Artist Vincent Namatjira has won this year's Archibald Prize with a portrait of himself and Adam Goodes titled Stand Strong for Who You Are.
Namatjira is the first Indigenous artist to win in the prize's almost 100-year history.
"It only took 99 years," he said in his acceptance speech.
Archibald Prize winner Vincent Namatjira's portrait of himself and Adam Goodes.Credit:Mim Stirling
The winner was announced at the Art Gallery of NSW just after midday today. The winner of the Sulman Prize is Marikit Santiago for her painting titled The Divine. The Wynne Prize went to Hubert Pareroultja for his painting Tjoritja.
A week ago Meyne Wyatt's wry self-portrait made art history after being awarded the Packing Room Prize in this year's pandemic-delayed Archibald Prize.
It was the first time an Indigenous artist had won any of the prizes on offer in the Archibald Prize in its 99-year history, in a year in which almost half the finalists were works by Indigenous artists.
This was also a record year for overall entries with 2565 works submitted to the Archibald, Wynne, and Sulman prizes, eclipsing the previous record set in 2012.
Meyne Wyatt with his self-portrait that won the Packing Room Prize at this year's Archibald Prize. Credit:Janie Barrett
The Archibald Prize was originally scheduled to open in May. Artists were given three extra months to work on their entries after the Art Gallery of NSW opted to delay the exhibition until after the coronavirus health crisis when, it said, art would be needed more than ever.
More to come.
Linda Morris is an arts and books writer at The Sydney Morning Herald
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