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‘Quite spooky’ portrait of Play School favourite wins Archibald people’s prize

‘Quite spooky’ portrait of Play School favourite wins Archibald people’s prize

Jaq Grantford’s painting of Noni Hazlehurst is a nod to the long-running children’s TV show.

  • by Linda Morris

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‘Conservative choice’: Would this artist still win the Archibald Prize today?

‘Conservative choice’: Would this artist still win the Archibald Prize today?

The same portrait submitted to the present-day prize would almost certainly not be selected.

  • by John McDonald
APY Lands art investigation the elephant in the Wynne Prize room

APY Lands art investigation the elephant in the Wynne Prize room

The country’s oldest art prize is awarded for best landscape painting of Australian scenery or figure sculpture.

  • by John McDonald
The portraits that didn’t make the Archibald Prize cut

The portraits that didn’t make the Archibald Prize cut

Here are the best of the works that were rejected for the nation’s most famous art prize.

  • by John McDonald
‘Contentious’ portrait among Archibald rejects celebrated in own show

‘Contentious’ portrait among Archibald rejects celebrated in own show

A semi-nude portrait of Sydney performance artist Betty Grumble didn’t make the cut for this year’s Archibald Prize, but has been hung at the SH Ervin Gallery’s Salon des Refusés.

  • by Linda Morris
The fake identity and the forgotten wife of the man behind the Archibald

The fake identity and the forgotten wife of the man behind the Archibald

Jules Francois Archibald wooed Rosa Frankenstein in London. But he was not what he seemed.

  • by David Myton
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Artist subject to review into provenance of Indigenous art takes out Wynne Prize

Artist subject to review into provenance of Indigenous art takes out Wynne Prize

One-half of the electronic pop duo Electric Fields, Zaachariaha Fielding, said he was humbled and honoured to be awarded the Wynne Prize.

  • by Linda Morris
Archibald youthquake? How the young stole old art prizes
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Archibald youthquake? How the young stole old art prizes

It’s clear the organisers are more determined than ever to market the Archibald and Wynne Prizes as cutting-edge contemporary events.

  • by John McDonald
Archibald Prize 2023 as it happened: Julia Gutman takes out $100,000 prize for portrait of singer Montaigne

Archibald Prize 2023 as it happened: Julia Gutman takes out $100,000 prize for portrait of singer Montaigne

It’s arguably the biggest day on the arts calendar in Australia and this year’s pool of finalists was suitably impressive. Look back over our live coverage of the big announcement.

  • by Helen Pitt, Kate Lahey, Linda Morris and Kerrie O'Brien
‘It’s surreal’: Julia Gutman wins Archibald Prize for portrait of singer Montaigne

‘It’s surreal’: Julia Gutman wins Archibald Prize for portrait of singer Montaigne

Zaachariaha Fielding claimed the Wynne Prize for best landscape painting, and the Sulman Prize went to Doris Bush Nungarrayi for Mamunya ngalyananyi (Monster coming).

  • by Helen Pitt
‘Quite overwhelming’: Mitchell, Walker lift spirits in flood-hit community

‘Quite overwhelming’: Mitchell, Walker lift spirits in flood-hit community

Unbeknownst to nearly everyone at South Sydney, star duo Latrell Mitchell and Cody Walker travelled to the tiny Indigenous community of Cabbage Tree Island on Thursday.

  • by Christian Nicolussi