Archibald 2025 Packing Room Prize won by Abdul Abdullah for portrait of Jason PhuBy Hannah Story and Nicola HeathABC ArtsTopic:Awards and Prizes1h ago1 hours agoThu 1 May 2025 at 1:22amAbdul Abdullah has won the Archibald's 2025 Packing Room Prize for his painting of Jason Phu, 'No mountain high enough'. (Supplied: AGNSW/Jenni Carter)abc.net.au/news/archibald-prize-2025-packing-room-prize-winner-jason-phu/105233628Link copiedShareShare articleAbdul Abdullah has won the Packing Room Prize at this year's Archibald Prize for No mountain high enough, his portrait of Jason Phu.Abdullah is a seven-time finalist in the Archibald Prize, with a self-portrait among the finalists in 2023. He is one of 57 finalists for this year's prize, held annually at the Art Gallery of New South Wales (AGNSW).Since 1991, the Packing Room Prize, worth $3,000, has been chosen by the Art Gallery of NSW staff who handle the portraits in the gallery's packing room.Past winners of the Packing Room Prize include portraits of musician Baker Boy, late comedian Cal Wilson and filmmaker Taika Waititi.Other finalists for the $100,000 Archibald Prize include portraits of 2025 Australian of the Year Neale Daniher, activist Grace Tame, comedian Aaron Chen, sisters Antonia and Nicole Kidman, ABC News Breakfast host Bridget Brennan, and Gardening Australia's Costa Georgiadis.The finalists for the $50,000 Wynne Prize for landscape painting or figure sculpture, and the $40,000 Sulman Prize for a genre or subject painting or mural, were also announced on Thursday.The Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes 2025 exhibition runs May 10-August 17 at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. Winners will be announced on Friday May 9.LoadingPosted 1h ago1 hours agoThu 1 May 2025 at 1:22am, updated 51m ago51 minutes agoThu 1 May 2025 at 1:33amShare optionsCopy linkFacebookX (formerly Twitter)Top StoriesDutton hints at Coalition campaign failure as polls show Albanese majority in sightTopic:Government and PoliticsPhoto shows Peter Dutton election shadowsThe strange 'ballot-fellows' revealed on parties' how-to-vote cardsTopic:ElectionsPhoto shows green how to vote cards in the background with a text box that says enter your suburbSurprise could lurk for Labor if enough voters vent anger over cost of livingDAnalysis by David SpeersPhoto shows Anthony Albanese NPC for Speers ColumnJacinta Nampijinpa Price contradicts Peter Dutton, asserting Coalition will end school 'indoctrination'Topic:Public SchoolsPhoto shows Jacinta Price speaks while Dutton stands behind her listening. Hackers have 'compromised' almost 100 bank employees, experts sayTopic:Cyber CrimePhoto shows A generic graphic image including a gold dollar sign and some websites.Related storiesThe artist on a mission to take these racist items out of circulationTopic:Visual ArtPhoto shows Tony Albert smiles with arms crossed across chest. He wears bright purple shirt and blurred window is behind him.These artworks are about giving voice to stories too often silencedTopic:Visual ArtPhoto shows Two detailed painted pieces of bark, black and white, sitting next to each other on a white wall.Artists were asked to collaborate with nature. The results are stunningTopic:Libraries, Museums and GalleriesPhoto shows From far back a group of people is seen walking across a ridge in dense, lush green bush.Related topicsAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ArtArtArts, Culture and EntertainmentAustraliaAwards and PrizesContemporary ArtNSWPaintingSydneyVisual ArtTop StoriesDutton hints at Coalition campaign failure as polls show Albanese majority in sightTopic:Government and PoliticsPhoto shows Peter Dutton election shadowsThe strange 'ballot-fellows' revealed on parties' how-to-vote cardsTopic:ElectionsSurprise could lurk for Labor if enough voters vent anger over cost of livingDAnalysis by David SpeersJacinta Nampijinpa Price contradicts Peter Dutton, asserting Coalition will end school 'indoctrination'Topic:Public SchoolsHackers have 'compromised' almost 100 bank employees, experts sayTopic:Cyber CrimeJust InAhead of his 200th game for Canberra, the rise of Joseph Tapine was worth the wait and the weightTopic:Analysis7m ago7 minutes agoThu 1 May 2025 at 2:16amHow Labor changed workplace laws and what the Coalition would revertTopic:Industrial Relations14m ago14 minutes agoThu 1 May 2025 at 2:09amFrom obedience to choice: A Chinese migrant's first real vote in AustraliaBAnalysis by Bang Xiao16m ago16 minutes agoThu 1 May 2025 at 2:08amSimon Patterson tells court of 'strained' relationship with alleged mushroom killerTopic:Law, Crime and Justice19m ago19 minutes agoThu 1 May 2025 at 2:05amMore Just InBack to top