Key Points
- Loribelle Spirovski used the finger painting technique for William Barton's portrait.
- This is the artist's fourth entry to the Archibald.
- Loribelle moved to Australia from Catanduanes in the Philiippines just before she turned nine years old.
Loribelle moved to NSW in 1998 with her Filipina Mother. A few years later, they moved to Western Sydney, where she was exposed to different cultural backgrounds. 'I was around a lot of Vietnamese, Samoans, Serbians, but I was still the only Filipino there. Growing up in the area, I saw similarities with our Filipino culture, or sometimes I'd say you look like my Filipino cousin.' (In photo, Loribelle with her parents.) Credit: Loribelle Spirovski
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