2020 Archibald Prize

20 Mar –
3 May 2021

Featuring 53 of the 55 works from the 2020 Archibald Prize including the winning portrait by Vincent Namatjira Stand strong for who you are alongside the AGNSW People's Choice and Packing Room Prize winners.

Prestigious and controversial, The Archibald Prize is Australia’s oldest and most respected award for portraiture and is on display for 6 weeks only.

Entry is free and bookings are appreciated, however visitors are welcome to 'walk-in' on the day (Covid-safe check-in guidelines will be in place).

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Education kit

 

 

 

2020 Archibald Prize Winners

Winner: Archibald Prize 2020
Vincent Namatjira
Stand strong for who you are Winner: People's Choice
Angus McDonald
Behrouz Boochani Winner: Packing Room Prize
Meyne Wyatt
Meyne

 

 

2020 Archibald Prize Finalists

Abdul Abdullah
Untitled self-portrait Benjamin Aitken
Self-portrait entering the Archibald Kate Beynon
With Tudo and the robe Karen Black
Madonna Charlene Carrington
My dad, Churchill Cann Jun Chen
The art dealer: Philip Bacon Samuel Rush Condon
Portrait of Adam Spencer Emily Crockford
Self-portrait with Daddy in the daisies, watching the field of planes Susannah Curtis
Tara Lucy Culliton
Soils for life Jonathan Dalton
Angela Sinead Davies
The Irish immigrant – portrait of Claire Dunne OAM Blak Douglas (aka Adam Hill)
Writing in the sand Katherine Edney
David, Teena and the black dog Marc Etherington
Sleeping beauty (portrait of Michael Reid OAM) Julie Fragar
Richard Melanie Gray
Disquietude Jane Guthleben
Annabel, the baker Tsering Hannaford
Self-portrait after 'Allegory of Painting' Nicholas Harding
David Marr Louise Hearman
Barry Jones Yoshio Honjo
Adam with bream Edward Humphrey
Stan Walker John Ward Knox
Jacinda Richard Lewer
Liz Laverty James Powditch
Once upon a time in Marrickville – Anthony Albanese Charles Mouyat
Matt Kean, NSW Minister for Environment and Energy William Mackinnon
Sunshine and Lucky (life) Kim Leutwyler
Brian with pink, blue and yellow Scott Marsh
Salute of gentle frustration Guy Maestri
JB reading Justine Muller
Jack Mundey Paul Newton
Maggie Tabberer 2020 Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran
Self-portrait with outstretched arms Thea Anamara Perkins
Poppy Chicka Monica Rohan
Lucy Nick Santoro
Phanos at the Yeezy store Jennifer Scott
Dr Raymond Charles Rauscher Dee Smart
I’m here Wendy Sharpe
Magda Szubanski – comedy and tragedy Yuri Shimmyo
Carnation, lily, Yuri, rose Wendy Spindler
Alive and brilliant Claus Stangl
L-FRESH The LION Nick Stathopoulos
Ngaiire Alex Thorby
Portrait of Will Craig Ruddy
‘Dark emu’ – portrait of Bruce Pascoe Kaylene Whiskey
Dolly visits Indulkana Neil Tomkins and Digby Webster
Ernest brothers Marcus Wills
Requiem (JR) Peter Wegner
Chef's coat – Graeme Doyle Tiger Yaltangki
Self-portrait Tianli Zu
Tim and kelp

 

 



Cairns presenting partner 

 



An Art Gallery of New South Wales touring exhibition 

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The Cairns Art Gallery acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land on which we work and live. We pay our respects to Elders past and present. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that this website may contain images, names or voices of deceased persons in photographs, film or text.