A deceptively photorealistic self-portrait of an artist and Missy Higgins becoming The Special Two, a Citizen Kane inspired Nick Cave film poster, and a fragmented pop art treatment of cyclist Anna Meares are among the 52 works announced as part of this year’s Archibald Prize finalists. 

The winner of the nation’s most prestigious, renowned and longest-running portraiture prize will be announced next week, but already Sydney artist Tim Storrier, who took out the Archibald in 2012 for this gorgeous faceless self-portrait, has won the Packing Room Prize for his exuberant portrait of Barry Humphries’ alter ego Sir Les Patterson. 


But the famous faces don’t end there (what’s up Cate Blanchett, Adam Goodes and Nick Cave?). Check out some of our favourites below. 

SPORT

Sydney Swans’ Adam Goodes by Alan Jones.
Here Are All The Pop Culture Figures Depicted By This Year’s Archibald Prize Finalists

Cyclist Anna Meares by Phillip Barnes.

Here Are All The Pop Culture Figures Depicted By This Year’s Archibald Prize Finalists

Parramatta Eels’ Fuifui Moimoi by Nicolee Payne.

Here Are All The Pop Culture Figures Depicted By This Year’s Archibald Prize Finalists

Snowboarder Torah Bright by Zoë Young. 

Here Are All The Pop Culture Figures Depicted By This Year’s Archibald Prize Finalists


ENTERTAINMENT

Actress Cate Blanchett by Tim Maguire.

Here Are All The Pop Culture Figures Depicted By This Year’s Archibald Prize Finalists

Comedian John Safran by Samuel Rush Condon.

Here Are All The Pop Culture Figures Depicted By This Year’s Archibald Prize Finalists

Actor Richard Roxburgh by Paul Ryan.

Here Are All The Pop Culture Figures Depicted By This Year’s Archibald Prize Finalists

Entertainer Barry Humphries by Rodney Pople.

Here Are All The Pop Culture Figures Depicted By This Year’s Archibald Prize Finalists

Barry Humphries as Sir Leslie Colin by Tim Storrier.

Here Are All The Pop Culture Figures Depicted By This Year’s Archibald Prize Finalists

MUSIC

Musician Nick Cave by James Powditch.

Here Are All The Pop Culture Figures Depicted By This Year’s Archibald Prize Finalists

Musician Tim Rogers by Jason Benjamin.

Here Are All The Pop Culture Figures Depicted By This Year’s Archibald Prize Finalists

Musician Dan Sultan by Carla Fletcher.

Here Are All The Pop Culture Figures Depicted By This Year’s Archibald Prize Finalists

Musician Missy Higgins by Sophia Hewson.

Here Are All The Pop Culture Figures Depicted By This Year’s Archibald Prize Finalists

Musician Harvey Miller (Client Liaison) by Sally Ross.

Here Are All The Pop Culture Figures Depicted By This Year’s Archibald Prize Finalists 

See the rest of the finalists here.

Finalists of this year’s prize will be exhibited at the Gallery of New South Wales from July 19 before touring galleries around New South Wales.

ARCHIBALD PRIZE EXHIBITION DATES

4 October 2014 – 16 November 2014 Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery 

21 November 2014 – 4 January 2015 Gosford Regional Gallery 

16 January 2015 – 22 February 2015 Maitland Regional Art Gallery 

28 February 2015 – 12 April 2015 Lismore Regional Gallery 

18 April 2015 – 31 May 2015 Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery 

5 June 2015 – 19 July 2015 Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery 

24 July 2015 – 6 September 2015 Griffith Regional Art Gallery

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