They say bad things come in 3s, but maybe good things do too… For the first time in its 33-year history, the Doug Moran art prize has been awarded to not one but 3 winners. The national portrait award launched in 1988 by the late Aussie businessman is the world’s richest, with the winner usually taking home the $150,000 prize. This time, 3 Melburnians have claimed $100,000 each. The winners are Michael Vale for his self-portrait, Andrew Greensmith for a painting of twin Auschwitz survivors, and Vincent Fantauzzo for a portrait of his “muse” and wife Asher Keddie. The judges could not reach a consensus on the winner, so a trio it was. There was money in the kitty after 2020’s competition was abandoned, thanks to COVID. You can check out a gallery of the finalists’ works here.