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Portraits of Grace Tame, Eryn Jean Norvill announced as 2021 Archibald Prize finalists
52 ImagesThe Archibald portrait competition offers $100,000 in prize money for the winning artist, with entries to be painted in the past year from at least one live sitting. This year, 52 works have been selected as finalists in the prestigious prize, with portraits of famous identities such as Grace Tame, Kate Ceberano, Craig Foster, Rachel Griffiths and Kerry O'Brien making the cut. Scroll through the finalists below before the winner is announced on June 4.
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Euan Macleod, 'Blak Douglas'. Oil on polyester, 180 x 150.5 cm. © the artist. Sitter: Adam Hill (aka Blak Douglas).Credit:Mim Stirling
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Eunice Djerrknu Yunupinu, 'Me and my sisters'. Natural pigments and recycled print toner on bark (Eucalyptus tetradonta), 180 x 86 cm. © the artist. Sitter: Djerrknu Yunupinu. Credit:Jenni Carter
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Mirra Whale, 'Repose'. Oil on linen, 90.1 x 110.2 cm. © the artist. Sitter: Ben Quilty.Credit:Jenni Carter
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Peter Wegner, 'Portrait of Guy Warren at 100'. Oil on canvas, 120.5 x 151.5 cm. © the artist. Sitter: Guy Warren.Credit:AGNSW, Jenni Carter
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Oliver Watts, 'Dorian Gray (Eryn Jean Norvill)'. Acrylic on canvas, 213.5 x 137.5 cm. © the artist. Sitter: Eryn Jean Norvill.Credit:Jenni Carter
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Nick Stathopoulos, 'The white shirt - portrait of Tane Andrews'. Acrylic and oil on poly-cotton, 153 x 80.1 cm. © the artist. Sitter: Tane Andrews.Credit:Mim Stirling
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Michael Snape, 'Stuart Purves'. Oil on canvas, 180.5 x 120 cm. © the artist. Sitter: Stuart Purves.Credit:Jenni Carter
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Sally Ross, 'Autoportrait'. Oil on board, 130 x 110 cm. © the artist. Sitter: Sally Ross.Credit:Jenni Carter
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Joan Ross, 'Joan as a colonial woman looking at the future'. Vinyl acrylic and ink on card, 101 x 75.5 cm. © the artist. Sitter: Joan Ross.Credit:AGNSW, Jenni Carter
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Marikit Santiago, 'Filipiniana (self-portrait in collaboration with Maella Santiago Pearl)'. Acrylic, interior paint, pen and oil on found cardboard, 110.5 x 100.7 cm. © the artist. Sitter: Marikit Santiago.Credit:Mim Stirling
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Thom Roberts, 'A portriff of Adam (Shane Simpson AM)'. Acrylic on canvas, 101.5 x 101.5 cm. © the artist. Sitter: Shane Simpson.Credit:Felicity Jenkins
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Jude Rae, 'Inside out'. Oil on linen, 198 x 152.5 cm. © the artist. Sitter: Jude Rae.Credit:Felicity Jenkins
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James Powditch, 'Kerry O'Brien - all along the watch tower'. Acrylic on paper and board, 173 x 244 cm. © the artist. Sitter: Kerry O'Brien.Credit:Mim Stirling
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Thea Anamara Perkins,'Rachel'. Acrylic on board, 40.5 x 30.5 cm. © the artist. Sitter: Rachel Perkins.Credit:Felicity Jenkins
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Kirsty Neilson, 'Making noise'. Oil on linen, 50.1 x 60.1 cm. © the artist. Sitter: Grace Tame.Credit:Felicity Jenkins
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Sally M Nangala Mulda, 'Two town camp stories'. Acrylic on linen, 50.1 x 120.2 cm. © the artist. Sitter: Sally M Nangala Mulda.Credit:Mim Stirling
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James Morrison, 'Portrait of Timothy Vernon Moore'. Oil on plywood, 150 x 150 cm. © the artist. Sitter: Timothy Vernon Moore.Credit:Felicity Jenkins
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Julian Meagher, 'Fozzy'. Oil on linen, 56.5 x 46 cm. © the artist. Sitter: Craig Foster.Credit:Mim Stirling
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Pat Hoffie, 'Visaya in a c-collar'. Oil on canvas, 51 x 40.5 cm. © the artist. Sitter: Visaya Hoffie.Credit:Mim Stirling
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Xeni Kusumitra, 'adrift'. Oil on linen panel, 35.5 x 28 cm. © the artist. Sitter: Michael Dagostino.Credit:Jenni Carter
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Matthew Kentmann, 'Les'. Oil on linen, 31.5 x 26 cm. © the artist. Sitter: Leslie Rice.Credit:Jenni Carter
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Kim Leutwyler, 'Kim'. Oil on canvas, 110 x 101.5 cm. © the artist. Sitter: Kim Leutwyler.Credit:Mim Stirling
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Richard Lewer, 'Liz Laverty'. Oil on canvas, 153.5 x 153 cm. © the artist. Sitter: Elizabeth (Liz) Laverty.Credit:Felicity Jenkins
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Dapeng Liu, 'A mind-body dualism portrait of Joanna Capon'. Oil on polyester, 120 x 180 cm. © the artist. Sitter: Joanna Capon.Credit:Jenni Carter
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Kathrin Longhurst, 'Kate'. Oil on linen, 122 x 122 cm. © the artist. Sitter: Kate Ceberano.Credit:Jenni Carter
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Fiona Lowry, 'Matthys'. Acrylic on canvas, 210.5 x 156 cm. © the artist. Sitter: Matthys Gerber.Credit:Mim Stirling
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Mathew Lynn, 'Apprentice - self-portrait with Papa K (aka I do see colour)'. Oil on linen, 190.9 x 130.8 cm. © the artist. Sitter: Mathew Lynn and Muyambo Isaac Kisimba.Credit:Jenni Carter
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Shannon McCulloch, 'Ben'. Oil on marine plywood, 22 x 16 cm. © the artist. Sitter: Benjamin Aitken.Credit:Mim Stirling
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William Mackinnon, 'Dark dad / extremis'. Acrylic, oil and enamel on linen, 200 cm x 150 cm. © the artist. Sitter: William Mackinnon.Credit:Felicity Jenkins
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Tsering Hannaford, 'Her Excellency the Honourable Margaret Beazley AC QC'. Oil on board, 80.8 x 80.8 cm. © the artist. Sitter: Margaret Beazley.Credit:Jenni Carter
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Hong Fu, 'Professor Mabel Lee'. Pastel and oil on canvas, 167.5 x 183 cm. © the artist. Sitter: Mabel Lee.Credit:AGNSW, Jenni Carter
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Jeremy Eden, 'Firass'. Oil on canvas, 120.2 x 180.4 cm. © the artist. Sitter: Firass Dirani.Credit:Felicity Jenkins
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Jaye Early, 'Masato_Takasaka'. Synthetic polymer paint and permanent marker on canvas, 137 x 137 cm. © the artist. Sitter: Masato Takasaka.Credit:Felicity Jenkins
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Sinead Davies, 'The charity worker'. Oil on canvas, 121.5 x 102 cm. © the artist. Sitter: Tanya Lee.Credit:AGNSW, Jenni Carter
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Graeme Drendel, 'Portrait of Jill'. Oil on board, 20 x 25 cm. © the artist. Sitter: Jill Orr.Credit:Mim Stirling
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Jonathan Dalton, 'Ramesh and the artist Ramesh'. Oil on linen, 183 x 152.5 cm. © the artist. Sitter: Ramesh Nithiyendran.Credit:Jenni Carter
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Dagmar Cyrulla, 'Wendy'. Oil on paper, 80.6 x 60.1 cm. © the artist. Sitter: Wendy Sharpe.Credit:Jenni Carter
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Lucy Culliton, 'Self (bogong moth jumper)'. Oil on board, 90 x 70 cm. © the artist. Sitter: Lucy Culliton.Credit:AGNSW, Jenni Carter
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Matthew Clarke, 'Del Kathryn Barton is a good listener'. Acrylic on canvas, 184.5 x 121.5 cm. © the artist. Sitter: Del Kathryn Barton.Credit:Mim Stirling
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Julia Ciccarone, 'The sea within'. Oil on linen, 101.5 x 183.5 cm. © the artist. Sitter: Julia Ciccarone.Credit:Felicity Jenkins
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Jun Chen, 'Artist - Joe Furlonger'. Oil on canvas, 200 x 140 cm. © the artist. Sitter: Joe Furlonger.Credit:Mim Stirling
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Kirthana Selvaraj, 'The green suit, a self-portrait'. Oil on canvas, 150.2 x 90.1 cm. © the artist. Sitter: Kirthana Selvaraj.Credit:Mim Stirling
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Benjamin Aitken, 'Gareth Sansom'. Synthetic polymer paint on canvas, 250.5 x 180.5 cm. © the artist. Sitter: Gareth Sansom.Credit:Mim Stirling
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Julianne Ross Allcorn, 'I listen and they tell me the bush news'. Watercolour and pencil on board, 61 x 45.5 cm. © the artist. Sitter: Julianne Ross Allcorn.Credit:Jenni Carter
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Peter Berner, 'Stop pouting, you've had your turn'. Acrylic and pencil on plywood, 80.9 x 80.9 cm. © the artist. Sitter: Peter Berner.Credit:Felicity Jenkins
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Victoria Atkinson, 'Trent mango tree all the colours of the rainbow, Trent'. Acrylic on canvas, 101.5 x 76 cm. © the artist. Sitter: Trent Zimmerman.Credit:Mim Stirling
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Kate Beynon, 'Collaborative spirits'. Acrylic on linen, 80.1 x 90.2 cm. © the artist. Sitter: Kate and Rali Beynon.Credit:Mim Stirling
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Natasha Bieniek, 'Rachel Griffiths'. Oil on wood, 13.5 x 18.5 cm. © the artist. Sitter: Rachel Griffiths.Credit:Mim Stirling
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Karen Black, 'Professor Chandini Raina Macintyre'. Oil on canvas, 152.5 x 117 cm. © the artist. Sitter: Chandini Raina Macintyre.Credit:Jenni Carter
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Keith Burt, 'Sarah Holland-Batt - poet'. Oil on canvas, 60.6 x 50.6 cm. © the artist. Sitter: Sarah Holland-Batt.Credit:Mim Stirling
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Ann Cape, 'The odd little bird (a portrait of Sam, Cam and Penguin Bloom)'. Oil on canvas, 152.5 x 121.5 cm. © the artist. Sitter: Sam and Cam Bloom.Credit:Jenni Carter
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Tom Carment, 'Mara reading, in the kitchen at Mount Lofty'. Oil on linen, 37.5 x 30.5 cm. © the artist. Sitter: Mara Schwerdtfeger.Credit:Jenni Carter
