Portrait of Alex Ryvchin by Michael Zavros wins Archibald People’s Choice Award
Michael Zavros has won the People’s Choice Award for the 2026 Archibald Prize for a portrait of author…
Richard Lewer Wins Australia’s Top Portrait Prize
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Richard Lewer wins Archibald Prize 2026 for portrait of Pitjantjatjara elder Iluwanti Ken
Richard Lewer has won the $100,000 Archibald Prize for his portrait of fellow artist, Pitjantjatjara elder and ngangkari…
Why portrait painting still matters in the age of the selfie
Perhaps I should have heeded the warning of John Singer Sargent. He was the greatest portrait painter of…
From Blue Poles to Gina Rinehart, the most controversial artworks in Australia
“Never had such a picture moved and disturbed the Australian public.” That’s art historian Patrick McCaughey, speaking at…
From death masks to selfies: The history of our love-affair with portraits
When thinking of fashion trends, coffins don’t necessarily spring to mind. But the burial boxes, or sarcophagi, of…
Two-time Archibald Prize-winning painter William Robinson has died, aged 89
Renowned Brisbane painter William Robinson AO has died aged 89. Robinson was twice awarded the Archibald Prize for…