This is a list of finalists for the 2023 Archibald Prize for portraiture (listed as Artist – Title). Of the 949 entries received for the Archibald Prize, 57 artworks were selected as finalists.^[1] As the images are copyrighted, a link to each image is available through its reference.

• Abdul Abdullah – Self-portrait after MD 2^[2]
• Matt Adnate – Echoes of a teenage superstar^[3]
• Jill Ansell – Looking east^[4]
• Natasha Bieniek – Self-portrait, after Nora Heysen^[5]
• Alanah Ellen Brand – Solomon Kammer: never enough^[6]
• Angela Brennan – Portrait of Erik Jensen^[7]
• Keith Burt – Sam Leach in his studio chair^[8]
• Mitch Cairns – Elizabeth Pulie^[9]
• Melissa Clements – In the driveway, 40°^[10]
• Yvette Coppersmith – Lady Primrose Potter AC^[11]
• Luke Cornish – Barrambiyarra (Awaken)^[12] (Yvonne Weldon)
• Emily Crockford – Jeff’s pink daisy eyelash clash^[13]
• Cameron Dimopoulos – Limbo^[14]
• Anh Do – Seeing Ruby^[15] (Archie Roach)
• David Fenoglio – Christopher Bassi^[16]
• Eliza Gosse – Breakfast at ours^[17]
• Jaq Grantford – Through the window^[18] (Noni Hazlehurst) (Winner: People's Choice Award 2023)^[19]
• David Griggs – The melanoma and the stitches^[20]
• Julia Gutman – Head in the sky, feet on the ground (Winner: Archibald Prize 2023)^[1][21]
• Tsering Hannaford – Nanna Mara^[22]
• Katherine Hattam – The nightingale and the kookaburra – portrait of Drusilla Modjeska^[23]
• John Hillier – There’s something about Harry (Harry Garside)^[24]
• Michelle Hiscock – The songwriter^[25]
• Andrea Huelin – Clown jewels^[26] (Cal Wilson) (Winner: Packing Room Prize 2023)^[27]
• Laura Jones – Claudia (the GOAT) (Claudia Karvan)^[28]
• Jason Jowett – Alex Greenwich^[29]
• Daniel Kim – Self-portrait, holding memories, my mentor Greg Warburton^[30]
• Kim Leutwyler – Zoe (Zoe Terakes)^[31]
• Sarah McCloskey – Social distancing^[32]
• Catherine McGuiness – Lucky (Kylie Kwong)^[33]
• William Mackinnon – Rich Lewer, friend and rival in sport and art^[34]
• Marie Mansfield – Ronni Kahn AO (founder OzHarvest)^[35]
• Danie Mellor – A portrait of intimacy (Gene Sherman)^[36]
• Lewis Miller – Self-portrait^[37]
• Charles Mouyat – As below, so above (ut infra, sic supra) (Michelle Simmons)^[38]
• Paul Newton – Portrait of John Symond^[39]
• Jason Phu – cameras are the best, cameras are the worst^[40]
• James Powditch – Sam I Am (Sam Neill)^[41]
• Ryan Presley – Blood money – infinite dollar note – Aunty Regina Pilawuk Wilson^[42]
• Thom Roberts – In the future there might be new tall buildings built by Bert (Farhad Haidari)^[43]
• Charlotte Ruth – Painting with toothbrush^[44]
• Sally Ryan – Year of the Rabbit (Claudia Chan Shaw)^[45]
• Marikit Santiago – Hallowed Be Thy Name (collaboration with Maella Santiago, Santi Mateo Santiago and Sarita Santiago)^[46]
• Kirthana Selvaraj – Ramesh and the blue figure with snake^[47]
• Oliver Shepherd – Maestro (portrait of Jessica Cottis)^[48]
• Michael Simms – Zaachariaha Fielding^[49]
• Judith Sinnamon – Katharine Murphy^[50]
• Randall Sinnamon – Portrait of Joseph Tawadros^[51]
• Clare Thackway – Lottie^[52]
• Natasha Walsh – Dear Ben, ‘The scream’ (after Pope Innocent X)^[53]
• Oliver Watts – Heidi May, Elle Charalambu and the artist at Redleaf Pool^[54]
• Kaylene Whiskey – Cooking my famous Indulkana soup^[55]
• Marcus Wills – Jack and Nikki^[56]
• Patrice Wills – No place like home^[57]
• Shevaun Wright, Sophia Hewson (aka Dirty talk) – Atong (Atong Atem)^[58]
• Tiger Yaltangki – Ngayulu munu papa kutjara (Me with two dogs)^[59]
• Zoe Young – Latrell and Winmarra (Latrell Mitchell)^[60]