
A portrait the Archibald Prize rejected: Jewish leader Alex Ryvchin, by Johannes Leak
From The Front
Published 5/2/2025
As the annual controversy swirls around the finalists for the Archibald Prize, we look at an artwork that didn’t make the cut: a moving portrait of a remarkable Australian: Jewish leader Alex Ryvchin, who came here as a penniless Soviet refugee. Find out more about The Front podcast…






