This is a list of finalists for the 1986 Archibald Prize for portraiture, listed by Artist and Title. As the images are copyright, an external link to an image has been listed where available.
ArtistTitleSubjectNotesMargaret AcklandBeth MayneDavida AllenDr John Arthur McKelvie Shera Winner: Archibald Prize 1986Naomi BernsDavid Williamson (Playwright/Author)Jonathan BowdenPortrait of Robert Stonjek, Unpublished PoetJohn CaldwellJohn BrackenregFred CressDavid ArmstrongWilliam DargieTony Rafty The CaricaturistRobert EadiePortrait of Alex Trompf with Pauline WebberDavid FairbairnThree portraits of WCFmy fatherJohn GillhamVermeer, Van Meegeren and Van den Berg: portrait of YelleLeeka GruzdeffRita HunterChristine HillerHomage to Van Gogh: self-portrait with peasantsFrank HodgkinsonDonald FriendKeith LoobyJohn Bloomfield's Arta EatenVladas MeskenasDesiderius OrbanRobert MorrisIan Smith, artist and self-portrait 1986Aileen RogersRichard MackayVictor RubinAuto-maskGarry SheadMartin SharpEric John SmithRichard Hall, Author and JournalistIan SmithPortrait of Ray Hughes from lifewith unreliable photographyJoshua SmithProfessor Fred RostNigel ThomsonKate GrenvilleWriter/ MotherWes WaltersPortrait of William J. HughesMichael WintersUrban forms, primitive forms and Jim McClellandSalvatore ZofreaEileen Chanin 1986
See also List of Archibald Prize winners Lists of Archibald Prize finalists
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