Craig Ruddy (8 August 1968 – 4 January 2022) was an Australian artist, known for winning the Archibald Prize in 2004 with his portrait of Aboriginal actor David Gulpilil.

[4] After the 2004 Archibald, Ruddy developed Poppy Seeds, a series of portraits, nudes and self-studies which were exhibited in November 2004.

[citation needed] In August 2006, Ruddy's Two Worlds sold to a private collector at a Sotheby's auction in Sydney for $312,000.

[5] In 2010, Ruddy won the Archibald People's Choice Prize for his portrait of Warwick Thornton entitled The Prince of Darkness.

[4][2] From around 2001, Ruddy lived across three locations: the eastern Sydney suburb of Tamarama; the Byron Bay hinterland; and Buenos Aires, Argentina.