Overview

• Loribelle Spirovski secured the 2025 Archibald Prize People’s Choice award for her finger-painted image of musician William Barton.
• A record 40,842 votes at the Art Gallery of New South Wales earned Spirovski the $5,000 public prize.
• She developed the gloved-finger method after a nerve injury made holding a brush painful.
• Barton’s yidaki performance and composition inspired the portrait’s energy and guided her creative process.
• The Archibald Prize exhibition remains on display in Sydney through August 17.