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Satirical Bald Archy Prize returns to paint political leaders, artists and notable Australians in a colourful light

NSW Chief Health Officer Kerry Chant was honoured with this entry for the Bald Archy Prize 2023. (Supplied)

A satirical arts prize that has risen from a grassroots regional exhibition to an internationally renowned event has returned to skewer Australia's most famous faces.

The Bald Archy Prize was created by Peter Batey in 1994, as a way to poke fun at the high-brow, esteemed Archibald Prize, and he chose his own pet cockatoo, named Maude, to judge the winner.

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