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

Loribelle Spirovski's painting of didgeridoo/yidaki player wins the $5,000 prize decided by the public, with more than 40,000 votes cast

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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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