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Portraits of Grace Tame, Eryn Jean Norvill announced as 2021 Archibald Prize finalists
The Archibald portrait competition offers $100,000 in prize money for the winning artist, with entries to be painted in the past year from at least one live sitting. This year, 52 works have been selected as finalists in the prestigious prize, with portraits of famous identities such as Grace Tame, Kate Ceberano, Craig Foster, Rachel Griffiths and Kerry O'Brien making the cut. Scroll through the finalists below before the winner is announced on June 4.
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Euan Macleod, 'Blak Douglas'. Oil on polyester, 180 x 150.5 cm. © the artist. Sitter: Adam Hill (aka Blak Douglas).Credit:Mim Stirling
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Eunice Djerrknu Yunupinu, 'Me and my sisters'. Natural pigments and recycled print toner on bark (Eucalyptus tetradonta), 180 x 86 cm. © the artist. Sitter: Djerrknu Yunupinu. Credit:Jenni Carter
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Mirra Whale, 'Repose'. Oil on linen, 90.1 x 110.2 cm. © the artist. Sitter: Ben Quilty.Credit:Jenni Carter
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Peter Wegner, 'Portrait of Guy Warren at 100'. Oil on canvas, 120.5 x 151.5 cm. © the artist. Sitter: Guy Warren.Credit:AGNSW, Jenni Carter
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Oliver Watts, 'Dorian Gray (Eryn Jean Norvill)'. Acrylic on canvas, 213.5 x 137.5 cm. © the artist. Sitter: Eryn Jean Norvill.Credit:Jenni Carter
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Nick Stathopoulos, 'The white shirt - portrait of Tane Andrews'. Acrylic and oil on poly-cotton, 153 x 80.1 cm. © the artist. Sitter: Tane Andrews.Credit:Mim Stirling
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Michael Snape, 'Stuart Purves'. Oil on canvas, 180.5 x 120 cm. © the artist. Sitter: Stuart Purves.Credit:Jenni Carter
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Sally Ross, 'Autoportrait'. Oil on board, 130 x 110 cm. © the artist. Sitter: Sally Ross.Credit:Jenni Carter
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Joan Ross, 'Joan as a colonial woman looking at the future'. Vinyl acrylic and ink on card, 101 x 75.5 cm. © the artist. Sitter: Joan Ross.Credit:AGNSW, Jenni Carter
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Marikit Santiago, 'Filipiniana (self-portrait in collaboration with Maella Santiago Pearl)'. Acrylic, interior paint, pen and oil on found cardboard, 110.5 x 100.7 cm. © the artist. Sitter: Marikit Santiago.Credit:Mim Stirling
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Thom Roberts, 'A portriff of Adam (Shane Simpson AM)'. Acrylic on canvas, 101.5 x 101.5 cm. © the artist. Sitter: Shane Simpson.Credit:Felicity Jenkins
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Jude Rae, 'Inside out'. Oil on linen, 198 x 152.5 cm. © the artist. Sitter: Jude Rae.Credit:Felicity Jenkins
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James Powditch, 'Kerry O'Brien - all along the watch tower'. Acrylic on paper and board, 173 x 244 cm. © the artist. Sitter: Kerry O'Brien.Credit:Mim Stirling
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Thea Anamara Perkins,'Rachel'. Acrylic on board, 40.5 x 30.5 cm. © the artist. Sitter: Rachel Perkins.Credit:Felicity Jenkins
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Kirsty Neilson, 'Making noise'. Oil on linen, 50.1 x 60.1 cm. © the artist. Sitter: Grace Tame.Credit:Felicity Jenkins
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Sally M Nangala Mulda, 'Two town camp stories'. Acrylic on linen, 50.1 x 120.2 cm. © the artist. Sitter: Sally M Nangala Mulda.Credit:Mim Stirling
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James Morrison, 'Portrait of Timothy Vernon Moore'. Oil on plywood, 150 x 150 cm. © the artist. Sitter: Timothy Vernon Moore.Credit:Felicity Jenkins
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Julian Meagher, 'Fozzy'. Oil on linen, 56.5 x 46 cm. © the artist. Sitter: Craig Foster.Credit:Mim Stirling
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Pat Hoffie, 'Visaya in a c-collar'. Oil on canvas, 51 x 40.5 cm. © the artist. Sitter: Visaya Hoffie.Credit:Mim Stirling
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Xeni Kusumitra, 'adrift'. Oil on linen panel, 35.5 x 28 cm. © the artist. Sitter: Michael Dagostino.Credit:Jenni Carter