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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Lifestyle
Sian Cain

Archibald prize 2025: finger-painted portrait of musician William Barton wins people’s choice award

Loribelle Spirovski’s ‘Finger painting of William Barton’, which has been voted the winner of the people’s choice award at the Archibald prize this year.
Loribelle Spirovski’s finger painting of William Barton, which has been voted the winner of the 2025 people’s choice award at the Archibald prize. Photograph: Jenni Carter

Artist Loribelle Spirovski has won the 2025 Archibald prize people’s choice category for her portrait of didgeridoo/yidaki player William Barton, painted entirely with her fingers.

Spirovski, a four-time finalist at the Archibald prize, Australia’s most prestigious portraiture award, won the $5,000 people’s choice category, picked from the Archibald prize finalists each year by the public. This year 40,842 votes were cast, the highest number of votes ever received.

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