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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