Archibald Prize 2026: Finalist

Juan Ford

9 May - 16 Aug 2026

Congratulations to Juan Ford, whose portrait of actress Chloe Hayden was selected as a finalist in the 2026 Archibald Prize!

The Archibald Prize is awarded annually to the best portrait, ‘preferentially of some man or woman distinguished in art, letters, science or politics, painted by any artist resident in Australasia ’.

This open competition is judged by the trustees of the Art Gallery of NSW. Finalists are displayed in an exhibition at the Gallery (although in the early years all entrants were hung). Although it is a non-acquisitive prize, several of the entries are now part of the Gallery’s collection.

Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney