The portrait of Iluwanti Ken by Richard Lewer is a worthy #ArchibaldPrize winner. But Virginia Trioli and Cora by Stieg Persson was my favourite #Archibald. (I *may* be biased! 😉) ❤️ #NSWArtGallery #paintings #portraits #dogs #labrador #blacklabrador #DogsOfMastodon

Iluwanti Ken portrait by Richard Lewer wins 2026 Archibald Prize

Melbourne based Australian artist Richard Lewer has won the annual portraiture award for his painting of Iluwanti Ken. Ken, an elder from Pitjantjatjara country (in the northwest of South Australia), is a well known artist herself. The announcement was made last Friday 8 May 2026. The works of all Archibald Prize prize finalists are on show at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, in Sydney, until Sunday 16 August 2026.

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Richard Lewer has won the 2026 Archibald Prize and $100,000 for his life-size portrait of Pitjantjatjara Elder Illuwanti Ken, announced today at the Art Gallery of NSW. #ArchibaldPrize #ArtNews #RichardLewer #Australia
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Archibald prize 2026: Richard Lewer portrait of artist Iluwanti Ken wins $100,000 https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/may/08/archibald-prize-2026-richard-lewer-portrait-of-artist-iluwanti-ken-wins-100000 #ArchibaldPrize2026 #Art #ArchibaldPrize #ArtAndDesign #AwardsAndPrizes #Culture #AustraliaNews

Sean Layh has officially won the 2026 Archibald Packing Room Prize with a dark double portrait of actor Jacob Collins as Hamlet, beating out over 1,000 entries ahead of the main event. #ArchibaldPrize #SeanLayh #JacobCollins #ArtNews #Australia
https://blazetrends.com/sean-layh-takes-the-2026-archibald-packing-room-prize-with-a-haunting-portrait-of-jacob-collins/?fsp_sid=7103

Archibald prize 2026: Jacob Collins portrait wins the Packing Room prize as finalists revealed https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/apr/30/archibald-prize-2026-finalists-packing-room-winner #ArchibaldPrize2026 #Art #AustraliaNews #AwardsAndPrizes #Culture #ArtAndDesign #ArchibaldPrize