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Archibald, Wynne & Sulman Prizes 2026
Art Gallery of New South Wales, 9 May 2025 - 16 Aug 2026
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Archibald, Wynne & Sulman Prizes 2026: Art Gallery of New South Wales

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Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Natasha Walsh, The mirage (self-portrait), 2026

Natasha Walsh

The mirage (self-portrait), 2026
oil on copper
37.5 x 31.5 cm (plate), 53.5 x 48 cm (framed)

Finalist in the Archibald Prize
‘The blue face is a reflection on the glass – a ghostly superimposed image allowing me to finally inhabit an environment I have previously only observed,’ says Walsh. ‘As the...
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‘The blue face is a reflection on the glass – a ghostly superimposed image allowing me to finally inhabit an environment I have previously only observed,’ says Walsh.

‘As the granddaughter of migrants, I have used the window as a symbol of both longing and boundary; the threshold where I have often felt like a voyeur on the Australian landscape. By mirroring my image against the flora, I move from observer to inhabitant, navigating a sense of place through the act of looking. While the flesh-toned hand in the foreground reaches for the glass, the window begins to open, offering a glimpse of the unobstructed landscape beyond and bridging the divide between the internal self and the external world.’
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