America) Finalist Shirley Hannan National Portrait Prize 2011: Winner Best of Show – International Competition (Portrait Society of America) Highly Commended Mortimore Prize – Small Category Finalist Black Swan Portrait Prize 2010: Honourable Mention Members Only Competition – Oil Category (Portrait Society of America) Finalist Shirley Hannan National Portrait Prize Finalist Kilgour Art Prize for Figurative Painting Winner Ex Arte Equinus IV – Painting Category (International Equine Art) 2009: Highly Commended Black Swan Portrait Prize Finalist Mortimore Art Prize 2008: Finalist Shirley Hannan National Portrait Prize Finalist ANL Maritime Art Award (Mission to Seafarers) Commended Berkelouw Self Portrait Prize 2007: Winner Archibald Prize – People’s Choice Category 2006: Finalist Doug Moran National Portrait Prize Finalist Shirley Hannan National Portrait Prize 2005: Winner International Portrait Competition – Exceptional Merit Award (Portrait Society of America) Winner Shirley Hannan National Portrait Prize Commended Inaugural Berkelouw Portrait Prize 2004: Winner Archibald Prize – Packing Room Prize Highly Commended Shirley Hannan National Portrait Prize 2003: Winner People’s Choice (Portrait Artists Australia) Honourable Mention Shirley Hannan National Portrait Prize 2000: Winner ‘Salon Des Refuse’ – Holding Redlich People’s Choice Award (S.H Ervin Gallery) Finalist Sporting Portrait Prize of Australia (Art Gallery of New South Wales) Finalist Doug Moran National Portrait Prize 1999: Winner Archibald Prize – People’s Choice Winner Listener’s Choice Award (2BL Radio) Winner Listener’s Choice Award (2CR ABC Radio) Winner Outstanding Cover Award (Random House Publishing) 1998 3rd Place ‘Salon Des Refuse’ – People’s Choice Award (S.H Ervin Gallery) Exhibitions In addition to the (often nationally travelling) exhibitions as part of the above-named art prizes, Ploeg’s work was shown on many occasions, including the following: 2018: 20/20 Celebrating 2O Years – National Portrait Gallery Monday Nights – Northern Beaches Creative Space 2017: Cabaret – Glen Street Theatre Land – Manly Gallery & Museum World Polo Championship Art Exhibition – Sydney Polo Club Expresso Yourself CupART 2016: Wooden Boat Festival – Australian Maritime Museum Mystery Art Sale Donation – Portrait Society of America Hunters Hill Art Prize Virtual Connections – No.1 Martin Place Sydney 2015: Imago Mundini – global art project initiated by Luciano Benetton Eleventh St Arts, Grand Central Atelier (New York, USA) Saltwater – Manly Art Gallery & Museum Project 504 – Sydney 2014: Portrait Artists Australia – Australian Embassy (Washington DC, USA) 2013: Keeping Company – Manly Art Gallery & Museum Multicultural Australia – NSW Parliament House (Portrait Artists Australia) Mystery Art