The Darling Portrait Prize is a biennial national prize for Australian portrait painting honouring the legacy of Mr L Gordon Darling AC CMG. It offers a platform for artists to explore the evolving notion of Australian identity while celebrating emerging and established portrait painters.
In 2024, 24 finalists were selected for the prize with the winner receiving a cash prize of $75,000. The artist who receives the most votes in the People’s Choice Award will be awarded $10,000 courtesy of the Liangis Family Foundation.
Judges
This year the prize will be judged by Bree Pickering, Director, National Portrait Gallery; Erin Vink, Curator First Nations Art (local and global), Art Gallery of New South Wales and Tara Heffernan, Art Historian and Critic.