CELEBRATING AUSTRALIAN PORTRAIT PAINTING

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

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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) Splendour in the Grass by Loribelle Spirovski. mixed-media. Shop online at Bluethumb.
(CreativeWork) Memento Mori: Mens Rea by Loribelle Spirovski. oil-painting. Shop online at Bluethumb.
(CreativeWork) Anguish by Loribelle Spirovski. oil-painting. Shop online at Bluethumb.
(CreativeWork) Memento Mori: Lost Boy by Loribelle Spirovski. oil-painting. Shop online at Bluethumb.
(CreativeWork) Memento Mori: Enemy Within by Loribelle Spirovski. oil-painting. Shop online at Bluethumb.
(CreativeWork) Bacchanal by Loribelle Spirovski. oil-painting. Shop online at Bluethumb.
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Kim Leutwyler

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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. Kim 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 degree.

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(CreativeWork) Tamara by Kim Leutwyler. oil-painting. Shop online at Bluethumb.
(CreativeWork) Tits n' Ants by Kim Leutwyler. watercolour. Shop online at Bluethumb.
(CreativeWork) Sally Rugg by Kim Leutwyler. oil-painting. Shop online at Bluethumb.
(CreativeWork) Liv and Beck in Yellow and Salmon by Kim Leutwyler. watercolour. Shop online at Bluethumb.
(CreativeWork) Clover by Kim Leutwyler. oil-painting. Shop online at Bluethumb.
(CreativeWork) samsimmonsaus by Kim Leutwyler. oil-painting. Shop online at Bluethumb.
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Julius Killerby

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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) Bust by Julius Killerby. oil-painting. Shop online at Bluethumb.
(CreativeWork) Self Portrait by Julius Killerby. oil-painting. Shop online at Bluethumb.
(CreativeWork) Untitled by Julius Killerby. oil-painting. Shop online at Bluethumb.
(CreativeWork) Study of a figure by Julius Killerby. oil-painting. Shop online at Bluethumb.
(CreativeWork) Study of a head by Julius Killerby. oil-painting. Shop online at Bluethumb.
(CreativeWork) Untitled by Julius Killerby. oil-painting. Shop online at Bluethumb.
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Mertim Gokalp

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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.

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(CreativeWork) The Ecstasy of the Artists; mate, better not touch it! by Mertim Gokalp. oil-painting. Shop online at Bluethumb.
(CreativeWork) Sacrifice of the Model by Mertim Gokalp. oil-painting. Shop online at Bluethumb.
(CreativeWork) Dervish by Mertim Gokalp. oil-painting. Shop online at Bluethumb.
(CreativeWork) Getting ready for dinner ( Portrait of Manu Feildel ) by Mertim Gokalp. oil-painting. Shop online at Bluethumb.
(CreativeWork) Indigenous Fire - Portrait of Miriam Corowa by Mertim Gokalp. oil-painting. Shop online at Bluethumb.
(CreativeWork) Blue Mourning Ed. 1 of 20 by Mertim Gokalp. print. Shop online at Bluethumb.
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