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TROPIC • ARTS
ARCHIBALD
PRIZE HISTORY
No. of works
6,000
from 32,00+ entries
No. of artists
1,500+
Self portraits
900+
2
Youngest and oldest winners
Nora Heysen
28 years, 1938
John Olsen
77 years, 2005
WINNING SITTERS
4
33% 31%
60% 64%
Female Male
Non-binary, multiple,
unknown <5%
3
Born from his desire to foster portraiture, Budding portraitists
support artists and perpetuate the
memory of great Australians, the open Cairns Art Gallery is running a number of portraiture
annual competition is judged by the programs for kids during the April school holidays.
trustees of the Gallery. For more info, head to their website.
Each winning portrait is typically of
someone ‘distinguished in arts, letters, The pursuit of lost portraits
science or politics, painted by any artist
resident in Australasia’. Ahead of curating Archie 100, the Art Gallery of NSW
Unlike other venues, Archie 100 is undertook the monumental task over many years
completely free to visit at Cairns of locating lost Archibald works. While the search is
Art Gallery. Free guided tours are run ongoing, the Gallery has found a reference image of 2700
on Thursdays, or you can hire a private works, with the location of 1600 of those now known.
tour after-hours. The collection is on If you happen to have any clues on a hidden Archibald
display until 12 June. work, contact [email protected]
MORE: cairnsartgallery.com.au
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