Art Gallery of NSW: Packing Room Prize

Sydney artist Paul Jackson has been awarded the Packing Room Prize in conjunction with the 2009 Archibald Prize for his portrait of Flacco, the comic creation of stage and film actor Paul Livingston.

A verbal gymnast with a wondrously absurd, sorrowful take on life, Flacco is known and loved for his appearances on television shows including Good News Week and two Flacco and the Sandman specials for the Ten Network, and The Big Gig and Daas Kapital for the ABC.

From 1998 – 2001, Livingston produced a regular cartoon for The Australian Magazine called The Flacco Files, which later appeared as a book.

The Packing Room prize gives the Art Gallery of NSW staff who receive the entries for Archibald the chance to vote for their favourite Archibald portrait.


Paul Livingston (Flacco) and his portrait painted by Paul Jackson