Art Sets.

Archies sitters: ‘distinguished in the arts’

By the Art Gallery of NSW

The Archibald Prize is awarded, in the terms of the will of the late JF Archibald dated 15 March 1916, to the best portrait ‘preferentially of some man or woman distinguished in art, letters, science or politics, painted by any artist resident in Australasia during the 12 months preceding the date fixed by the Trustees for sending in the pictures’.

Presented are some of this year's finalists, whose sitters are ‘distinguished in the arts’.

Visual arts

AGNSW prizes Filippa Buttitta Judy Cassab ‒ portrait of an artist, from Archibald Prize 2015
AGNSW prizes Filippa Buttitta Judy Cassab ‒ portrait of an artist, from Archibald Prize 2015
https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/prizes/archibald/2015/29609/
AGNSW prizes Tom Carment Self-portrait at 60, from Archibald Prize 2015
AGNSW prizes Tom Carment Self-portrait at 60, from Archibald Prize 2015
https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/prizes/archibald/2015/29632/
AGNSW prizes Richard Bell ME, from Archibald Prize 2015
AGNSW prizes Richard Bell ME, from Archibald Prize 2015
https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/prizes/archibald/2015/29624/
AGNSW prizes Marc Etherington Del Kathryn Barton and Magic Dog, from Archibald Prize 2015
AGNSW prizes Marc Etherington Del Kathryn Barton and Magic Dog, from Archibald Prize 2015
https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/prizes/archibald/2015/29604/
AGNSW prizes Mitch Cairns Peter Powditch, from Archibald Prize 2015
AGNSW prizes Mitch Cairns Peter Powditch, from Archibald Prize 2015
https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/prizes/archibald/2015/29642/
AGNSW prizes Leslie Rice Hill End bacchanal (portrait of Luke Sciberras), from Archibald Prize 2015
AGNSW prizes Leslie Rice Hill End bacchanal (portrait of Luke Sciberras), from Archibald Prize 2015
https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/prizes/archibald/2015/29630/
AGNSW prizes Tony Costa David Fairbairn, from Archibald Prize 2015
AGNSW prizes Tony Costa David Fairbairn, from Archibald Prize 2015
https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/prizes/archibald/2015/29606/
AGNSW prizes Rodney Pople Frannie and Brett, from Archibald Prize 2015
AGNSW prizes Rodney Pople Frannie and Brett, from Archibald Prize 2015
https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/prizes/archibald/2015/29637/
AGNSW prizes Robert Hannaford Robert Hannaford, self-portrait, from Archibald Prize 2015
AGNSW prizes Robert Hannaford Robert Hannaford, self-portrait, from Archibald Prize 2015
https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/prizes/archibald/2015/29614/

Music

AGNSW prizes Julian Meagher Daniel Johns, from Archibald Prize 2015
AGNSW prizes Julian Meagher Daniel Johns, from Archibald Prize 2015
https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/prizes/archibald/2015/29639/
AGNSW prizes Jason Benjamin I sat by the river. I waited by the road, from Archibald Prize 2015
AGNSW prizes Jason Benjamin I sat by the river. I waited by the road, from Archibald Prize 2015
https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/prizes/archibald/2015/29635/
AGNSW prizes Angus McDonald Romanticide ‒ portrait of Abbe May, from Archibald Prize 2015
AGNSW prizes Angus McDonald Romanticide ‒ portrait of Abbe May, from Archibald Prize 2015
https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/prizes/archibald/2015/29612/

Stage and film

AGNSW prizes Bruno Jean Grasswill Michael Caton, from Archibald Prize 2015
AGNSW prizes Bruno Jean Grasswill Michael Caton, from Archibald Prize 2015
https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/prizes/archibald/2015/29598/
AGNSW prizes Paul Ryan Thirteen Noahs, from Archibald Prize 2015
AGNSW prizes Paul Ryan Thirteen Noahs, from Archibald Prize 2015
https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/prizes/archibald/2015/29618/
AGNSW prizes Sally Ross Eva, from Archibald Prize 2015
AGNSW prizes Sally Ross Eva, from Archibald Prize 2015
https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/prizes/archibald/2015/29599/
AGNSW prizes Samuel Rush Condon Jarratt, from Archibald Prize 2015
AGNSW prizes Samuel Rush Condon Jarratt, from Archibald Prize 2015
https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/prizes/archibald/2015/29634/
AGNSW prizes Blak Douglas Smoke and mirrors (Uncle Max Eulo), from Archibald Prize 2015
AGNSW prizes Blak Douglas Smoke and mirrors (Uncle Max Eulo), from Archibald Prize 2015
https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/prizes/archibald/2015/29625/

Design

AGNSW prizes Carla Fletcher Jenny Kee, from Archibald Prize 2015
AGNSW prizes Carla Fletcher Jenny Kee, from Archibald Prize 2015
https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/prizes/archibald/2015/29631/
AGNSW prizes Kim Leutwyler Start the riot, from Archibald Prize 2015
AGNSW prizes Kim Leutwyler Start the riot, from Archibald Prize 2015
https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/prizes/archibald/2015/29615/

Arts administrators and gallerists

AGNSW prizes Peter Churcher The last portrait, from Archibald Prize 2015
AGNSW prizes Peter Churcher The last portrait, from Archibald Prize 2015
https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/prizes/archibald/2015/29607/
AGNSW prizes Alicia Mozqueira Doug Hall, from Archibald Prize 2015
AGNSW prizes Alicia Mozqueira Doug Hall, from Archibald Prize 2015
https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/prizes/archibald/2015/29629/
AGNSW prizes John Beard Bill, from Archibald Prize 2015
AGNSW prizes John Beard Bill, from Archibald Prize 2015
https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/prizes/archibald/2015/29640/
AGNSW prizes Jason Phu Lisa has a much more pleasant face than Glenn..., from Archibald Prize 2015
AGNSW prizes Jason Phu Lisa has a much more pleasant face than Glenn..., from Archibald Prize 2015
https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/prizes/archibald/2015/29636/
AGNSW prizes Jiawei Shen How to explain art with a white rabbit, from Archibald Prize 2015
AGNSW prizes Jiawei Shen How to explain art with a white rabbit, from Archibald Prize 2015
https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/prizes/archibald/2015/29605/
AGNSW prizes Tianli Zu 'Edmund, your Twomblys are behind you', from Archibald Prize 2015
AGNSW prizes Tianli Zu 'Edmund, your Twomblys are behind you', from Archibald Prize 2015
https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/prizes/archibald/2015/29611/

And...

AGNSW prizes Adam Alcorn Alice Fraser, from Archibald Prize 2015
AGNSW prizes Adam Alcorn Alice Fraser, from Archibald Prize 2015
https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/prizes/archibald/2015/29628/
AGNSW prizes Kerry McInnis Omar Musa, the poetry of unease, from Archibald Prize 2015
AGNSW prizes Kerry McInnis Omar Musa, the poetry of unease, from Archibald Prize 2015
https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/prizes/archibald/2015/29608/
AGNSW prizes Mirra Whale Elizabeth, from Archibald Prize 2015
AGNSW prizes Mirra Whale Elizabeth, from Archibald Prize 2015
https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/prizes/archibald/2015/29641/
AGNSW prizes Nigel Milsom Judo house part 6 (the white bird), from Archibald Prize 2015
AGNSW prizes Nigel Milsom Judo house part 6 (the white bird), from Archibald Prize 2015
https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/prizes/archibald/2015/29643/
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