ARCHIBALD PRIZE FINALISTS

Name: ARCHIBALD PRIZE FINALISTS
Brand: Mertim Gokalp

Bluethumb is Australia's largest art
marketplace, connecting art lovers and
collectors with emerging and established local
artist talent. We are proud to present the list of
Bluethumb artist Archibald Prize finalists for
2018, and recent years.

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The Archibald Prize has a rich history as one of Australia's most prominent and coveted art prizes.

Awarded annually since 1921, the Archibald Prize celebrates portraiture through the artistic flair of its entrants and their subject matter, most often distinguished Australians from the fields of arts, letters, science or politics.

Finalists are exhibited at the Art Gallery of NSW, home also to the prestigious Sulman Prize, Wynne Prize and the Dobell Drawing Prize.

BLUETHUMB 2018 ARCHIBALD PRIZE FINALISTS

Loribelle Spirovski

38389 VIEWS | 210 FOLLOWERS

Archibald Prize Finalist 2017 / 2018

Born in 1990 to a Filipino mother and Yugoslav father, artistic creation has always been my escape and fortitude against the personal challenges I experienced as a migrant, adapting to life in Australia – a vast land drenched in colour, and the murmurings of something primordial.

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(CreativeWork) Study for Ali by Loribelle Spirovski. oil-painting. Shop online at Bluethumb.

(CreativeWork) Claudio by Loribelle Spirovski. oil-painting. Shop online at Bluethumb.

(CreativeWork) Study for self portrait by Loribelle Spirovski. oil-painting. Shop online at Bluethumb.

(CreativeWork) Lilith by Loribelle Spirovski. oil-painting. Shop online at Bluethumb.

(CreativeWork) Memento Mori: Arabesque by Loribelle Spirovski. oil-painting. Shop online at Bluethumb.

(CreativeWork) Memento Mori: Mens Rea by Loribelle Spirovski. oil-painting. Shop online at Bluethumb.

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Kim Leutwyler

59003 VIEWS | 301 FOLLOWERS

Archibald Prize Finalist 2016 / 2017

Born in America, Sydney-based Kim Leutwyler migrated to Australia in 2012. She works in a variety of media including painting, installation, ceramics, printmedia and drawing. Leutwyler holds concurrent bachelor degrees in Studio and Art History from Arizona State University, and additionally graduated from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago with a Painting and Drawing deg

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(CreativeWork) Jess with Red and Green by Kim Leutwyler. oil-painting. Shop online at Bluethumb.

(CreativeWork) Great Scott by Kim Leutwyler. oil-painting. Shop online at Bluethumb.

(CreativeWork) Tamara by Kim Leutwyler. oil-painting. Shop online at Bluethumb.

(CreativeWork) Far Red by Kim Leutwyler. oil-painting. Shop online at Bluethumb.

(CreativeWork) Deer Pool by Kim Leutwyler. oil-painting. Shop online at Bluethumb.

(CreativeWork) Watson by Kim Leutwyler. oil-painting. Shop online at Bluethumb.

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Julius Killerby

4009 VIEWS | 29 FOLLOWERS

Archibald Prize Finalist 2017

Julius Killerby is a Melbourne based artist, working predominantly with photography and paint. He generally depicts figures on deserted islands, juxtaposing photography and paint to convey a psychological intensity in his subjects, prompted by their isolation.

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(CreativeWork) Untitled #6 by Julius Killerby. oil-painting. Shop online at Bluethumb.

(CreativeWork) Untitled #8 by Julius Killerby. oil-painting. Shop online at Bluethumb.

(CreativeWork) Untitled #3 by Julius Killerby. oil-painting. Shop online at Bluethumb.

(CreativeWork) Untitled #5 by Julius Killerby. oil-painting. Shop online at Bluethumb.

(CreativeWork) Untitled #2 by Julius Killerby. oil-painting. Shop online at Bluethumb.

(CreativeWork) Bust by Julius Killerby. oil-painting. Shop online at Bluethumb.

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Mertim Gokalp

5703 VIEWS | 70 FOLLOWERS

Archibald Prize Finalist 2013

Mertim Gokalp came to Australia in 2009. Within a few year after his migration, he has been selected as a finalist in all the top portrait exhibitions here: the Archibald Prize; the Doug Moran Portrait Prize; and the Black Swan Art Prize. These accomplishments in short time allowed him to receive a distinguished talent visa by the Australian Government for him to live and work in Australia. He recently became an Australian citizen.