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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Kelly Burke

Archibald prize 2022: the small Sydney studio breaking big ground

Artist Meagan Pelham.
Artist Meagan Pelham is among the Studio A artists who will compete for the $100,000 Archibald prize. Photograph: Carly Earl/The Guardian

Do not be fooled by the cheerfully chaotic atmosphere of Studio A. In the heart of Crows Nest on Sydney’s lower north shore, this is a place where serious art is being made for serious money.

And with four finalists showing in the 2022 Archibald prize, Sydney’s only group studio for artists living with intellectual disability demands to be judged on its own merits.

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