1924 Miss Collins by W B McInnes. The painting has won the people’s choice award at the Archibald exhibition. Archibald Prize 1976 Brett Whiteley's winning self-portrait. AAPLabor says disadvantaged families would get education grantshttps://nnimgt-a.akamaihd.net/transform/v1/crop/frm/SXxisSeUazLQeUK4SswLry/81ef48bd-909e-4dd9-9931-fcc858b8f47b.jpg/r0_723_2555_2167_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg"I am very proud and happy that we, the people of the central deserts, are being recognised in this way," she said.Police undertake bushland search for ACT man missing for three years'At the beach by lunch': Airlines increase CBR-QLD flightsA portrait of respected West Australian Aboriginal elder Daisy Tjuparntarri Ward has taken out this year's Archibald Prize people's choice award.Mr Darcy met Ms Ward - an elder of the Warakurna community and Ngaanyatjarra people in WA - in 2018 after she walked into his studio looking for art supplies. "I am very proud and happy that we, the people of the central deserts, are being recognised in this way," she said. Pearce sent his congratulations to the artist from Amsterdam where he is working.Art Gallery of NSW director Michael Brand, said of the 10,500 formal written comments about 2,500  mentioned the Pearce portrait.Artist Anne Middleton with her portrait of Guy Pearce. The eyes say it all and Guy's extraordinary gaze intrigues me. The winning portrait was selected by popular vote from among 57 Archibald Prize finalists, of which more than half were portraits or self-portraits of artists.Middleton's studio oil of Pearce, projecting an intense gaze that is bold and direct yet tinged with sadness and vulnerability, was announced the winner at the Art Gallery of NSW Wednesday. (Supplied) This year, the ANZ People's Choice award carries a $3500 cash prize for the artist. 'Toilets better than nothing': Dragon boaters fight for fundingMs Ward works as a cultural and community liaison officer for regional schools in WA, and is also a translator, artist, storyteller and advocate against domestic violence.Artist David Darcy was named the winner at the NSW Art Gallery on Wednesday, following a vote by the public.A portrait of respected West Australian Aboriginal elder Daisy Tjuparntarri Ward has taken out this year's Archibald Prize people's choice award. Second time Archibald Prize finalist David Darcy has been crowned the 2019 ANZ People’s Choice award winner with his portrait of Daisy Tjuparntarri Ward This is a list of winners of the annual Archibald Prize for portraiture, first awarded in 1921. (In fact, a number of Packing Room Prize winners have not been Archibald Prize finalists). Ms Ward works as a cultural and community liaison officer for regional schools in WA, and is also a translator, artist, storyteller and advocate against domestic violence. Archibald Prize 2009 Vincent Fantauzzo's 'Brandon' wins People's Choice. ''A big part of any meaningful portrait to me is understanding the internal motivations and internal conflicts that shape a person, shape their lives. ''The award carries a prize purse of $3500 for the artist, the daughter of More than 20,000 visitors to the 2018 Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes voted with 10,000 visitors providing written comments about their favourite work.It was, Middleton said, inspired by early photographic portraits of Indigenous people using tintype photography, an interest of which both artist and subject shared.She painted Pearce in the natural light of her studio: one side of his face in deep shadow, speaking of difficult times, and the other side lit to provide an uncompromising, honest and unflinching light.The painting will be placed in the private collection, Slow Burn, honouring Australian women artists. "Over several weeks we got to know each other and I discovered I'd met an extraordinary woman," Mr Darcy, from NSW's Upper Hunter, said. Yvette Coppersmith won the Archibald for a self-portraitBetter known for her perfected treatments of botanical subjects and work that draws on the classical, romantic and baroque artistic traditions, the artist's portrait of Pearce was her first Archibald Prize entry.It was particularly gratifying that the portrait had resonated with the public, she said. I loved painting you Guy. "To me the whole experience of painting him was wonderful,'' she said. Archibald Prize 1943 William Dobell's controversial portrait of Joshua Smith. 'The eyes say it all': Archibald Prize People's Choice winner announcedIt was her first formal large-scale portrait and it took three sittings and ten weeks to capture Pearce's likeness right down to the finest wrinkles and sun freckles.