsland | Colin Hayes OBE and friend | Colin Hayes | (not selected as a finalist) |
| 1994 | Peter Robertson | Kate Ceberano | Kate Ceberano | |
| 1995 | Danelle Bergstrom | Jon English | Jon English | (not selected as a finalist) |
| 1996 | Paul Newton | John Laws | John Laws | |
| 1997 | Bill Leak | Tex (Perkins) | Tex Perkins | |
| 1998 | Kerrie Lester | Self portrait as a bridesmaid | Kerrie Lester | |
| 1999 | Deny Christian | Garry McDonald | Garry McDonald | (not selected as a finalist) |
| 2000 | Bill Leak | 'Are you with me': portrait of Sir Les Patterson | Sir Les Patterson | |
| 2001 | Paul Newton | Roy and HG (John Doyle and Greig Pickhaver) | Roy and HG | |
| 2002 | Jan Williamson | Jenny Morris – singer/songwriter | Jenny Morris | |
| 2003 | Jan Williamson | Rachel Ward | Rachel Ward | |
| 2004 | Evert Ploeg | Jana Wendt | Jana Wendt | |
| 2005 | Jason Benjamin | Staring down the past | Bill Hunter | |
| 2006 | Michael Mucci | A working class man | Scott Cam | |
| 2007 | Danelle Bergstrom | Take two – Jack Thompson | Jack Thompson | |
| 2008 | Martin Ball | Neil Finn | Neil Finn | |
| 2009 | Paul Jackson | Flacco's chariot | Paul Livingston | |
| 2010 | Nafisa Naomi | Glenn in black & white | Glenn A. Baker | |
| 2011 | Vincent Fantauzzo | Matt Moran | Matt Moran | |
| 2012 | Raelene Sharp | A Strength of Character | John Wood | |
| 2013 | Mathew Lynn | Tara Moss | Tara Moss | |
| 2014 | Tim Storrier | The Member, Dr Sir Leslie Colin Patterson KCB AO | Sir Les Patterson | |
| 2015 | Bruno Jean Grasswill | Michael Caton | Michael Caton | |
| 2016 | Betina Fauvel-Ogden | George Calombaris, masterchef | George Calombaris | |
| 2017 | Peter Smeeth | Lisa Wilkinson AM | Lisa Wilkinson | |
| 2018 | Jamie Preisz | Jimmy (title fight) | Jimmy Barnes | |
| 2019 | Tessa MacKay | Through the looking glass | David Wenham | |
| 2020 | Meyne Wyatt | Meyne | Meyne Wyatt | |
| 2021 | Kathrin Longhurst | Kate | Kate Ceberano | |
| 2022 | Claus Stangl | | Taika Waititi | |
| 2023 | Andrea Huelin | Clown jewels | Cal Wilson | |
| 2024 | Matt Adnate | Rhythms of heritage | Baker Boy | |

## Winners of the People's Choice Award

| Year | Artist | Title | Subject | Notes |
| 1988 | Fred Cress | John Beard | John Stanley Beard | |
| 1989 | Vladas Meškėnas | Donald Friend 1989 | Donald Friend | |
| 1990 | Reg Campbell | Self-portrait | Reg Campbell | |
| 1991/92 | Robert Hannaford | Portrait of Hugh Stretton | Hugh Stretton | |
| 1993 | Jennifer Little | Victor Sellu | Victor Sellu | |
| 1994 | Bill Leak | Malcolm Turnbull | Malcolm Turnbull | |
| 1995 | Josonia Palaitis | Bill Leak | Bill Leak | |
| 1996 | Robert Hannaford | Self-portrait | Robert Hannaford | |
| 1997 | Mathew Lynn | Jeanne Ryckmans | Jeanne Ryckmans | Highly Commended |
| 1998 | Robert Hannaford | Rolf Prince | Rolf Prince | |
| 1999 | Evert Ploeg | Deborah Mailman | Deborah Mailman | |
| 2000 | Esther Erlich | Never been better (portrait of Bill Leak) | Bill Leak | |
| 2001 | Paul Newton | Roy and HG (John Doyle and Greig Pickhaver) | Roy and HG | |
| 2002 | Jan Williamson | Jenny Morris – singer/songwriter | Jenny Morris | |
| 2003 | Dalu Zhao | 'Lao Fei' Stephen FitzGerald | Stephen FitzGerald | |
| 2004 | Craig Ruddy | David Gulpilil, two worlds | David Gulpilil | |
| 2005 | Nicholas Harding | Bob's Daily Swim | Robert Dickerson | |
| 2006 | Paul Jackson | Garry McDonald 'All the world's a stage ... ' | Garry McDonald | |
| 2007 | Evert Ploeg | George Ellis | George Ellis | |
| 2008 | Vincent Fantauzzo | Heath | Heath Ledger | |
| 2009 | Vincent Fantauzzo | Branson | Brandon Walters | |
| 2010 | Craig Ruddy | The Prince of Darkness – Warwick Thornton | Warwick Thornton | |
| 2011 | Adam Chang | John Coetzee | J. M. Coetzee | |
| 2012 | Jenny Sages | After Jack (Self portrait) | Jenny Sages | |
| 2013 | Vincent Fantauzzo | Love face | Asher Keddie | |
| 2014 | Vincent Fantauzzo | All that's good in me (self-portrait as son Luca) | Vincent Fantauzzo | |
| 2015 | Bruno Jean Grasswill | Michael Caton | Michael Caton | |
| 2016 | Nick Stathopoulos | Deng | Deng Adut | |
| 2017 | Anh Do | JC | Jack Charles | |
| 2018 | Anne Middleton | Guy | Guy Pearce | |
| 2019 | David Darcy | Tjuparntarri – women's business | Daisy Tjuparntarri Ward | |
| 2020 | Angus McDonald | Behrouz Boochani | Behrouz Boochani | |
| 2021 | Julia Ciccarone | The sea within | Self-portrait | |
| 2022 | Jeremy Eden | Samuel Johnson OAM | Samuel Johnson | |