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A portrait of a child with her teddy bear commissioned by her parents — Simon Davis 'Daisy'

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Self portrait in oil, winner of the Ondaatje Prize for Portraiture 2020 — Frances Bell 'Self'

Prizes and Awards 2021

including The William Lock Portrait Prize worth £20,000

Discover the prize-winning artists

Saied Dai, 'Portrait of the Artist's Wife'

CALL FOR ENTRIES

Call for entries for the RP Annual Exhibition 2022

Discover our 2022 Exhibition Open Call

UPCOMING EVENTS

Date	Event
Wednesday, June 9, 2021 - Thursday, June 9, 2022	Portrait Painting demonstration

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Prince Of Wales’ Award

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