/ 09 August 2024

The people’s pic

Marcia Langton

A portrait of Marcia Langton – who you might know as an Indigenous rights leader/academic/one of the key advocates for an Indigenous Voice to Parliament – has won the 2024 Archibald Prize People’s Choice Award. The artist behind the hyper-realistic painting is Angus McDonald. He’s carved out a name for himself in the prestigious prize, having been a finalist 7 times and previously won the people’s choice category in 2020. He called the win “a special honour”, saying that “it’s a privilege to be able to share Marcia’s inspirational story with a wider audience through this painting”. Laura Jones won the top Archibald Prize for her portrait of author Tim Winton in June. And speaking of iconic artistry, there’s some monkey business going on in London, where the third Banksy mural in 3 days has appeared. He’s on a roll…

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