Finalists For The Archibald Prize 2013 + The Packing Room Prize

The names of the artists selected for the Archibald, Wynne & Sulman Prizes bring been announced too you lot tin straightaway run into images of the artwork selected for exhibition on the website of the Art Gallery of New South Wales

Archibald finalists 2013 - There were 868 entries for The Archibald Prize 2013 ($75,000) - straightaway inwards its 92nd yr - for the Best Portrait Painting preferably of to a greater extent than or less homo or adult woman distinguished inwards Art, Letters, Science or Politics. (2012: 839 entries; 2011: 708 entries)
Wynne Finalists 2013 - There were 773 entries for The Wynne Prize ($35,000) for Best Landscape Painting of Australian scenery, or figure sculpture - marginally downward on lastly year (2012: 783 entries; 2011: 712 entries) I'll live roofing this inwards to a greater extent than item on The Art of the Landscape blog
Sulman Finalists 2013 - There were 626 entries for The Sulman Prize $30,000 for Best Subject Painting, Genre Painting or Mural Project past times an Australian creative mortal inwards oil, acrylic, watercolour or mixed media. Entries were somewhat downward on lastly yr (2012: 654 entries 2011: 561 entries).

Selected finalists for Archibald Prize 2013

There are 39 finalists for the Prize - who are all listed below. The winner of the $75,000 prize volition live announced adjacent Friday, March 22.

click the link inwards the lift to run into their artwork on their personal website or at their gallery
click the link inwards the championship of their selected artwork to run into the page devoted to that artwork
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Archibald Prize Finalists

won the 2008 Archibald Prize amongst Giles Alexander - won the 2008 Archibald Prize amongst a self-portrait amongst her 2 children. This year's epitome is watercolour, gouache too acrylic on canvas)