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, the editor ...

for

portrait A portrait is a painting, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face and its expressions are predominant. The intent is to display the likeness, personality, and even the mood of the person. For this ...

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: Organizations * CLARA, Latin American academic computer network organization * Clara.Net, a European ISP * Consolidated Land and Rail Australia, a property development consortium People * Clara (given name), a feminine giv ...

– ''

Rosemary Laing Rosemary Laing (born 1959) is an Australian photographer. She originally trained as a painter before moving to the medium of photography. Laing has taught art at the UNSW Art & Design, University of New South Wales, College of Fine Arts. With ov ...

and Geoff Kleem (in their garden)'' *

John Beard John Beard may refer to: * John Beard (artist) (born 1943), Welsh artist and painter * John Beard (colonial administrator) (died 1685), Chief Agent and Governor of Bengal * John Beard (embryologist) (1858–1924), Scottish embryologist and anatomis ...

– ''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. ...

) *

Natasha Bieniek Natasha (russian: Наташа) is a name of Slavic origin. The Slavic name is the diminutive form of Natalia. Notable people * Natasha, the subject of ''Natasha's Story'', a 1994 nonfiction book * Natasha Aguilar (1970–2016), Costa Rican sw ...

– ''Waiting for Arden'' (Self-portrait) * Shane Bowden – ''Self-portrait sitting in a red chair, Avalon'' * Keith Burt – '' Benjamin Law: happy sad'' *

Tom Carment Tom or TOM may refer to: * Tom (given name), a diminutive of Thomas or Tomás or an independent Aramaic given name (and a list of people with the name) Characters * Tom Anderson, a character in ''Beavis and Butt-Head'' * Tom Beck, a character ...

– ''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 is currently the artistic director of the Queensland Ballet in Brisbane, Australia.Queensland Ballet (2012)Li Cunxin returns to the stage ...

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

Samuel Rush Condon Samuel ''Šəmūʾēl'', Tiberian: ''Šămūʾēl''; ar, شموئيل or صموئيل '; el, Σαμουήλ ''Samouḗl''; la, Samūēl is a figure who, in the narratives of the Hebrew Bible, plays a key role in the transition from the bibl ...

– ''Self-portrait, Paris'' *

Luke Cornish Luke Cornish (born 1979) is an Australian 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 Choice Award at the Ar ...

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

Tony Costa Antone Charles "Tony" Costa (August 2, 1944 – May 12, 1974) was an American serial killer and carpenter who achieved notoriety for committing serial murders in and around the Massachusetts town of Truro in 1969. Early life and crimes A ...

- '' Lindy Lee'' (Winner: Archibald Prize 2019) * Jonathan Dalton – ''Sally. And her boys.'' (Portrait of Sally Anderson) *

David Darcy David Darcy (11 August 19431 August 2020) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1960s. Darcy also played for and coached South Adelaide in the South Australian National ...

– ''Tjuparntarri – women's business'' (Portrait of Daisy Tjuparntarri Ward) (Winner: People's Choice Award 2019) * Sinead Davies – ''The endocrinologist – Professor Katherine Samaras'' *

Anh Do Anh Do (born 2 June 1977) is a 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 ''Dancing with the Stars'' in ...

– ''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 Bu ...

) * Blak Douglas – ''White shells, black heart'' (Portrait of

Esme Timbery Esme Timbery (born 14 February 1931 and also known by her married name, Russell) is an Australian Bidjigal shellworker. Timbery's shellwork has contemporary elements, blended with the traditional medium. She has work in the collections of severa ...

) * Katherine Edney – ''Self-portrait with Ariel'' * Marc Etherington – ''Idris Murphy and his dog Wally'' * Carla Fletcher – ''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 psyche ...

)))'' * Prudence Flint – ''The stand'' (Portrait of Richard Stringer) * Kendal Gear – ''Self-portrait '' *

Kate Gradwell Kate name 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 auth ...

– ''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 and motivational speaker. Alcott was a member of the Australia men's national wheelchair basketball ...

) * Jasper Knight – ''Jason Phu'' *

Kim Leutwyler Kim Leutwyler, is an emerging 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 frequent ...

– ''Faustina'' (Portrait of Faustina Agolley) *

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: * Mat Erpelding (born 1975), American politician * Mat Kearney (born 1978), American singer- ...

– ''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 trilogy, Friar Carl in '' Van Helsing'', Dilios in ''300'' a ...

) (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 Coll ...

– ''Four Rodneys'' (Portrait of Rodney Pople) * Bridgette McNab – ''Karla'' (Portrait of Karla Špetić) * Nigel Milsom – ''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 Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY lands) in South Australia. He has won many art awards, and after being nominated for the Archibal ...

– ''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 may refer to: People Biblical * Jude, brother of Jesus, who is sometimes identified as being the same person as Jude the Apostle * Jude the Apostle, an apostle also called Judas Thaddaeus or Lebbaeus, the patron saint of lost causes in the ...

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

Annabel Crabb Annabel Crabb (born 1973) 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 ...

) *

Paul Ryan Paul Davis Ryan (born January 29, 1970) is an American former politician who served as the 54th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 2015 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he was the vice presidential nominee i ...

– ''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 and songwriter who has worked mononymously as Washington. Originally performing jazz music, her style shifted to indie pop and alternative rock. She has released three s ...

) *

Vanessa Stockard Vanessa may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Vanessa'' (Millais painting), an 1868 painting by Pre-Raphaelite artist John Everett Millais * ''Vanessa'', a 1933 novel by Hugh Walpole * ''Vanessa'', a 1952 instrumental song written by Bernie ...

– ''McLean'' (Portrait of

McLean Edwards MacLean, also spelt Maclean and McLean, is a Gaelic surname Mac Gille Eathain, or, Mac Giolla Eóin in Irish Gaelic), Eóin being a Gaelic form of Johannes (John). The clan surname is an Anglicisation of the Scottish Gaelic "Mac Gille Eathain" ...

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

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

) *

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 Australian professional rugby league footballer. His regular playing positions were Centre, Fullback, Five-eighth and Wing. From 2011 to 2019 he pl ...

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Michael Vale Michael Vale (June 28, 1922 – December 24, 2005) was an American character actor famous for being the longtime sleepy-eyed mascot " Fred the Baker" for donut chain Dunkin' Donuts, with his famous catchphrase "Time to make the donuts." He wa ...

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Kid Congo Brian Tristan (born March 27, 1959), better known by his stage name Kid Congo Powers,Strong, Martin C. (2003) ''The Great Indie Discography'', Canongate, , p. 25, 41, 359 is an American rock guitarist, singer, and actor best known as a member of ...

on the island of the pink monkey birds'' * Natasha Walsh – ''A liminal space'' (Self-portrait) *

Mirra Whale Mirra may refer to: * Mırra, traditional type of bitter coffee in Turkey and some Arabic countries * Mirra chair, chair designed by Herman Miller * Anthony Mirra, an American mobster, soldier and later caporegime for the Bonanno crime family * Da ...

– ''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.Karyn Zamel Karyn is an English-language given name and may refer to: *Karyn Bailey (born 1986), Australian netball player in the National Netball League * Karyn Bosnak (born 1974), American author of two published books: ''Save Karyn'' and ''20 Times a Lady' ...

– ''My self'' (Self-portrait)

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