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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Sian Cain and AAP

Taika Waititi portrait wins packing room prize at 2022 Archibalds

Artist Claus Stangl with his portrait of Taika Waititi which has won the packing room prize at the 2022 Archibald prize.
Artist Claus Stangl with his portrait of Taika Waititi which has won the packing room prize at the 2022 Archibalds. Photograph: Dean Lewins/AAP

New Zealand-born Sydney-based artist Claus Stangl has taken out one of Australia’s top art honours with his portrait of Academy Award-winning director Taika Waititi.

Stangl was on Thursday announced as the winner of the packing room prize, a sub-category of the Archibald prize for portraiture.

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