Doug Moran prize 2022: Graeme Drendel wins $150,000 for portrait of fellow finalist who painted him

The Victorian artist wins for his small painting of artist and friend Lewis Miller, who was also nominated for his own portrait of Drendel

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Graeme Drendel has won Australia's richest portrait prize for his painting of one of his fellow finalists, the artist Lewis Miller, who was himself nominated for a portrait he had painted of Drendel.

Drendel, a Victorian artist known for his figurative work, was announced as the winner of the $150,000 Doug Moran national portrait prize at a ceremony in Sydney on Wednesday. Drendel and Miller, who are good friends, were both present for the announcement.