SYDNEY.- Sydney artist, Craig Ruddy has won the 2010
Archibald People’s Choice Prize for his portrait of writer/director
Warwick
Thornton. In 2004 Craig Ruddy was awarded both the Archibald Prize and
the
People’s Choice for Sydney and Melbourne exhibitions for his popular but

contentious portrait of actor David Gulpilil. This is the 22nd year of
the
People’s Choice Prize, 23,376 people voted this year. Apple Yin’s
portrait of
Terry English was the second most popular painting.