This is a list of finalists for the 2025 Archibald Prize for portraiture (listed as Artist – Title). Of the 903 entries received for the Archibald Prize, 57 artworks were selected as finalists. As the images are copyrighted, a link to each image is available through the reference.
Abdul Abdullah – No mountain high enough (Winner: Packing Room Prize 2025) Clara Adolphs – Adrian Jangala Robertson (paintbrush and hat) Jessica Ashton – Katie Noonan Mostafa Azimitabar – The definition of hope Billy Bain – Rona and Pig at Palm Valley Natasha Bieniek – Cressida Campbell Angela Brennan – Bridget in my painting Yuriyal Bridgeman – Sana Balai, curator, visits Yuriyal’s studio Mitch Cairns – Stephen Ralph Matthew Calandra – His face like my face – self-portrait as Robert Englund playing Freddy Krueger Peter Ke Heng Chen – I'm a little fish in New York (ripples of ambition) Rachel Coad – Home Yvette Coppersmith – Self-portrait with two cats Luke Cornish, Christophe Domergue – Blood, sweat and tears Jonthan Dalton – Natasha in the other room Whitney Duan – Banquet (Rainbow Chan) Jeremy Eden – Felix Eden Remy Faint – Ramesh (with mask) David Fairbairn – Head of BF no 2 Timothy Ferguson – Keiran Robert Fielding – Malatja malatja (into the future) Julia Fragar – Flagship Mother Multiverse (Justene) (Winner: Archibald Prize 2025) Linda Gold – Still standing and fighting Jaq Grantford – Sisters Yolanda Gray – I won't wish, I will Tsering Hannaford – Meditation on time (a left-handed self-portrait) JESWRI – Nooky, The Voice Brittany Jones – New Madonna Solomon Kammer – Kim Madeleine Kelly – Diana through threads Daniel Kim – Thom Roberts Bronte Leighton-Dore – Monica in her studio Robert Lewer – You are only as good as your last painting Fiona Lowry – Ken Done Col Mac – Miranda and Prince Catherine McGuiness – Shan is a little little little mermaid Kerry McInnis – Savanhdary Kelly Maree – Jackie O Vincent Namatjira – King Dingo Chris O'Doherty (aka Reg Mombassa) – Self-portrait with nose tube Sassy Park – Casey Sid Pattni – Self-portrait (the act of putting it back together) Meagan Pelham – Magic Nikki and Charlie Fancy Pants Party … DJaaaaaaaay Jason Phu – older hugo from the future fighting hugo from right now in a swamp and all the frogs and insects and fish and flowers now look on Adrian Jangala Robertson – Warwick Thornton Joan Ross – Kidjerikidjeri Sally Ryan – Lette loose Evan Shipard – The green man Loribelle Spirovski – Finger painting of William Barton (Winner: People's Choice Award 2025) Vipoo Srivilasa – Self-portrait as a cat king Clare Thackway – With the shadow Natasha Walsh – The Yellow Odalisque of Brunswick Peter Wegner – Portrait of Sue Chrysanthou Kaylene Whiskey – From comic to canvas Marcus Wills – Cormac in Arcadia Callum Worsfold – Self-portrait in the studio Caroline Zilinsky – A lucid heart – the golden age of Jacob Elordi References