Archibald Prize 1996
Entries: 383 (32 selected)
Sponsor: State Bank
Exhibition dates: 9 March to 28 April 1996
Only selected works were exhibited; each artist could submit up to two works
The Archibald Prize was awarded to Wendy Sharpe – the first self-portrait by a woman to win. The other shortlisted artists were reported to be Salvatore Zofrea and Garry Shead.
To coincide with the 75th anniversary of the prize, a mini-retrospective of selected past winners was held and a play called The Archibald Prize was performed at the Gallery.
Winner: People's Choice 1996
Robert Hannaford Self-portrait
Winner: Packing Room Prize 1996
Paul Newton John Laws
- Davida Allen - Anne Purves in purple
- Rick Amor - Portrait of Paul Boston
- Judy Cassab - Robert Juniper
- Kordelya Zhansui Chi - 'Wrap time' portrait of John Ruane
- Kordelya Zhansui Chi - Hon Ms Jan Wade MP
- Peter Churcher - Betty at home (Betty Churcher)
- Kevin Connor - Self-portrait in the Louvre food hall
- Graeme Davis - Chris Mann reading murder mysteries with pink curtain
- Geoffrey Dyer - Claudio Alcorso
- Joe Furlonger - Dr Harold Schenberg
- Francis Giacco - Family self-portrait
- Robert Hannaford - Cheryl Hurst
- Robert Hannaford - Self-portrait (Winner: People's Choice 1996)
- Nicholas Harding - Portrait of Barry O'Keefe
- Paul Jackson - Self and Tui
- Kerrie Lester - James Morrison with flugelhorn
- Jocelyn Maughan - Paul Ashton Delprat, artist
- Lewis Miller - Portrait of Allan Mitelman
- Paul Newton - John Laws (Winner: Packing Room Prize 1996)
- Josonia Palaitis - Ray Martin
- Jenny Sages - Paul Cox
- Wendy Sharpe - Self-portrait as Diana of Erskineville (Winner: Archibald Prize 1996)
- Garry Shead - Jacqueline McKenzie
- Jiawei Shen - Self-portrait with GE (Chinese) Morrison
- Andrew Sibley - Mary-Lou Jelbart in the park
- Eric John Smith - Robert Walker
- Rosemary Valadon - Deborah Conway - in epic mode
- David Van Nunen - Portrait of the artist with Fauve
- Wes Walters - Gary Emery
- Guy Warren - Portrait of the artist as a young man
- Margaret Woodward - Self-portrait as Sarah Wisse, transported
- Salvatore Zofrea - Dr Franco Belgiorno-Nettis