Archibald Prize 1985
Entries: 227 (25 selected)
Sponsor: Katies
Exhibition dates: 21 December 1985 to 2 February 1986
Only selected works were exhibited; each artist could submit up to two works
- David Aspden - Portrait of the artist as an old dog
- Charles Bush - Self-portrait – 1985
- John Caldwell - Desiderius Orban
- Fred Cress - Patrick McCaughey
- Brian Dunlop - Dr Lynne Strahan
- Robert Eadie - Portrait of Royston Harpur
- David Fairbairn - 2 heads - Lynda
- Sali Herman - George
- Christine Hiller - Homage to Zola: self-portrait with two peasants
- Keith Looby - Bill Hayden
- Stuart Maxwell - SM contemplates Guy Warren, rainforest enthusiast, teacher, artist
- Vladas Meskenas - Donald Friend
- David Preston - Wendy Hughes
- Clifton Pugh - Professor Manning Clark, AC
- Clifton Pugh - John Perceval
- Susan Rothwell - Peter Weir
- Arthur Leeds Schmidt - Ray Hughes in his gallery
- Garry Shead - Portrait of Bruce Petty
- Andrew Sibley - Albert Tucker, AO
- Eric John Smith - Hector Gilliland
- Eric John Smith - Self-portrait
- Joshua Smith - Self-portrait - eighty
- Anne Wanstall - Portrait of a fellow artist (Michael Farrell)
- Guy Warren - Flugelman with Wingman (Winner: Archibald Prize 1985)
- Bryan Westwood - Portrait of James Fairfax