Tempe ManningSelf-portrait 1939oil on canvasArt Gallery of New South WalesAcquired with the support of the Art Gallery Society of NSW 2021© Estate of Tempe Manning — Tempe Manning
*Self-portrait* 1939
oil on canvas
Art Gallery of New South Wales
Acquired with the support of the Art Gallery Society of NSW 2021
© Estate of Tempe Manning

William DargiePortrait of Albert Namatjira 1956oil on canvasQueensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern ArtPurchased 1957© Estate of William DargiePhoto: QAGOMA — William Dargie
*Portrait of Albert Namatjira* 1956
oil on canvas
Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art
Purchased 1957
© Estate of William Dargie
Photo: QAGOMA

Vincent NamatjiraStudio self-portrait 2018synthetic polymer paint on linenArt Gallery of New South WalesGift of Geoff Ainsworth AM and Johanna Featherstone 2018© Vincent Namatjira — Vincent Namatjira
*Studio self-portrait* 2018
synthetic polymer paint on linen
Art Gallery of New South Wales
Gift of Geoff Ainsworth AM and Johanna Featherstone 2018
© Vincent Namatjira

John BrackBarry Humphries in the character of Mrs Everage 1969oil on canvasArt Gallery of New South WalesPurchased with funds provided by the Contemporary Art Purchase Grant from the Visual Arts Board of the Australia Council, 1975© Helen Brack — John Brack
*Barry Humphries in the character of Mrs Everage* 1969
oil on canvas
Art Gallery of New South Wales
Purchased with funds provided by the Contemporary Art Purchase Grant from the Visual Arts Board of the Australia Council, 1975
© Helen Brack

Kate BeynonSelf-portrait with guardian spirits 2009–10synthetic polymer paint on linenArt Gallery of New South WalesContemporary Collection Benefactors 2012© Kate Beynon — Kate Beynon
*Self-portrait with guardian spirits* 2009–10
synthetic polymer paint on linen
Art Gallery of New South Wales
Contemporary Collection Benefactors 2012
© Kate Beynon

William Joshua Smith 'Dame Mary Gilmore' 1943_AGNSW © Yve Close website

William Joshua Smith Dame Mary Gilmore 1943oil on canvasArt Gallery of New South Wales, Gift of Dame Mary Gilmore 1945© Yve Close — William Joshua Smith
*Dame Mary Gilmore* 1943
oil on canvas
Art Gallery of New South Wales,
Gift of Dame Mary Gilmore 1945
© Yve Close

Archie 100: A Century of the Archibald Prize

Saturday 6 November to Sunday 20 February 2022

In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Archibald Prize, Archie 100 explores the history of Australia’s most prestigious portrait award. The exhibition presents a diverse selection of Archibald portraits from the last century—the triumphant and the thwarted—and honours the artists who have made the prize the most sought-after accolade in Australian art today.

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Archie 100 is an Art Gallery of New South Wales touring exhibition.

Geelong Gallery is the exclusive Victorian venue for Archie 100.

This exhibition includes works that are protected under the Protection of Cultural Objects on Loan Act 2013. For further information.

Please note: From Saturday 30 October 2021, Geelong Gallery’s conditions of entry stipulate that all patrons must show proof of double vaccination status prior to entry. Find out more

Archie 100: A Century of the Archibald Prize

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