Archibald Prize 2025 finalist, Sid Pattni Self-portrait (the act of putting it back together, oil, synthetic polymer paint and hand-beaded appliqué on canvas, © Courtesy of the artist
Archibald Prize 2025 finalist, Sid Pattni Self-portrait (the act of putting it back together, oil, synthetic polymer paint and hand-beaded appliqué on canvas, © Courtesy of the artist
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Reflect in Sid Pattni’s frame
Thursday 28 August to Monday 13 October 2025
Location: The Carousel, 1 Eastern Beach Rd, Geelong
Visit the Carousel at Geelong waterfront and step into the frame of Sid Pattni’s Archibald Prize finalist work.
Sid Pattni’s self-portrait is on display in the Archibald Prize at Geelong Gallery. Self-portrait (the act of putting it back together) examines how he has come to understand himself through visual languages shaped by orientalist and colonial histories.
Pattni is an Indian–Australian artist, born in London, raised in Kenya and now based in Melbourne. This is his first year in the Archibald Prize.
Visit Geelong Gallery for an opportunity to see the finalists in the Archibald Prize 2025.
‘Born in London and raised in Kenya with Indian ancestry, Pattni and his family moved to Perth when he was 13. “Identity for me is not a fixed location … there’s a lot happening in how I put myself together,” he says.
—Kerrie O’Brien
