Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes 2024

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Sat 08 Jun 2024 - Sun 08 Sep 2024

This year, the Art Gallery of NSW is hosting three of Australia’s most celebrated art prizes: the Archibald Prize, the Wynne Prize and the Sulman Prize.



The Archibald Prize has been running since 1921 and is currently in its 103rd year. This prize for portrait painting is the most celebrated and democratic art award in Australia and has had its share of controversy over the years. It is a prize that is open to any artist who lives in Australia or New Zealand, and as a result, it reflects the unique experiences of people living in the region and highlights figures from all walks of life. This year’s winner is a portrait of Tim Winton by Laura Jones, chosen from a selection of 57 paintings which were taken from 1005 entries for this year’s prize. Each entry has employed a range of different art styles in portraiture with a broad range of subjects from famous and significant Australians to self-portraits, and a range of other people as subjects to tell stories and evoke all sorts of responses to the art.

Want to vote for the ANZ People’s Choice Award? You have until the 4th of August to cast your vote.

For twelve years, there has been a Young Archie competition for young artists aged five to eighteen, judged by artist Grace Lillian Lee, and this year had 4000 entries with 7 finalists and 20 honourable mentions. These finalists will be on exhibition from the 8th of June to the 8th of September in a free display with the Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes. Honourable mentions are displayed at the SH Ervin Gallery alongside the Salon des Refusés.

After the Archibald Prize, come and learn more about a couple of other art prizes in Australia that celebrate art and artists in Australia beyond the names we are familiar with.
The Wynne Prize has been running since 1895, thanks to a bequest from Richard Wynne, and the first prize was awarded in 1897.
The Wynne Prize is an annual prize for the best landscape painting of Australian scenery done in oils or watercolours, or for the best example of figure sculpture by Australian artists. This is an open competition, and it is judged by the Art Gallery of NSW trustees. The finalists are displayed in an exhibition at the Art Gallery, which is currently running until the 8th of September.

And if you’re eager to check out some murals, then you may be interested in the Sulman Prize for subject painting, genre painting or a mural project, so you’ve got a wide range of styles and projects covered across these three exhibitions. This prize was first awarded in 1936 and is judged by trustees of the Gallery, much like the Archibald and Wynne prizes. An artist is also invited to judge the Sulman, and this year, the judge is Tom Polo.

These must-see exhibitions are compelling viewing and will be a fabulous experience to engage with the finalists and winners for these three prizes in a celebration of Australian art.

Buy tickets for these exhibitions here .


8 June - 8 September 2024
Art Gallery of New South Wales
Naala Badu, our north building
Lower level 2
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