
Dhungutti artist Blak Douglas (Adam Douglas Hill) made history with his Archibald Prize winning portrait of fellow artist and Wiradjuri woman Karla Dickens. It’s the first time in the 101 year history of the Archibald Prize where a First Nations artist has won for a portrait of a fellow First Nations artist.
Douglas’ painting “Moby Dickens” depicts Dickens standing in the floodwaters in Lismore, holding two buckets. If there’s ever a painting to capture the environmental devastation of 2022, it’s this one.