Walking through the doors of the Art Gallery of New South Wales for the 2025 Archibald is always a bit of a sensory overload, but this year felt particularly charged with a mix of technical mastery and raw, narrative energy.
The exhibition space hums with that familiar tension between tradition and innovation. I loved Fiona Lowry’s of Ken Done, Clare Thackway’s, With The Shadow and Jaq Grantford’s and Timothy Ferguson’s Keiran to name but a few.
It’s so lovely to walk around this exhibition and see the myriad of different expressions peering back at you.
https://wwww.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/prizes/archibald/2025/