Archibald Prize 2023
From the Packing Room to how it feels to be painted, a triple-finalist, and the portrait that will tug at your heart, read all of our Archibald 2023 coverage.
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 took 20 minutes’: Meet the artist up for the Archibald, Wynne and Sulman
Jason Phu has been named as a finalist in three major prizes at once, joining an elite club that includes Brett Whiteley and John Olsen.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
‘I miss Greg very much’: The Archibald portrait that will break your heart
Studio A, the social enterprise for artists with intellectual disabilities, has scooped four places in the Archibald finals for the second year running.
- by Helen Pitt
Forget the Archibald, this is the art prize collectors are really watching
It might not have the celebrity factor of its flashier cousin, but the slow-burn impact of the Wynne Prize can have a more profound result for artists and the public.
- by Linda Morris
Portrait of comic Cal Wilson wins Archibald’s Packing Room Prize
The 2023 Archibald finalists have been revealed and for the first time in the prize’s 102-year history, there are more women painters than men.
- by Helen Pitt
Dee Smart on drawing James Packer, cancer, and the morning she ‘lost her mind’
Like her famous subject, the actor-turned-artist knows what it’s like to suffer under the public eye and to emerge from the wreckage stronger.
- by Jordan Baker
The paint that stops the nation: Why we care about the Archibald Prize
The nation’s best-loved portrait prize - the Archibald - has been described as Australia’s artistic equivalent to Melbourne Cup. Why is it perennially popular?
- by Helen Pitt
In a nod to quiet achievers, these Archibald portraits honour everyday people
This year’s Archibald includes portraits of ordinary people doing extraordinary things, alongside the better-known suspects.
- by Nick Galvin, Helen Pitt and Kerrie O'Brien
2-for-1 tickets to the Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes 2023 exhibition
Herald subscribers can enjoy exclusive 2-for-1 tickets to Australia’s most engaging art event.*
How does it feel to be painted for the Archibald Prize? Terrifying
I have always loved Archie season and its stick-the-finger-up-at-the-art-world approach, which is why I agreed to be painted.
- by Helen Pitt
Review
Who will win this year’s Archibald Prize? A critic shares his bet
It’s usually easy to spot the winner within five minutes - not this time.
- by John McDonald
‘Darlings of the Australian people’ captured on canvas for Archibald 2023
Entries in Australia’s best loved portrait prize, the Archibald exhibition 2023 cover all faces from politics, sports, food and fashion.
- by Helen Pitt
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