is currently under the National Portrait Gallery’s collection. The painting is set in front of Hawkesbury River, where the story in Grenville's novel The Secret River took place. Grenville described in an interview with the National Portrait Gallery that her connection with Sages was built on their resonating creative process, as both of them let their materials guide them on the journey of creation. She recounted the quest in creating this portrait, “we went up to the Hawkesbury together, which is of course where the portrait is set, and when we found that spot by the river, and the little jetty, we both knew straight away that that was it”. Archibald Prize She has been a finalist for the Archibald Prize at least 20 times. She has also been the hung in the Archibald as the subject of the work of Jiawei Shen's 2002 Finalist's work The lady from Shanghai (Jenny Sages) Awards She has also been hung in the Blake Prize and Dobell Prize. She has won the Portia Geach Memorial Award twice: in 1994 for her portrait Ann Thomson, and in 1992 for her portrait Nancy Borlase and Laurie Short. She received a highly commended in the Wynne Prize in 1999 with The Leichhardt. She won the Wynne Prize in 2005. Sages was one of five artists featured in the award winning documentary film, Two Thirds Sky – Artists in Desert Country, directed by Sean O'Brien in 2002. She was interviewed in the 2005 Peter Berner documentary Loaded Brush. Sages is the subject of the documentary Paths to Portraiture by filmmaker Catherine Hunter. For the 2011 Archibald Prize, Jenny painted Jack Sages her husband and companion of 55 years. The painting was accepted but Jack died before the exhibition opened. In 2012 Sages turned her gaze inward in an attempt to capture her grief. Hunter was with the artist as she dealt with her husband’s death and then the 2012 Archibald Prize success. References 1933 births Living people 20th-century Australian women artists 20th-century Australian artists 21st-century Australian women artists 21st-century Australian artists Australian women painters Archibald Prize People's Choice Award winners Archibald Prize finalists Artists from Sydney People educated at Sydney Girls High School Wynne Prize winners