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Richard Lewer wins the 2026 Archibald Prize

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Richard Lewer wins the 2026 Archibald Prize

Congratulations to Richard Lewer, winner of the Archibald Prize 2026 for his portrait of senior artist and Ngangkari (traditional healer), Iluwanti Ken. “I spent time with Iluwanti at Tjala Arts in Amata, in the Aṉangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands of South Australia. Although we have known one another for several years...

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I love my job but some days are just a little brighter than others.

We are so very proud of all our artists who are hanging in the AGNSW Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes and we are beyond happy for Richard Lewer and Lucy Culliton.

These beautiful, hard working and dedicated artists both deserve the accolades they received yesterday. And it’s always a joy to see Iluwanti and Sylvia Ken!

Thank you to everyone at the Art Gallery of New South Wales for their dedication to this prize and the artists who enter.

@richard_lewer @lucyculliton @tjalaarts @_guido_maestri @keithburt_artist @natashabieniek @davidjamesgriggs @artgalleryofnsw

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Big congratulations to Lucy Culliton, Winner of the Sulman Prize 2026.

“This is Toolah. She is one of seven greyhounds (nine dogs in total, all rescued) who live with me at Bibbenluke in the Snowy Monaro region of NSW.

This chair is Toolah’s favourite spot to sleep while I paint in the studio. I love how she camouflages herself into the upholstery of the chair. At the time, I was painting large Monaro grass paintings in a matching palette, so I had to include one.”

Lucy’s award-winning artwork can be viewed alongside all the finalists at the Art Gallery of New South Wales until 16 August 2026.

Image:
Lucy Culliton, ‘Toolah, artist model’, 2026, oil on canvas, 137.0 x 137.0 cm
(ii) Lucy Culliton at the winner announcement with guest judge Del Kathryn Barton , Art Gallery of New South Wales

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Huge congratulations to Richard Lewer, Winner of the Archibald Prize 2026 for his portrait of Iluwanti Ken.

The subject of this portrait is Iluwanti Ken, a Pitjantjatjara Elder, senior artist and Ngangkari (traditional healer). She is a finalist in this year’s Wynne Prize.

‘I spent time with Iluwanti at Tjala Arts in Amata, in the Aṉangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands of South Australia. Although we have known one another for several years through shared exhibitions, being on Country together deepened my understanding of her presence and the responsibilities she carries, Iluwanti paints with an urgency I recognise.

Her work depicts the Walawuru Tjukurpa, the story of the eagles. Birds appear in her drawings, paintings and ceramics as teachers of care, protection, provision and resilience, particularly for women and children. These lessons shaped how I approached this portrait. I wanted to convey her strength and attentiveness, and reflect the way she watches over others.

In person, Iluwanti is a small woman, but she carries immense, quiet authority. I painted her life‑size, so her presence meets the viewer directly. The yellow ochre background holds the intensity of the heat and light we were working in. She loves bright clothing, which feels inseparable from her spirit, and the traces of paint on her arm acknowledge her as a working artist, as if she has just stepped out of the studio.’ - Richard Lewer 2026

Richard’s award-winning artwork can be viewed alongside all the finalists at the Art Gallery of New South Wales until 16 August 2026.

Images:
(i) Richard Lewer, Iluwanti Ken, 2026, synthetic polymer on canvas, 198.0 x 198.0 cm
(ii) Richard Lewer at the winner announcement, Art Gallery of New South Wales

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Congratulations Betty Muffler and Natasha Bieniek who have been selected as finalists in the 2026 Hadley’s Art Prize.

All the finalists work can be seen at Hadley’s Orient Hotel, Hobart from 1-23 August 2026 with the winners announced on Friday 31 July.

Congratulations and good luck to all the finalists.

Hadley’s Art Prize
Hadley’s Orient Hotel
Hobart, Tasmania
1 - 23 August 2026

Image details:
(i) Betty Muffler in the Iwantja Arts studio, photography by Rhett Hammerton
(ii) Betty Muffler, ‘Ngangkari Ngura (Healing Country) 788-25’, 2025, acrylic on linen, 152.0 x 122.0 cm
(iii) Natasha Bieniek in her studio
(iv) Natasha Bieniek, ‘Trill’, 2025, oil on wood panel, 8.0 x 6.0 cm

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COMING SOON - Ben Quilty ’The River’

Ben Quilty’s paintings have long moved between portraiture and landscape, holding space for questions of identity, place, and the weight of experience. In this new body of work, the landscape comes into sharper focus, not as a backdrop, but as something active, shifting and charged.

“Late in the afternoon and early in the morning, sunlight cuts across a vast rock shelf, illuminating the valley with a kind of theatrical precision. The space reveals itself as a stage, expansive, immersive, and strangely composed. It is this sense of both accident and intention that seems to hold Quilty’s attention, as though the landscape itself is performing.

Quilty’s ongoing enquiry into masculinity finds a new articulation here, as men enter the scene not as passive observers, but as agents of disruption. Holding axes, they hack into the very environment that surrounds them.”

’The River’ will be showing in the gallery from 13 May - 6 June.

Please contact the gallery for more information.

Video: Sahlan Hayes @sahlan.hayes

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A big congratulations to our 2026 Sulman Prize finalists Lucy Culliton and David Griggs.

The winner will be announced 8 May, congratulations and best of luck!

Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes 2026
Art Gallery of New South Wales
9 May - 16 August

For more information, please follow the link in bio

Image credit:
1. Lucy Culliton, Toolah, artist model, 2026, oil on canvas, 137.6 x 137.1 cm
2. David Griggs, Exchanging culture for lavender (autumn), 2026, oil on canvas,189.0 x 149.5 cm

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Congratulations to Iluwanti Ken and Keith Burt who are finalists in the 2026 Wynne Prize.

The winner will be announced 8 May.

Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes 2026
Art Gallery of New South Wales
9 May - 16 August

For more information, please follow the link in bio.

Image credit:
1. Iluwanti Ken (in collaboration with LeShaye Swan and Justine Anderson), ‘Nguntju Walawuruku manngu palapai ngura tjanampa (Mother Eagle makes a nest and home)’, 2026, clay, fibre, emu feathers, wood, 145.0 x 160.0 x 175.0 cm
2. Keith Burt, ‘Horseman’, 2026, plaster, acrylic, oil paint, 35.0 x 30.0 x 30.0 cm

@artgalleryofnsw @tjalaarts @keithburt_artist @janmurphygallery

#wynneprize2026 #iluwantiken #keithburt

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A big congratulations to our 2026 Archibald Prize finalists, Richard Lewer, Natasha Bieniek and Guido Maestri.

The winner will be announced 8 May.

Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes 2026
Art Gallery of New South Wales
9 May - 16 August

For more information, please follow the link in bio.

Image details:
Richard Lewer, ‘Iluwanti Ken’, 2026, acrylic on linen, 200.0 x 200.0 cm
(ii) Guido Maestri, ‘Self portrait, inside out (head in the clouds)’, 2024-2026, oil on linen, 212.0 x 200.0 cm
(iii) Natasha Bieniek, ‘Self-portrait’, 2026, oil on wood panel, 25.0 x 20.0 cm

@artgalleryofnsw @richard_lewer @natashabieniek @_guido_maestri

#archibaldprize2026 #richardlewer #natashabieniek #guidomaestri