As it happened: Portrait of Justene Williams wins prestigious Archibald award
The $100,000 Archibald Prize winner is Julie Fragar for her portrait of Justene Williams, Flagship Mother Multiverse.
It was a unanimous decision made at 7.20am.
Fragar said she painted Williams for three reasons:
She is a dear friend.
She is an extraordinary artist.
Fragar wished to honour the 'multiverse of artwork' spinning out of Williams.
Fragar thanked previous gallery director Edmund Capon, who discovered her, and Michael Brand who encouraged her to keep entering the prize.
When she was informed of the win this morning, Fragar burst into tears.
'It doesn't get better than this,' she said.
This is the 15th time that the Archibald Prize has been awarded to a female artist.
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