Winner for 1983
Finalists for 1983
- Margaret Ackland - Les A. Murray
- Fred Cress - Colin Madigan
- David Fairbairn - Self portrait of the artist VI
- Karl H Grimm - Ian Roach
- Nora Heysen - Merv Lilley
- Christine Hiller - Self portrait as Gwen John
- Frank Hodgkinson - Thomas Keneally
- Paul Jackson - Gordon Dryland
- Vaike Liibus - Elwyn Lynn
- Keith Looby - David Coombe and the Portrait
- Stuart Maxwell - S. M. attempting to capture the essential Ken Reinhard
- Leon Morrocco - Self Portrait and Model
- Alan Muller - Convex
- Clifton Pugh - Maximilian Walsh
- David Rae - Judith Rae
- William Robinson - William with Josephine
- David Schlunke - Douglas Stewart
- Andrew Sibley - Sir Zelman Cowan
- Eric John Smith - Neville Gruzman
- Ian Smith - Ray Hughes outside of his gallery
- Nigel Thomson - Chandler Coventry (Winner: Archibald Prize 1983)
- Harold L Thornton - Dr Brown and Green Old Time Waltz
- Vicki Varvaressos - Nicole
- Wes Walters - Molly
- Hadyn Wilson - Portrait of Jack Torzillo
- Margaret Woodward - Self Portrait
- Salvatore Zofrea - Stephanie Claire
- Reinis Zusters - Ian Barker Q.C. - Fossicking