Australian Photographic Portrait Prize was a photographic art prize held at the Art Gallery of New South Wales

Art Gallery of New South Wales

The Art Gallery of New South Wales , located in The Domain in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, was established in 1897 and is the most important public gallery in Sydney and the fourth largest in Australia...

 in conjunction with the Archibald Prize

Archibald Prize

The Archibald Prize is regarded as the most important portraiture prize in Australia. It was first awarded in 1921 after a bequest from J. F. Archibald, the editor of The Bulletin who died in 1919...

, Wynne Prize

Wynne Prize

The Wynne Prize is an Australian landscape painting or figure sculpture art prize. One of Australia's longest running art prizes, it was established in 1897 from the bequest of Richard Wynne...

 and Sulman Prize

Sulman Prize

The Sir John Sulman Prize is one of Australia's longest running art prizes, having been established in 1936.It is now held concurrently with the Archibald Prize, Australia's best known art prize, and also with the Wynne Prize, at the Art Gallery of New South Wales , Sydney.-Criteria:The Sir John...

. The winner received $20,000, and their work was acquired by the gallery. In its inaugural year in 2003 there were 560 entries received and 50 works exhibited. In 2005 entries rose to 657 and there were 49 works exhibited. The prize was discontinuted in 2006.

List of winners

• 2006 - The magnanimous beige wrap part 1 - (contraption) Image
• 2005 - Cassandra Mathie Ali and Rahma
• 2004 - Rod McNicol Robert Hunter 1984 & 2004
• 2003 - Greg Weight
  Greg Weight
  Greg Weight is an Australian photographer specialising in fine art photography and portraiture. Greg was the inaugural winner of the Australian Photographic Portrait Prize in 2003 and his book Australian Artists, portraits by Greg Weight was published by Chapter and Verse in 2004...
  
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