List of Archibald Prize 1997 finalists

This is a list of finalists for the 1997 Archibald Prize for portraiture (listed is Artist – Title).

Rick Amor – Peter Carey at the VACB Studio, Soho, New York Tom Carment – Roger McDonald at work Judy Cassab – Elwyn Lynn Peter Churcher – Portrait of John S. Levi, first Australian Born Rabbi Fred Cress – David Williamson Adam Cullen – Portrait of Mikey Robins (comedian) Elisabeth Cummings – Jean Appleton Merilyn Fairskye – Jackie 2 Joe Furlonger – Self-portrait with model George Gittoes – John Olsen Robert Hannaford – Paul Davies (scientist) Nicholas Harding – Portrait of Kevin Connor Bill Leak – Tex (Perkins) (Winner: Packing Room Prize) Kerrie Lester – Janet Vernon in reflection Mathew Lynn – Jeanne Ryckmans (Winner: People's Choice) Highly Commended Jocelyn Maughan – Dr John Yu Lewis Miller – Portrait of Allan Mitelman II Henry Mulholland – Dr Peter Elliott Paul Newton – Kate and Barbie (A portrait of Kate Fischer) Rodney Pople – (Galbraith) Jenny Sages – Greg Weight making a portrait of Tom Bass Timothy Schultz – Odalisque – portrait of Wendy Sharpe Martin Sharp – Tiny Tim, Eternal Troubadour Garry Shead – Carpe(t) Diem – Adam Rish Jiawei Shen – Seven self-portraits (Highly commended) (Image) Kim Spooner – (Barrie Kosky) Expecting each moment to be his next Nigel Thomson – Barbara Blackman (Winner: Archibald Prize 1997) (Image) Imants Tillers – Portrait of a Chancellor (U.T.S) Greg Warburton – Genni Batterham OAM Dick Watkins – Des O'Brien Salvatore Zofrea – Summer of the Seventeenth Doll Opera

See also Previous year: List of Archibald Prize 1996 finalists Next year: List of Archibald Prize 1998 finalists List of Archibald Prize winners

External links Archibald Prize 1997 finalists official website