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
's *Portrait of Miss Collins* won the 1924 Archibald Prize]]
's *Dr Alexander Leeper* won the 1928 Archibald Prize]]
 *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)
* 2012: Tim Storrier - *Self portrait - The histrionic wayfarer (after Bosch)*

* 2013: Del Kathryn Barton - *Hugo Weaving* 

## Winners of the 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 - John Wood* 
* 2013: Mathew Lynn - *Tara Moss''

## 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*
* 2012: Jenny Sages - *Self portrait - After Jack* 
* 2013: Vincent Fantauzzo - *love face - Asher Keddie* 

## 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)

## References
## Other websites
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*Art Prizes Database  at the Art Gallery of New South Wales