1990s
- 1990
- Glenda Jones – Kaz Cooke
- 1991/1992
- Meskenas, Vladas – Dr Victor Chang
- Valadon, Rosemary – The Long Afternoon – Portrait of Dr Germaine Greer
- 1993
- Allen, Davida – Dressing for Dinner ( Bill Hayden governor-general )
- Dyer, Geoffrey – Dr Bob Brown (Environmentalist)
- Lester, Kerrie – Fred Hollows
- Meskenas, Vladas – Professor Fred Hollows
- 1994
- George Gittoes – Self Portrait in Somalia
- Leak, Bill – Malcolm Turnbull
- Li Bao Hua – Portrait (Hazel Hawke)
- Robertson, Peter – Kate Ceberano
- Valadon, Rosemary – Noni Hazlehurst – Summer '94 Waiting Again
- 1995
- Bergstrom, Danelle – Jon English
- George Gittoes – General John Sanderson in Cambodia
- Leak, Bill – Graham Richardson
- Naseby, David – Les Murray
- 1996
- Peter Churcher – Betty at Home (Betty Churcher)
- Lester, Kerrie – James Morrison with flugelhorn
- Palaitis, Josonia – Ray Martin
- Shead, Garry – Jacqueline McKenzie
- Valadon, Rosemary – Deborah Conway – in epic mode
- 1997
- Rick Amor – Peter Carey at the VACB Studio, Soho, New York (author)
- Adam Cullen – Portrait of Mikey Robins (comedian)
- George Gittoes – John Olsen (painter)
- Hannaford, Robert – Paul Davies (scientist)
- Newton, Paul William – Kate and Barbie (A portrait of Kate Fischer) (model)
- Sharp, Martin – Tiny Tim, Eternal Troubadour
- 1998
- Adam Cullen – Portrait of Frank Moorhouse AM (author)
- Dawson, Paula – Sleeping man (Barry Jones politician)
- Hannaford, Robert – Paul Keating (Former Prime Minister)
- Leak, Bill – Gough Whitlam (Former Prime Minister)
- Naseby, David – Les Murray (poet)
- Shen, Jiawei – Eyewitness (portrait of George Gittoes AM) (artist)
- 1999
- Bromley, David – Scott Hicks (film director)
- Dyer, Geoffrey – Margaret Scott (author and poet)
- King, Amanda – Natasha Stott Despoja (politician)
- Lester, Kerrie – Jimmy Barnes (singer)
- Naseby, David – Bob Ellis (political commentator)
- Newton, Paul William – Portrait of Maggie Tabberer (model)
- Ploeg, Evert – Deborah Mailman (actress)
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