Julia Gutman has won the 2023 Archibald Prize with a textile work. Photo: ArtsHub.
Sydney-based artist Julia Gutman has won the 2023 Archibald Prize for her portrait Head in the sky, feet on the ground, of singer-songwriter Montaigne.
It is an interesting choice, punching contemporary textiles into the ‘camera flashes’ and limelight – a work combining a painted gesture and an embroidered storytelling. This work also ticks another box of our times – that of sustainable art making – turning to used and discarded fabrics as her primary medium.
Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's Senior Contributor, after 12 years in the role as National Visual Arts Editor. She has worked for extended periods in America and Southeast Asia, as gallerist, arts administrator and regional contributing editor for a number of magazines, including Hong Kong based Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. She is an Art Tour leader for the AGNSW Members, and lectures regularly on the state of the arts. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW.
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