Past exhibitions

Australia’s most extraordinary art event

The Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes is an annual exhibition eagerly anticipated by artists and audiences alike.

The Archibald Prize, first awarded in 1921, is Australia’s favourite art award, and one of its most prestigious. Awarded to the best portrait painting, the Archibald Prize is a who’s who of Australian culture – from politicians to celebrities, sporting heroes to artists.

The Wynne Prize is awarded to the best landscape painting of Australian scenery, or figure sculpture, while the Sulman Prize is given to the best subject painting, genre painting or mural project in oil, acrylic, watercolour or mixed media.

Each year, the trustees of the Art Gallery of NSW judge the Archibald and Wynne Prizes, and invite an artist to judge the Sulman Prize. In 2013, the Sulman judge is Kate Beynon.

Visit the exhibition and vote for your favourite portrait in the People’s Choice award, announced 16 May, and see the finalists in our inaugural Young Archie competition, on display until 2 June.

Explore the Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes

View finalists from this year and previous years, and find out more about each of the prizes, including how to enter, in our prizes database.