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Archibald prize 2025

July 2025

  • Archibald Prize 2025 finalist, Loribelle Spirovski ‘Finger painting of William Barton’, oil on canvas, 182.6 x 137 cm © the artist, image © Art Gallery of New South Wales, Jenni Carter  
Sitter: William Barton 
***This information and these images are embargoed until 11:30 am on 1 May 2025***

    Archibald prize 2025: finger-painted portrait of musician William Barton wins people’s choice award

    Loribelle Spirovski’s painting of didgeridoo/yidaki player wins the $5,000 prize decided by the public, with more than 40,000 votes cast

May 2025

  • Abdul against trees and cloudy sky

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  • Archibald Prize 2025 finalist, Julie Fragar ‘Flagship Mother Multiverse (Justene)’, oil on canvas, 240 x 180.4 cm © the artist, image © Art Gallery of New South Wales, Jenni Carter Sitter: Justene Williams ***This information and these images are embargoed until 11:30 am on 1 May 2025*** ***This information and these images are embargoed until 11:30 am on 1 May 2025*** These images may only be used in conjunction with editorial coverage of the ‘Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes 2025’ exhibition, 10 May – 17 August 2025, at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, and strictly in accordance with the terms of access to these images – see artgallery.nsw.gov.au/info/access-to-agnsw-media-room-tcs. Without limiting those terms, these images must not be cropped or overwritten; prior approval in writing is required for use as a cover; caption details must accompany reproductions of the images; and archiving is not permitted. Media contact: media@ag.nsw.gov.au

    Archibald prize 2025: Julie Fragar wins for portrait of artist Justene Williams

April 2025

  • Evan Shipard’s portrait of celebrity gardener Costa Georgiadis is among Archibald prize 2025 finalists.

    Archibald prize 2025 finalists: Nicole Kidman, Aaron Chen, Jackie O and others – in pictures

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  • A painting of Jason Chu on a horse in front of a snowy moutain, with brightly coloured birds flying around him

    Archibald prize 2025: Jason Phu portrait by Abdul Abdullah wins packing room prize