Photograph by Inês Alves and Isabelle Reynolds-Logue © National Portrait Gallery, London

BENJAMIN SULLIVAN RP

Still currently has his portrait of John Sentamu on display National Portrait Gallery – in the History Makers display, room 33.

Benjamin Sullivan RP, © National Portrait Gallery, London

Benjamin Sullivan RP, ‘John Sentamu’ (detail)

Benjamin Sullivan RP, ‘John Sentamu’ (charcoal study)

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Categories: exhibition, News22nd December 2024

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RP2025:Our final event to compliment our exhibition where Tim Benson RP sat down with Adam Pearson to discuss the experience of sitting for his portrait, went extremely well and we hope to see you at future events to celebrate all types of portraiture!And thank you to many of you for such wonderful feedback..."Natural and easy flow of conversation. It was an eye-opening talk, and it pains me to say this, but it's not an issue I had given much thought to in the past. I've come away thinking about this issue and wanting to share what I've learnt with others. Hearing about people with visible disabilities struggling to get passports/not being recognised by AI...the everyday stuff that we take for granted. Surrounded by stunning art did get me thinking about unconscious bias" -----As a charity supporting portraiture, portrait commissions are important to us...Don’t forget that all members are available for commission!Book a consultation online or in person by appointment with Martina Mereli-Stevens:[email protected]Image: @marksepplephoto@timbensonart @adampearson @faceequalityint ..#royalsocietyofportraitpainters #MallGalleries #ContemporaryArt #FigurativeArt #Artist #ArtistsonInstagram #LondonArt #LondonGallery #LondonExhibition #LondonContemporaryArt #ArtOnInstagram #MallLondon #Artists #Art #artawards #Exhibition #FBA #ArtSocieties #Buyart #faceequality #mentalhealthawareness #events #adampearson ... See MoreSee Less

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#CallforEntries: Our Critical Writing Prize is back for a third year... SUBMISSIONS NOW OPEN! An award for new writing on any aspect of contemporary portrait painting.The prize is open to all.The Judges were delighted by the response for the second RP Critical Writing Prize.The variety and the accomplishment of the texts really persuaded all concerned that there is a live and continuing conversation going on and we are excited to be part of it.By encouraging and publishing new writing we hope to expand and enliven this exchange which is central to the concerns of the Society. Applicants are invited to send the title and the first 200 words of their essay...Find out more and submit via the link in our bio or go directly to our website : www.therp.co.ukDEADLINE: 15th December 2025, 5pmImages: Charlotte Sorapure RP, 'Ruth, reimagined', Toby Wiggins RP, 'President of the Anaesthetists Association Dr. Matt Davies' & Anastasia Pollard RP, 'Malaise'@charlottesorapure @toby_wiggins_art @anastasia_pollard ..#portraits #writingprize #submitnow #prizes #rp #royalsocietyofportraitpainters #writing #artistofinstagram #portraitpainting #gogogo #critical #announcement #goodluck #proposals ... See MoreSee Less

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RP's Charlotte Sorapure & Saied Dai currently have an exhibition titled; 'Untold Stories on at Panter & Hall."Charlotte and Saied have been pillars of the figurative art establishment in our country for some decades now. We have known their paintings well since we founded our gallery at the turn of the millenium. Throughout the ensuing quarter of a century they have exhibited regularly at all the principle public painting societies and major portrait art prizes Britain has to offer. A true artistic power couple, they have garnered numerous major awards and won portrait commissions from the highest in the land. We were delighted to begin showing their work early last year and it is the fulfilment of a long held ambition to now offer a small two-man exhibition here at our Pall Mall gallery."-Panter & HallWhen?ON NOW - 30th May 2025-Go to panterandhall.com to see both artists work for sale.Images: Charlotte Sorapure, 'The Lepidopterist's Dream', Saied Dai, 'Reverie', Charlotte Sorapure, 'Night Walk' & Saied Dai, 'The Music Maker'@charlottesorapure@panterandhall ..#royalsocietyofportraitpainters #panterandhall #charlottesorapure #saiedai #exhibition #paintings #forsale #portrait #portraitartist #londonart #exhibitions #commissions #artsales #drawingandpainting #portraitartists #congrats ... See MoreSee Less

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#CallforEntries: Our RP Drawing Prize is now open!DO YOU DRAW PEOPLE?We are proud to launch the RP Drawing Prize: Revealing the Human.This is a new, dynamic opportunity for artists, designers and creatives whose work involves drawing.The prize is open to artists in the UK and internationally.This inaugural open call welcomes submissions in all drawing styles and techniques, providing a vibrant platform for bold, original, and thought-provoking work.We are seeking submissions from artists who depict people, in whatever form that happens to be.We are keen to explore and expand the idea of what a portrait can be and because drawing is such an immediate, direct response to the human, we’re hoping to be surprised by a wide variety of responses.The RP Drawing Prize is open to creatives at all stages of their careers.A distinguished panel will select up to 120 works to be exhibited at The University of Hull Art Gallery.Works which feature in the exhibition can be available for sale and the FBA Art Consultancy will be available to manage commission enquiries.There is also the chance to win The RP Drawing Prize of £5,000, as well as other prizes and awards. Find out more & submit entries here: www.therp.co.ukImage: Miriam Escofet RP, 'Life drawing of Professor Helen Moore-President of Corpus Christi College Oxford'🗓️ Submission deadline: Wednesday 20th August 2025, 5pm Thank you @parkerharrisco..#rpdrawingprize #drawingprize #portraitdrawing #portraitdrawings #contemporarydrawing #contemporarydrawings #artopportunity #callforartists #figurativeart #royalsocietyofportraitpainters #miriamescofet #parkerharrisco #hull ... See MoreSee Less

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#Myteacher:Enjoy the next story from our 'My Teacher' series below from RP Frances Bell...@frances_bell_paintings "My teacher, Charles Cecil is a classicist to his core. He was trained in Boston by R.H Ives Gammel and came over to Europe, and finally Florence as a young man in the manner, I always imagined, of a 19th century fictional character seeking his fortune. He settled in Florence and established a studio in Borgo San Frediano, and his school has trained many eminent painters over at least 40 years, who sought a classical grounding for their technique. The method he teaches is the Sight-size technique, and in our training we adhered absolutely to this grounding, with all the work one does at the studio via Sight-size, and always from life. There are, counter intuitively, a great abundance of analogies that compare the training to more disciplined pursuits - think ballet or sport - rigour of repetition by practice, training the eye to see ever more clearly and finally delivering one to a solid understanding of proportion and handling with no reliance of outside tools. The free wheeling artistic spirit voyaging unharnessed, as so often imagined for an artistic education, it was not...this all suited me, but its not for everyone. I recognised that I would lay foundations through Charles' training that would allow, through the restraints of the strict method, greater freedom in the long run to express my ideas. Even 20 years later I still use many of the techniques I learnt at Charles' studio, though my painting has evolved away from the strictness of much of it. I'm hugely grateful for the solidity that this training has provided for me as I have gone forward with my practice. It would be Charles assertion that the skill acquired at his studio should, correctly applied, be sufficient for all painterly occasions - and this ultimate attachment to his principles is part of what made him a very engaging teacher to study under. Even if one diverges from these tenets over time there can be no doubt that his charismatic style has made an emphatic start for painters who have taken a multitude of paths, and they are the richer for their time at Charles Cecil Studios. My memories of the studio are incredibly rich for me even over 20 years later. The Florentine life of artistic emersion and bohemian charm, our long hours at work with models from all walks of life in the studio among friends I have loved ever since. The thrills and spills of being young in a beautiful city, studying and playing hard before the internet took hold and smart phones grabbed our attention. Much of this atmosphere that I remember so fondly of the studio, and of course the lessons in the practice, derived from Charles and for that I've always been hugely grateful."-Frances Bell RP-You can see this story as well as other 'News' via our website or the link in our bio: www.therp.co.uk Images: Charles H. Cecil, 'Zoe' (close-up), Studios shot & photo from Frances Bell..#artist #members #teacher #portraitart #artistofinstagram #art #commissionnow #portrait #painting #portraiture #commissions #royalsocietyofportraitpainters #commission #commissionaportrait #francesbell #portraitart #charlescecil #artistsoninstagram ... See MoreSee Less

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BENJAMIN SULLIVAN RP

Still currently has his portrait of John Sentamu on display National Portrait Gallery – in the History Makers display, room 33.

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