This is a list of finalists for the 2019

Archibald Prize The Archibald Prize is an Australian portraiture art prize for painting, generally seen as the most prestigious portrait prize in Australia. It was first awarded in 1921 after the receipt of a bequest from J. F. Archibald, J. F. Archib ...

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ure (listed is Artist – ''Title''). As the images are copyrighted, an external link to an image has been listed where available. *

Clara Adolphs Clara may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Clara'' (2018 film), a Canadian sci-fi drama * ''Clara'' (2019 film), a Ukrainian animated fantasy film * ''Clara'' (TV series), a German TV series * Clara the Cow, mascot of the Greek TV show '' P ...

– '' Rosemary Laing and Geoff Kleem (in their garden)'' * John Beard – ''Edmund (+ Bill)'' (Portrait of

Edmund Capon Edmund George Capon (11 June 1940 – 13 March 2019) was an art scholar specialising in Chinese art. He was director of the Art Gallery of New South Wales from 1978 to 2011. He was also the chair of soccer club Sydney FC from 2006 to 2007. E ...

) * Natasha Bieniek – ''Waiting for Arden'' (Self-portrait) * Shane Bowden – ''Self-portrait sitting in a red chair, Avalon'' * Keith Burt – '' Benjamin Law: happy sad'' * Tom Carment – ''Katoomba portrait – James Scanlon'' * Jun Chen – ''Mao's last dancer –

Li Cunxin Li Cunxin (born 26 January 1961) is a Chinese-Australian former ballet dancer turned stockbroker. He was the artistic director of the Queensland Ballet between 2012 and 2023.Queensland Ballet (2012)Li Cunxin returns to the stage as Queensl ...

'' * Erika Cholich – ''Unadorned (self-portrait) '' *

Samuel Rush Condon Samuel is a figure who, in the narratives of the Hebrew Bible, plays a key role in the transition from the biblical judges to the United Kingdom of Israel under Saul, and again in the monarchy's transition from Saul to David. He is venerated ...

– ''Self-portrait, Paris'' *

Luke Cornish Luke Cornish (born 1979) is an Australian stencil graffiti, stencil artist, also known as E.L.K. In 2012 Cornish became the first stencil artist to become a finalist in the Archibald Prize. He was also awarded the Holding Redlich People's Choic ...

– ''Cato, Callie and Comet'' (Portrait of Sue Cato) *

Tony Costa Antone Charles "Tony" Costa (August 2, 1944 – May 12, 1974), sometimes referred to as the Cape Cod Vampire or the Cape Cod Cannibal was an American serial killers, American serial killer who was active in and around the town of Truro, Mas ...

- '' Lindy Lee'' (Winner: Archibald Prize 2019) * Jonathan Dalton – ''Sally. And her boys.'' (Portrait of Sally Anderson) * David Darcy – ''Tjuparntarri – women's business'' (Portrait of Daisy Tjuparntarri Ward) (Winner: People's Choice Award 2019) * Sinead Davies – ''The endocrinologist – Professor

Katherine Samaras Katherine Samaras is the laboratory head at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research. She holds positions at St Vincent's Clinic, and University of New South Wales, as well as the University of Notre Dame. Career Samaras works in clinical care ...

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Anh Do Anh Do (born 2 June 1977) is a Vietnamese Australian, Vietnamese-born Australian author, actor, comedian, and painter. He has appeared on Australian TV shows such as ''Thank God You're Here'' and ''Good News Week'', and was runner-up on ''Danci ...

– ''Art and war'' (Portrait of

George Gittoes George Noel Gittoes, (born 7 December 1949) is an Australian artist, film producer, director and writer. In 1970, he was a founder of the Yellow House Artist Collective in Sydney. After the Yellow House finished, he established himself in ...

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Blak Douglas __NOTOC__ Blak Douglas, formerly known as Adam Douglas Hill, is an Aboriginal Australian artist and musician. he is based in Sydney, New South Wales. Early life and education He is a Dhungatti man, with Irish, Scots, English, and German anc ...

– ''White shells, black heart'' (Portrait of

Esme Timbery Esme Russell (; 14 February 1931 – 6 October 2023) was an Australian Bidjigal artist and shellworker. Timbery's shellwork had contemporary elements blended with the traditional medium. Her work is in the collections of several art museums thro ...

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Katherine Edney Katherine (), also spelled Catherine and other variations, is a feminine given name. The name and its variants are popular in countries where large Christian populations exist, because of its associations with one of the earliest Christian sa ...

– ''Self-portrait with Ariel'' *

Marc Etherington Marc or MARC may refer to: People * Marc (given name), people with the first name * Marc (surname), people with the family name Acronyms * MARC standards, a data format used for library cataloging, * MARC Train, a regional commuter rail syste ...

– ''Idris Murphy and his dog Wally'' *

Carla Fletcher Carla is the feminized version of Carl, Carlos or Charles, from ''ceorl'' in Old English, which means "free man". People Notable people with the name include: * Carla Lazzari (born 2005), French singer and former member of the children's mus ...

– ''Charge of the Star Goddess (((

Del Kathryn Barton Del Kathryn Barton (born 11 December 1972) is an Australian artist who began drawing at a young age, and studied at UNSW Art & Design (formerly the College of Fine Arts) at the University of New South Wales. She soon became known for her psych ...

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Prudence Flint Prudence (, Contraction (grammar), contracted from meaning "seeing ahead, sagacity") is the ability to govern and discipline oneself by the use of reason. It is classically considered to be a virtue, and in particular one of the four cardina ...

– ''The stand'' (Portrait of Richard Stringer) *

Kendal Gear Kendal, once Kirkby in Kendal or Kirkby Kendal, is a market town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Westmorland and Furness, England. It lies within the River Kent's dale, from which its name is derived, just outside the boundary of t ...

– ''Self-portrait '' *

Kate Gradwell Kate may refer to: People and fictional characters * Kate (given name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or nickname * Gyula Káté (born 1982), Hungarian amateur boxer * Lauren Kate (born 1981), American author o ...

– ''Yindyamarra: a portrait of Professor Michael McDaniel '' * David Griggs – ''Tracing the antiquity of Jewish alchemy with Alexie Glass-Kantor'' * Tsering Hannaford – ''Mrs Singh'' (Portrait of Anant Singh) * Laura Jones – ''Nakkiah in her dressing room'' (Portrait of Nakkiah Lui) * Kirpy – ''Dylan'' (Portrait of

Dylan Alcott Dylan Martin Alcott, (born 4 December 1990) is an Australian former wheelchair tennis player, former wheelchair basketball player, radio host, actor, foundation founder, business owner and motivational speaker. Alcott was a member of the Austra ...

) * Jasper Knight – ''Jason Phu'' *

Kim Leutwyler Kim Leutwyler is an artist based in Sydney, Australia. She has exhibited her work in multiple galleries across both Australia and the United States. While creating a collection of pieces that utilize different mediums, she most frequently display ...

– ''Faustina'' (Portrait of

Faustina Agolley Faustina "Fuzzy" Agolley (born 10 April 1984) is an Australian television presenter best known for her role as the host of long-running Australian music program ''Video Hits'' on Channel 10. She was also the host of late-night game and gadget ...

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Mathew Lynn Mathew is a masculine given name and a variant of Matthew. It is also used as a surname. As a given name Notable people with the given name include: * Mathew Baynton (born 1980), English actor and comedian * Mat Erpelding (born 1975), Americ ...

– ''Crow ( Maddy Madden)'' * Tessa MacKay – ''Through the looking glass'' (Portrait of

David Wenham David Wenham (born 21 September 1965) is an Australian actor who has appeared in film, television and theatre. He is known for his roles as Faramir in The Lord of the Rings (film series), ''The Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy, Friar Carl in ' ...

) (Winner: Packing Room Prize 2019) * Angus McDonald – '' Mariam Veiszadeh'' *

Euan Macleod Euan Macleod (born 1956) is a New Zealand-born artist. Macleod was born in Christchurch, New Zealand and moved to Sydney, Australia in 1981, where he lives and works. He received a Certificate in Graphic Design from Christchurch Technical Colle ...

– ''Four Rodneys'' (Portrait of Rodney Pople) * Bridgette McNab – ''Karla'' (Portrait of Karla Špetić) *

Nigel Milsom Nigel Milsom is an Australian painter. Early life Milsom was born in 1975 in the southern New South Wales city of Albury. He completed a Bachelor of Arts (Visual Arts) at the University of Newcastle in 1998, and then undertook postgraduate st ...

– ''Judo house part 8 (a perfect light)'' (Self-portrait) *

Vincent Namatjira Vincent Namatjira (born 14 June 1983) is an Aboriginal Australian artist living in Indulkana, in the APY lands in South Australia. After being a finalist for the Archibald Prize three times, he became the first Indigenous artist to win the pr ...

– ''Art is our weapon – portrait of Tony Albert'' * Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran – ''Multi-limbed self-portrait (after ceramic figures)'' * Adam Norton – '' David Griggs, outta space'' * Thea Anamara Perkins – ''Christian'' (Portrait of Christian Thompson) *

Jude Rae Jude Rae (born 1956) is an Australian artist. She has exhibited, predominantly in Australia and New Zealand, since the 1980s, and is famous for her still life paintings, large scale interiors, and portraits. Biography Jude Rae was born in Sydn ...

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Sarah Peirse Sarah Peirse is a New Zealand actress who works on both screen and stage. She is best known for her roles as Honora Rieper in ''Heavenly Creatures'' and as Kate in ''Rain''. Career Screen Peirse played two very different mothers — Honora Ri ...

as Miss Docker in Patrick White's 'A cheery soul * Jordan Richardson – ''Annabel'' (Portrait of

Annabel Crabb Annabel Crabb is an Australian political journalist, commentator and television host who is the ABC's chief online political writer. She has worked for Adelaide's '' The Advertiser'', ''The Sydney Morning Herald'', ''The Age'', the '' Sunday A ...

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Paul Ryan Paul Davis Ryan (born January 29, 1970) is an American politician who served as the List of Speakers of the United States House of Representatives, 54th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 2015 to 2019. A member of the ...

– ''Self-portrait in the studio with the Beastie Boys, painting James Drinkwater for the Archibald Prize (Los amigos)'' * Loribelle Spirovski – ''Meg and Amos (and Art)'' (Portrait of

Megan Washington Megan Alexanda Washington (born 7 January 1986) is an Australian musician, songwriter and voice actor who has worked mononymously as Washington. Originally performing jazz music, her style shifted to indie pop and alternative rock. She has re ...

) * Vanessa Stockard – ''McLean'' (Portrait of

McLean Edwards McLean Edwards is an Australian painter and portraitist. In 2019 he was awarded ⁣⁣⁣⁣the 2019 Sir John Sulman Prize. Early life and education McLean Edwards was born in 1972 in Darwin, Northern Territoryto Gregson Edwards and Maria Br ...

) * Clare Thackway – ''Billow and tide'' (Portrait of

Lauren Brincat Lauren Brincat (born 1980) is an Australian contemporary artist and she works with multiple mediums including sculpture installations, moving image, and performance. Collaboration with other artists and cross disciplinary practice is a notable f ...

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Imants Tillers Imants Tillers (born 1950), is an Australian artist, curator and writer. He lives and works in Cooma, New South Wales. Early life and education Imants Tillers was born in Sydney in 1950, the child of Latvian immigrants. In 1973 he graduated fro ...

– ''All hail

Greg Inglis Gregory Paul Inglis (born 15 January 1987), also known by the nickname of "G.I.", is a retired Indigenous Australian professional rugby league footballer, who regularly played as a centre, fullback, five-eighth and wing. From 2011 to 2019, Ing ...

'' * Michael Vale – '' Kid Congo on the island of the pink monkey birds'' *

Natasha Walsh Natasha is a name of Russian origin. It is the diminutive form of the Latin name Natalia, which means "born on Christmas Day". Notable people * Natasha Aguilar (1970–2016), Costa Rican swimmer * Natasha Allegri (born 1986), American creator, ...

– ''A liminal space'' (Self-portrait) * Mirra Whale – ''Leigh'' (Portrait of

Leigh Sales Leigh Peta Sales (born 10 May 1973) is an Australian journalist and author, best known for her work with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). She has won three Walkley Awards, and in 2023 was nominated for the Gold Logie Award for M ...

) * Karyn Zamel – ''My self'' (Self-portrait)

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