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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

McInnes Miss Collins 1924
W B McInnes's Portrait of Miss Collins won the 1924 Archibald Prize
John Longstaff Leeper1928
John Longstaff's Dr Alexander Leeper won the 1928 Archibald Prize
Edmund Herring by William Dargie
William Dargie Lt-General The Hon Edmund Herring, KBC, DSO, MC, ED won the 1945 Archibald Prize

Year – Artist – Title

  • 1921: W B McInnes – 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 LongstaffPortrait 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 WheelerAmbrose 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 HeysenMme 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
  • 1942: William Dargie – Corporal Jim Gordon, VC
  • 1943: William DobellJoshua Smith
  • 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
  • 1947: William Dargie – Sir Marcus Clark, KBE
  • 1948: William Dobell – Margaret Olley
  • 1949: Arthur Murch – Bonar Dunlop
  • 1950: William Dargie – Sir Leslie McConnan
  • 1951: Ivor Hele – Laurie Thomas
  • 1952: William Dargie – Mr Essington Lewis, CH
  • 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
  • 1959: William Dobell – Dr Edward MacMahon
  • 1960: Judy CassabStanislaus Rapotec
  • 1961: William Edwin Pidgeon – Rabbi Dr I Porush
  • 1962: Louis Kahan – Patrick White
  • 1963: Jack Carington Smith – Professor James McAuley
  • 1964: No Award
  • 1965: Clifton Pugh – R A Henderson
  • 1966: Jon Molvig – Charles Blackman
  • 1967: Judy CassabMargo Lewers
  • 1968: William Edwin Pidgeon – Lloyd Rees
  • 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 DawsonMichael Boddy
  • 1974: Sam Fullbrook – Jockey Norman Stephens
  • 1975: Kevin Connor – The Hon Sir Frank Kitto, KBE
  • 1976: Brett Whiteley – Self Portrait in the Studio
  • 1977: Kevin Connor – Robert Klippel
  • 1978: Brett Whiteley – Art, Life and the other thing
  • 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 AllenDr 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)
  • 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
  • 1997: Nigel Thomson – Barbara Blackman
  • 1998: Lewis Miller – Portrait of Allan Mitelman No 3
  • 1999: Euan MacLeod – Self portrait/head like a hole
  • 2000: Adam CullenPortrait of David Wenham
  • 2001: Nicholas Harding – John Bell as King Lear
  • 2002: Cherry HoodSimon Tedeschi Unplugged
  • 2003: Geoffrey Dyer – a portrait of Richard Flanagan.
  • 2004: Craig Ruddy – David Gulpilil, two worlds (court challenge dismissed)
  • 2005: John Olsen – Self portrait Janus Faced
  • 2006: Marcus Wills – The Paul Juraszek Monolith
  • 2007: John Beard – Portrait of Janet Laurence
  • 2008: Del Kathryn BartonYou are what is most beautiful about me, a self portrait with Kell and Arella
  • 2009: Guy Maestri – Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu
  • 2010: Sam Leach – Tim Minchin
  • 2011: Ben Dover – Margaret Olley
  • 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
  • 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
  • 2007: Danelle BergstromTake 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
  • 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
  • 2000: Esther ErlichNever 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
  • 2004: Craig Ruddy – two worlds, portrait of actor David Gulpilil
  • 2005: Nicholas Harding – Bob's Daily Swim
  • 2006: Paul Jackson – All the world's a stage, portrait of actor and comedian Garry McDonald
  • 2007: Evert Ploeg – portrait of conductor George Ellis
  • 2008: Vincent Fantauzzo – portrait of actor Heath Ledger
  • 2009: Vincent Fantauzzo — Brandon Walters
  • 2010: Craig Ruddy – The Prince of Darkness – Warwick Thornton
  • 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 ArtistSubject)

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
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
1984
1985
1986
1987
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
1993
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
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

2010s

2010
  • Robert Hannaford – Malcolm Fraser
  • Christine O’Hagan – Kate Ceberano
  • Peter Smeeth – Peter FitzSimons, author
  • Ian Smith – Keith Looby alfresco
2011
  • Del Kathryn BartonMother (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 LindemanPortrait 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)

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