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2016 Archibald, Wynne and Sulman winners

An alter-ego, an Indigenous collective and a retro interior take the honors this year, but who painted them? One hint – they are all women.

15 Jul 2016 12:00

Gina Fairley

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Visual Arts

Winner of this year’s Archibald Prize, Louise Hearman’s portrait of Barry Humphries; photo by ArtsHub

AGNSW Head Storeman Steve Peters describes the Archibald as the Melbourne Cup of the art world – the greatest race with the biggest media pull.

Today, Louise Hearman was named winner of the 2016 Archibald Art Prize for her portrait of Barry Humphries, the iconic entertainer and satirist best known for his alter-egos Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Paterson.

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Gina Fairley

Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's National Visual Arts Editor. For a decade she worked as a freelance writer and curator across Southeast Asia and was previously the Regional Contributing Editor for Hong Kong based magazines Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. Prior to writing she worked as an arts manager in America and Australia for 14 years, including the regional gallery, biennale and commercial sectors. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Twitter: @ginafairley Instagram: fairleygina