Archibald Prize 2024 won by Laura Jones for portrait of author Tim Winton
Sydney-based artist Laura Jones has won the $100,000 Archibald Prize for her portrait of author and conservationist Tim Winton, becoming only the 12th woman to win the prize in its 103-year history.
She joins other woman winners including last year's winner Julia Gutman; the first woman and youngest-ever winner Nora Heysen (1938); and Del Kathryn Barton, who has won the prize twice (2008; 2013).
Accepting the award at the ceremony at the Art Gallery of NSW (AGNSW), Jones said: "I hope this win encourages more young girls to pursue a career in the art world."
This is Jones's fourth time as an Archibald finalist, having previously painted actor Claudia Karvan (2023); journalist Brooke Boney (2022); and playwright Nakkiah Lui (2019). She was also a finalist in this year's Sulman Prize, for her self-portrait titled Sliding doors.
Jones was chosen by unanimous decision of AGNSW's Board of Trustees, including fellow artists Tony Albert and Caroline Rothwell.
