Vincent Namatjira has won the 2020 Archibald Prize for his portrait of Adam Goodes. He is the first Indigenous winner in the prize's 99-year history. ArchibaldPrize
Archibald judge Ben Quilty was close to tears as he disclosed the judges' vote was "almost unanimous". The portrait, showing vignettes of Goodes on the playing field, was an unbeatable pairing of bold painterly strokes and subject matter.
Fellow Aboriginal artist Tony Albert said Namatjira's win turned the tables on art history with Indigenous artists dominating the narrative. "We're making history, we're changing the vernacular, it's the Aboriginal person who is in the position of power and this is why it is so important." In a strong year for Aboriginal representation among Archibald finalists, Albert said: "There is never a wrong time to rewrite history.
It was the first time an Indigenous artist had won any of the prizes on offer in the Archibald Prize in its 99-year history, in a year in which almost half the finalists were works by Indigenous artists.
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