The esteemed Archibald Prize will be hosted by the Tweed Regional Gallery from Friday 22 January until Sunday 7 March 2021.
Awarded to the best portrait, 'preferentially of some man or woman distinguished in art, letters, science or politics, painted by any artist resident in Australasia', the Archibald Prize is a who's who of Australian culture, from politicians to celebrities and from sporting heroes to artists. Prestigious and controversial, the Archibald Prize is Australia's foremost portraiture prize and entries must have been completed in the past year with at least one live sitting with the subject.
Tweed Regional Gallery Director Susi Muddiman OAM said the Gallery is excited to welcome the Archibald Prize back to the Tweed Regional Gallery (previously hosted in 2016) and to be the first venue on the regional tour.
"The tour is an opportunity to see all 55 finalists in the 2020 Archibald Prize, including the winning portrait of former professional Australian rules footballer, Adam Goodes, by artist Vincent Namatjira, the first Aboriginal artist to win the Prize in its 99-year history."
"Other famous subjects include actor Magda Szubanski, chef Adam Liaw, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Kurdish-Iranian author, journalist, artist and academic Behrouz Boochani (painted by Lennox Head artist Angus McDonald)."
The exhibition will be launched with a preview event hosted by the Tweed Regional Gallery Foundation Ltd on Thursday 21 January, followed by a Gallery Up Late event on Friday 22 January 2021.
For more details on the exhibition and the Tweed Regional Gallery & Margaret Olley Art Centre head to https://artgallery.tweed.nsw.gov.au/
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