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The Age
01-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Age
Portrait of artist Jason Phu wins Packing Room Prize
A portrait of Jason Phu by Abdul Abdullah has taken out this year's $3,000 Archibald Packing Room Prize. The winning portrait, No Mountain High Enough, was announced at the Art Gallery of NSW this morning, selected from a pool of 57 finalists in the running for this year's Archibald Prize. Announcing the prize on behalf of the packing room team, Alexis Wildman said it was a difficult choice but the judges had been drawn to the portrait. In its 34th year, the Packing Room Prize is awarded a week before the naming of the official Archibald. It's judged by a panel of gallery staff who receive and unpack the artwork. Entries are assessed on their visual impact and artistic merit. Loading Last year's winner was a powerful portrait of Yolngu rapper and ARIA winner Baker Boy by street artist Matt Adnate. The 2025 Archibald Prize has received 904 entries, the Wynne Prize received 758 entries, and the Sulman Prize a record 732 entries. All up, 139 works have been selected as finalists across the Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes 2024: 57 finalists in the Archibald, 52 in the Wynne and 30 in the Sulman.
Sydney Morning Herald
01-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Sydney Morning Herald
Portrait of artist Jason Phu wins Packing Room Prize
A portrait of Jason Phu by Abdul Abdullah has taken out this year's $3,000 Archibald Packing Room Prize. The winning portrait, No Mountain High Enough, was announced at the Art Gallery of NSW this morning, selected from a pool of 57 finalists in the running for this year's Archibald Prize. Announcing the prize on behalf of the packing room team, Alexis Wildman said it was a difficult choice but the judges had been drawn to the portrait. In its 34th year, the Packing Room Prize is awarded a week before the naming of the official Archibald. It's judged by a panel of gallery staff who receive and unpack the artwork. Entries are assessed on their visual impact and artistic merit. Loading Last year's winner was a powerful portrait of Yolngu rapper and ARIA winner Baker Boy by street artist Matt Adnate. The 2025 Archibald Prize has received 904 entries, the Wynne Prize received 758 entries, and the Sulman Prize a record 732 entries. All up, 139 works have been selected as finalists across the Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes 2024: 57 finalists in the Archibald, 52 in the Wynne and 30 in the Sulman.
