This is a list of finalists for the 2023 Archibald Prize for portraiture (listed as Artist – Title). Of the 949 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 its reference.

Abdul Abdullah – Self-portrait after MD 2 Matt Adnate – Echoes of a teenage superstar Jill Ansell – Looking east Natasha Bieniek – Self-portrait, after Nora Heysen Alanah Ellen Brand – Solomon Kammer: never enough Angela Brennan – Portrait of Erik Jensen Keith Burt – Sam Leach in his studio chair Mitch Cairns – Elizabeth Pulie Melissa Clements – In the driveway, 40° Yvette Coppersmith – Lady Primrose Potter AC Luke Cornish – Barrambiyarra (Awaken) (Yvonne Weldon) Emily Crockford – Jeff’s pink daisy eyelash clash Cameron Dimopoulos – Limbo Anh Do – Seeing Ruby (Archie Roach) David Fenoglio – Christopher Bassi Eliza Gosse – Breakfast at ours Jaq Grantford – Through the window (Noni Hazlehurst) (Winner: People's Choice Award 2023) David Griggs – The melanoma and the stitches Julia Gutman – Head in the sky, feet on the ground (Winner: Archibald Prize 2023) Tsering Hannaford – Nanna Mara Katherine Hattam – The nightingale and the kookaburra – portrait of Drusilla Modjeska John Hillier – There’s something about Harry (Harry Garside) Michelle Hiscock – The songwriter Andrea Huelin – Clown jewels (Cal Wilson) (Winner: Packing Room Prize 2023) Laura Jones – Claudia (the GOAT) (Claudia Karvan) Jason Jowett – Alex Greenwich Daniel Kim – Self-portrait, holding memories, my mentor Greg Warburton Kim Leutwyler – Zoe (Zoe Terakes) Sarah McCloskey – Social distancing Catherine McGuiness – Lucky (Kylie Kwong) William Mackinnon – Rich Lewer, friend and rival in sport and art Marie Mansfield – Ronni Kahn AO (founder OzHarvest) Danie Mellor – A portrait of intimacy (Gene Sherman) Lewis Miller – Self-portrait Charles Mouyat – As below, so above (ut infra, sic supra) (Michelle Simmons) Paul Newton – Portrait of John Symond Jason Phu – cameras are the best, cameras are the worst James Powditch – Sam I Am (Sam Neill) Ryan Presley – Blood money – infinite dollar note – Aunty Regina Pilawuk Wilson Thom Roberts – In the future there might be new tall buildings built by Bert (Farhad Haidari) Charlotte Ruth – Painting with toothbrush Sally Ryan – Year of the Rabbit (Claudia Chan Shaw) Marikit Santiago – Hallowed Be Thy Name (collaboration with Maella Santiago, Santi Mateo Santiago and Sarita Santiago) Kirthana Selvaraj – Ramesh and the blue figure with snake Oliver Shepherd – Maestro (portrait of Jessica Cottis) Michael Simms – Zaachariaha Fielding Judith Sinnamon – Katharine Murphy Randall Sinnamon – Portrait of Joseph Tawadros Clare Thackway – Lottie Natasha Walsh – Dear Ben, ‘The scream’ (after Pope Innocent X) Oliver Watts – Heidi May, Elle Charalambu and the artist at Redleaf Pool Kaylene Whiskey – Cooking my famous Indulkana soup Marcus Wills – Jack and Nikki Patrice Wills – No place like home Shevaun Wright, Sophia Hewson (aka Dirty talk) – Atong (Atong Atem) Tiger Yaltangki – Ngayulu munu papa kutjara (Me with two dogs) Zoe Young – Latrell and Winmarra (Latrell Mitchell)

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