DRAWING PRIZE 2025 WINNERS: CONGRATULATIONS to Laura Arenson with her portrait titled ‘Before Life’ This drawing was made over several sittings. It was drawn from life alongside other artists at the lovely life drawing group I attend each week in London. Wherever possible, I will draw from life so that I can observe…
DRAWING PRIZE 2025 WINNERS: CONGRATULATIONS to LEAH DAVIS WITH HIS PORTRAIT TITLED ‘Shona and Fíadh’ Q. How long did your portrait take to make? Is there anything about the process you’d like to share? Usually I work quite quickly, not out of intention but out of organic process and to allow the energy…
DRAWING PRIZE 2025 WINNERS: CONGRATULATIONS to SAM CLAYDEN WITH HIS PORTRAIT TITLED ‘Rob Cleaning a Glass’ Q. How long did your portrait take to make? Is there anything about the process you’d like to share? The drawing took three or so hours. It was a study for a larger painting that is almost…
CONGRATULATIONS TO RP Michael Taylor who has a portrait titled ‘Self Portrait with Grave Goods’ in a major new exhibition opening soon in Istanbul… The exhibition titled ‘Folia’ is to be held in the amazing Abdülmecid Efendi Mansion. The exhibition is drawn from works in the Ömer Koç collection. Themed around “the enchanted garden”…
Image: Curtis Holder, ‘Terry Higgins (‘Terry Higgins – Three Ages of Terry’)’, coloured pencil on paper CONGRATULATIONS TO Our Critical Writing Prize 2024 winner Steve Slack who has some great news… “Join museum writer Steve Slack as he presents his research on LGBTQ+ portraits in the National Portrait Gallery Collection, exploring what it means…
CONGRATULATIONS TO RP’s TOBY WIGGINS & ANTONY WILLIAMS FOR EARNING A PLACE E ACH ON ONE OF ALMENARA’s RESIDENCES AND As part of our NEW Open Call… The RP Drawing Prize: Revealing the Human There will be a chance to win The Almenara Collection Prize – awarded to an exhibitor who shows distinctive promise and in…
DAVID CALDWELL RP | MY TEACHER “That’s an interesting question. And it’s kinda sad for me to say that nobody ever really taught me about painting. Okay I picked up bits and pieces here and there, but I was never taught a philosophy or a method by anyone. In terms of a mentor, my art…
Image: Tim Benson RP, ‘Cliff, outreach worker’ RP Tim Benson wins second prize at the Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Portrait Award 2025! The National Portrait Gallery received 1,314 entries from 61 countries this year. Of these, the judges selected just 46 works for the final exhibition. “Delighted and honoured that my painting of ‘Cliff, outreach worker’ won…
RP Frances Bell wins a prize from The Portrait Society of America for The International at their conference in Washington: The William F. Draper Grand Prize as well as the Peoples Choice Award! “I don’t have the words to describe how amazed and delighted I am to have won the Draper Grand Prize, and the…
Image: John Singer Sargent, ‘Conrad and Reine Ormond’ – A loan from Richard Ormond for the duration of our Annual exhibition 2025.