List of Archibald Prize winners

List of winners

Year – Artist – Title

1921: W B McInnes – H. Desbrowe Annear

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 Annie 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

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 (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 Quilty – Margaret Olley (Image)

2012: Tim Storrier – The Histrionic Wayfarer (after Bosch) (Image)

2013: Del Kathryn Barton – hugo (Portrait of Hugo Weaving)

2014: Fiona Lowry – Penelope Seidler (Image)

2015: Nigel Milsom – Charles Waterstreet (Image)

2016: Louise Hearman – Barry (Portrait of Barry Humphries) (image)

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, portrait of actor John Wood (Article and image)

2013: Mathew Lynn – Tara Moss

2014: Tim Storrier – The Member, Dr Sir Leslie Colin Patterson KCB AO (portrait of Sir Les Patterson) (Image)

2015: Bruno Jean Grasswill – Michael Caton

2016: Betina Fauvel-Ogden – George Calombaris

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

2011: Adam Chang – John Coetzee

2012: Jenny Sages – After Jack (Self portrait)

2013: Vincent Fantauzzo – Love face (Portrait of Asher Keddie)

2014: Vincent Fantauzzo – All that's good in me (self-portrait as son Luca) (Portrait of his son Luca) (Image)

2015: Bruno Jean Grasswill – Michael Caton

2016: Nick Stathopoulos - Deng (Portrait of Deng Adut)

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) (The work depicts the artist's two children: Anne Pendlebury, who acted in 1979 TV drama series, Twenty Good Years; and Drew Pendlebury, who was a band member of The Sports). Pendlebury was a finalist 24 times but never won the prize.

1980s

1980

Bush, Charles William – Sir John Kerr

Dunlop, Brian – Joseph Brown

1981

William Dargie – 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)

Robert Hannaford – 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)

Robert Hannaford – Paul Keating (Former Prime Minister)

Bill Leak – Gough Whitlam (Former Prime Minister)

Naseby, David – Les Murray (poet)

Shen, Jiawei – Eyewitness (portrait of George Gittoes AM) (artist)

1999

David Bromley – 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)

David Bromley – 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 on which the film Rabbit-Proof Fence is based)

2004

Jason Benjamin – John Olsen

Geoffrey Dyer – Graeme Murphy (dance choreographer)

Peter Clifton Kendall – Peter Brock

Creecy Carolyn McKay – Bruce Spence

2005

Churcher, Peter – Portrait of Jeffrey Smart

Robert Hannaford – Bob Brown

Paul Jackson – 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

2007

2008

2009

Ngaire Devenport – Ken Done

Hong Fu – Dame Elisabeth Murdoch

Nicholas Harding – Margaret Whitlam

Cherry Hood – David Helfgott

Alexander McKenzie – Richard Clapton

David Paulson and Michael Nelson Jagamarra – Michael Nelson Jagamarra

Mark Thompson – Greta Scacchi

2010s

2010

Robert Hannaford – Malcolm Fraser

Christine O’Hagan – Kate Ceberano

Alexander McKenzie – Andrew Upton

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

Alexander McKenzie – Richard Roxburgh

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)

2012

Vincent Fantauzzo – Kimbra (the build up)

Benjamin Hedstrom – Annandale band meeting

Paul Newton – Portrait of David Gonski AC

Reko Rennie – Hetti

2013

Abdul Abdullah – The man (Portrait of Anthony Mundine)

Jason Benjamin – Fight Club (Portrait of McLean Edwards)

Abbey McCulloch – Naomi Watts

Alexander McKenzie – Toni Collette

Mertim Gokalp – Derwish – A Portrait of Bille Brown

2014

Tim Maguire – Cate, take 1 / Cate, take 2 (Portrait of Cate Blanchett)

Rodney Pople – Well dressed for a Sydney audience (Portrait of Barry Humphries)

Paul Ryan – Rox (Portrait of Richard Roxburgh)

Zoë Young – Torah Bright

2015

2016