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‘Deeply humbled’: Melbourne artist Richard Lewer wins Archibald Prize
It was sixth time lucky for Melbourne artist Richard Lewer who has won this year’s Archibald Prize for a portrait of Indigenous artist Iluwanti Ken.
- Linda Morris and Nick Galvin
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This year’s Archibald Prize winner is an instant classic. Here’s why
Richard Lewer’s beautiful, powerful portrait of APY Pitjantjatjara elder Iluwanti Ken is a winner that is right for the times.
- Michaela Boland
'It's mind-blowing': Richard Lewer on his Archibald win
The Melbourne artist was shocked to win the $100,000 portrait prize at the Art Gallery of NSW.
What we thought of the 2026 Archibald Prize
Linda Morris and Nick Galvin were on the ground at the Art Gallery of NSW for the 2026 Archibald Prize.
Moment Richard Lewer is announced as winner of the 2026 Archibald Prize
Richard Lewer has won this year’s Archibald Prize for a portrait of Iluwanti Ken, a Pitjantjatjara elder and artist from Tjala Arts in South Australia’s APY Lands.
Archibald Prize 2026 as it happened: Richard Lewer wins for Iluwanti Ken portrait; Gaypalani Wanambi claims Wynne Prize, Lucy Culliton takes out Sulman Prize
Follow along as our arts writers deliver rolling coverage of the portraiture show that “stops a nation”.
- Linda Morris, Nick Galvin and Kayla Olaya
The brown suits of the Archibald Prize are gone. Here’s what’s replaced them
Melbourne artist W.B. McInnes won the first Archibald Prize for a sober portrait of an architect who sat stiffly beside a table of architectural drawings and objets d’art. This year’s cohort is something else.
- Linda Morris
Now for a change of pace: Movies, art and a boost to our books coverage
The launch of a special interactive feature on the top 50 Australian films of all time caps off a busy week for the Herald’s culture team.
- Jordan Baker
Self-taught artist wins Packing Room Prize with Shakespearean scene
Sean Layh’s portrait of actor Jacob Collins is one of 59 finalists in the running for this year’s $100,000 Archibald Prize.
- Linda Morris
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Archibald ditches the selfie and returns to form: Which one is your winner?
The art prize that stops the nation has made a welcome return after the chaos of last year.
- Michaela Boland