Packing Room Prize Winners

Actor meyne wyatt has won the archibald prize s packing room prize for his self portrait.

Packing room prize winners.

Cuthbertson commands 52 per cent of the vote. One of the last portraits unpacked ahead of the archibald prize exhibition of actor david wenham in a sydney cafe has won the packing room prize. The packing room prize is selected by gallery staff who receive unpack and hang entries. The archibald wynne and sulman prizes the young archie competition and the archibald prize regional tour are all generously supported by presenting.

The winner of the archibald prize will be announced on. Meyne wyatt has won the archibald packing room prize with his self portrait. The packing room prize is awarded annually and since june 2014 the prize has been a 1 500. Packing room prize first awarded in 1991 and chosen by the gallery staff who receive unpack and hang the entries.

The west australian born sydney based wongutha yamatji man is the first indigenous artist to win any of. To date there has never been an archibald prize winner who has also been a packing room prize winner. It s the first time an indigenous artist has won any of the prizes on offer in the archibald prize in its 99 year history. The packing room prize a cash prize of 1500 for the artist is awarded to the best entry in the archibald prize as judged by the gallery staff who receive unpack and hang the entries.

Chosen by head packer brett cuthbertson and the staff who unpack and hang the artworks the 2020 archibald packing room prize has been awarded to first time entrant meyne wyatt for his self. Anz people s choice first awarded in 1988 now supported by presenting partner anz and voted for by the public visiting the. In fact a number of packing room prize winners have not been archibald prize finalists. The packing room prize a cash prize of 1500 for the artist is awarded to the best entry in the archibald prize as judged by the gallery staff who receive unpack and hang the entries.

For this reason winning the packing room prize is known as. Entries in the archibald prize are also eligible for the following prizes.