Craig Ruddy, Archibald prize-winning painter, dies at 53 from Covid complications

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 as a result of Covid complications.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 a