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. It usually includes cartoons or humorous works making fun of Australian celebrities.

History

It was founded in 1994 by theatre director and actor

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, it is judged by Maude, Batey's

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.http://www.BaldArchie.com.au
, Official Web Site Since 2005, the home of the competition and its accompanying exhibition has been the Museum of the Riverina,

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. However, in 2008, the prize was announced during the Canberra portion of the national tour. Batey died in June 2019, in a car accident near his home at

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. The prize rebooted in 2023.

List of winners

Year – Artist – Title (Subject) *1994 – Rocco Fazzari – ''Yuk! Mr Edmund Capon'' (

Edmund Capon Edmund George Capon (11 June 1940 – 13 March 2019) was an art scholar specialising in Chinese art. He was director of the Art Gallery of New South Wales from 1978 to 2011. He was also the chair of soccer club Sydney FC from 2006 to 2007. Ea ...

) *1995 – Alan McClure – ''Kerry's Goal'' ( Kerry Packer) *1996 – Rocco Fazzari – ''Warhead'' ( Jeff Kennett) *1997 – Vincent de Gouw – ''John Howard Washes His Hands Of Pauline Hanson (Apologies To Manet)'' (

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, Pauline Hanson) *1998 – Peter Wilkinson – ''Shane Warne: What Me Worry?'' (

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) *1999 – Eric Lobbecke – ''Cyclops – Government's One-eyed Nemesis'' (

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) *2000 – Dave Ross – ''Yes Possums! It's Australia's First Lady and Patron Of The Bald Archys'' (

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) *2001 – Eric Lobbecke – ''The Skase Chaser'' (

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) *2002 – Xavier Ghazi – ''Mutant'' (

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) *2003 – Louise Klein – ''What Odds?'' (

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and

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) *2004 – Xavier Ghazi – ''I'll Eat You In The End'' (

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) *2005 – Tony Sowersby – ''The Cardinal With His Abbott'' (Cardinal

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and

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) *2006 –

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– ''Brown-Stain Janus-Faced'' (

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) *2007 – Xavier Ghazi – ''There's Nothing Like Barry'' (

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) *2008 – James Brennan – ''The Official Portrait of the Danish Royal Family'' (

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, Prince Christian and Princess Isabella of Denmark) *2009 – James Brennan – ''Old Owl Eyes is Back'' (

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) *2010 – Judy Nadin – ''Patti's Cake'' (

Bert Newton Albert Watson Newton (23 July 1938 – 30 October 2021) was an Australian media personality. He was a Logie Hall of Fame inductee, quadruple Gold Logie award-winning entertainer and radio, theatre and television personality and presenter. Newt ...

) *2011 – Xavier Ghazi – ''Bad Ass-Ange'' ( Julian Assange) *2012 – Allie Campbell – ''A Fitting Frame 1'' and ''2'' ( Julia Gillard and

) *2013 – Warren Lane – ''The Banquet of Gina and Ginia'' (

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and her daughter Ginia) *2014 – Judy Nadin – ''Wrecking Balls Ashes to Ashes'' (

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) *2015 – Xavier Ghazi – Archibald and the Bald Archy, a Photo Bomb ( J. F. Archibald) *2016 – Pat Hudson – ''Nothing to Say'' (Cardinal George Pell)

References

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External links

Official Web SiteThe Bald Archy Prize at the Museum of the Riverina
Awards established in 1994 Australian art awards Ironic and humorous awards Archibald Prize 1994 establishments in Australia