05-01-2022 07:53 via theguardian.com

Craig Ruddy, Archibald prize-winning painter, dies at 53

Ruddy was best known for his paintings of leading Indigenous Australian figures including David Gulpilil, Bruce Pascoe and Cathy FreemanThe Archibald prize-winning Australian artist Craig Ruddy has died aged 53.Ruddy, who was based in the New South Wales northern rivers region, won Australia’s most celebrated portrait prize in 2004 for his painting of David Gulpilil, titled Two Worlds. He also won the Archibald people’s choice prize that year, and again in 2010, for his portrait of W
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