A GLIMPSE INTO OUR ANNUAL EXHIBITION SELECTION… For the first time in our Society’s long history we have decided to film our annual exhibition selection process. The physical round of works selection is quite possibly our most important day of the year, where the curation of our annual exhibition begins. It is our first…
Image: Frances Bell in her studio in Northumberland PAINTER FRANCES BELL ON EARLY STRUGGLES, THE YBAs AND AI ART Full article on The Standard’s website Meet prize-winning painter Frances Bell: ‘I wanted to be a traditional artist – that was my passion’ The artist on how she went from the…
Image: Mark Sepple photography, Annual Exhibition 2023 The Royal Society of Portrait Painters’ to hold 133rd Annual Exhibition Full article on A TV TODAY’s website If you are interested in the painted portrait, there is one, annual portrait painting exhibition which is a must visit… The Royal Society of Portrait Painters’ Annual…
Image: Mark Sepple photography, Annual Exhibition 2023 EXPERIENCE AND BUY EUROPE’S FINEST PORTRAIT PAINTINGS Full article on the HeyDay website If you are interested in the painted portrait, there is one, annual portrait painting exhibition which is a must visit. The Royal Society of Portrait Painters’ Annual Exhibition is now in its 133rd year and is…
Images: Tania Rivilis, ‘Kupka’s Dog’ (2022 prize winner) & ‘An Endless Summer Afternoon’ (2023 exhibition) Hear from our 2022 & 23 William Lock Portrait Prize Winners: Tania Rivilis & RP Saied Dai …ahead of the 2024 annual exhibition TANIA RIVILIS WINNER OF THE WILLIAM LOCK PORTRAIT PRIZE 2022 (Image from 2023 exhibition) “I…
Image: Carles Belda Roman, ‘Study of Something Never Ends’ Hear from some of last years non-member prize winners ahead of the 2024 annual exhibition SUBMIT YOUR WORK HERE CARLES BELDA ROMAN: Winner of ‘The RP prize for best small portrait’, a prize of £2,000 for the best small portrait in the exhibition, measuring…
RP CRITICAL WRITING PRIZE WINNER ANNOUNCED “The Royal Society of Portrait Painters launched the RP Critical Writing Prize in March this year. We invited submissions on any aspect of the contemporary painted portrait and particularly texts which are enquiring, provoking and jargon-free. The Judges; the art critic, Laura Gascoigne, Dr Alison Smith from…
Image: Phoebe-Louise Stewart Carter, ‘Self Portrait in the Winter’ Hear from some of this years prize winners ahead of the 2024 annual exhibition SUBMIT YOUR WORK HERE Phoebe Stewart Carter: Winner of ‘The de Laszlo Foundation award’, sponsored by the de Laszlo Foundation, aims to encourage young artists. It is worth £3,000…
Image: Frances Bell, ‘Portrait of a Conversation/ Lockdown’ New Light Art: Prize shows depth of Northern talent, winner says Full article on BBC NEWS website The winner of a prestigious arts prize showcasing work from around the north of England has said it shows the “great depth” of the region’s talent. Frances Bell, 40,…
Image: Annabel Elton, Leaving do On Tuesday, 3rd October, friends, trustees and artists gathered to say our farewells to Annabel Elton who has been at the Mall for most of the last 39 years. In her role as Head of Commissions she has provided an invaluable service to both the FBA and the…