List of Archibald Prize 2022 finalists

This is a list of finalists for the 2022 Archibald Prize for portraiture (listed is Artist – Title).^[1] Of the 816 entries received for the Archibald Prize, 52 artworks were selected as finalists. A record 20 Aboriginal Australian artists entered the prize in 2022.^[2] As the images are copyrighted, a link to each image is available through its reference.

• Mostafa Azimitabar – KNS088 (self-portrait)^[3]
• Natasha Bieniek – Patricia Piccinini^[4]
• Daniel Boyd – Untitled (AAO)^[5]
• Joanna Braithwaite – McManusstan^[6]
• Keith Burt – Bridie Gillman^[7]
• Ann Cape – Walking a tightrope^[8]
• Yvette Coppersmith – Ella Simons seated^[9]
• Emily Crockford – The pattern in the mountains of Studio A, best friends Emma and Gabrielle^[10]
• Jonathan Dalton – Day 77^[11]
• Anh Do – Peter, up close^[12]
• Blak Douglas – Moby Dickens^[13] (Karla Dickens) (Winner: Archibald Prize 2022)^[14]
• Yvonne East – Knee-deep (portrait of Lisa McCune)^[15]
• Jeremy Eden – Samuel Johnson OAM^[16] (Winner: People's Choice Award 2022)^[17]
• David Fenoglio – Yuriyal, Eric^[18]
• Hong Fu – Portrait of Peter Wegner^[19]
• Eliza Gosse – somewhere near home^[20]
• Robert Hannaford – Hirsute self-portrait^[21][22]
• Tsering Hannaford – Sally Scales^[23][22]
• Katherine Hattam – Helen Garner speaks French^[24]
• HEGO – OA^[25]
• Yoshio Honjo – Yumi Stynes as onna-musha (female samurai)^[26]
• Ksenija Hrnjak – Red gloves of Tim Tszyu^[27]
• Laura Jones – Brooke and Jimmy^[28]
• Solomon Kammer – The (disabled artist) hustle^[29][22]
• Jasper Knight – Abdul Abdullah^[30]
• Kim Leutwyler – Courtney and Shane^[31]
• Richard Lewer – Liz Laverty^[32]
• Dapeng Liu – John and the light of ultramarine^[33] (John Yu)
• Kathrin Longhurst – Irrational^[34]
• Fiona Lowry – Glenn Murcutt^[35]
• Mathew Lynn – Yaka moto, Magic Pierre^[36]
• Catherine McGuiness – Rosary with the seagull^[37]
• Noel McKenna – Patrick Corrigan OA, with Rosie^[38]
• Robert Malherbe – Dana, head in hands^[39]
• Lewis Miller – Deborah Conway^[40]
• Vincent Namatjira – Self-portrait with dingo^[41][22]
• Paul Newton – Portrait of Hugh Jackman and Deborra-Lee Furness^[42]
• Meagan Pelham – Romance is LOVE^[43]
• James Powditch – Laura Tingle – the fourth estate^[44]
• Jude Rae – The big switch – portrait of Dr Saul Griffith^[45]
• Jordan Richardson – Venus^[46]
• Thom Roberts – Rachey in the mirror^[47]
• Joan Ross – 'You were my biggest regret': diary entry 1806^[48]
• Wendy Sharpe – Self-portrait with ghosts^[49]
• Claus Stangl – Taika Waititi^[50] (Winner: Packing Room Prize 2022)^[51]
• Nick Stathopoulos – The red scarf: portrait of Wayne Tunnicliffe^[52]
• Ross Townsend – Staying strong^[53]
• Avraham Vofsi – John Safran as David and Goliath^[54]
• Felix von Dallwitz – Dylan Alcott, AOTY^[55]
• Natasha Walsh – Dear Brett (the blue room)^[56]
• Michael Zavros – At the British Museum^[57]
• Caroline Zilinsky – Kubla Khan^[58]

References