This is a list of finalists for the 2002 Archibald Prize for portraiture (listed is Artist – Title).

Finalists

• Bruce Armstrong – Stuart Purves
• David Bromley – Charles Blackman
• Tom Carment – Richard Neville
• Peter Churcher – Monique
• Adam Cullen – Mark Brandon Read – author
• Julie Dowling – Henry
• Geoffrey Dyer – The last survivor Alec Campbell
• Esther Erlich – Deborah Conway
• Neil Evans – Reflective self-portrait
• David Fairbairn – Dottore Vincenzo Blefari – mascherato Dottore Vincenzo Blefari – smascherato
• Garry Foye – Portrait of Dr. Henry Stenning
• Robert Hannaford – Lynda Syddick Napaltjarri
• Nicholas Harding – Rusty Peters
• Brent Harris – Leo Schofield
• Cherry Hood – Simon Tedeschi unplugged (Winner: Archibald Prize 2002)
• James Hunt – Bora – (Anthony Mundine)
• Lindy Lee – Roslyn Oxley
• Kerrie Lester – Interrupting Mr Smart!
• Mathew Lynn – Anna Volska
• Lewis Miller – Portrait of Stephen Feneley
• Paul Newton – Portrait of Fred Street AM
• Angus Nivison – Annie Lewis, September 2001
• Stephen Nothling – Self portrait thinking about painting a portrait of Eva Breuer to enter into the Archibald Prize
• Carmel O'Connor – Portrait of Professor Bernard Smith
• Mary Pinnock – Martin Sharp
• Paul Ryan – Richard, arms folded
• Jenny Sages – Ros and Joe
• Jiawei Shen – The lady from Shanghai (Jenny Sages)
• Paul Thomas Vrondidis – Painting pears
• Dick Watkins – David Moore
• Jan Williamson – Jenny Morris – singer/songwriter