The inaugural RP Critical Writing Prize is an award for new writing on any aspect of contemporary portrait painting. The prize is open to all. Applicants are invited to send a proposal or pitch for a new text, alongside an example of previous writing. Three of the applicants will be selected to realise the proposed…
The Royal Society of Portrait Painters’ call for entries is open! Artists are invited to submit work for exhibition alongside members of Royal Society of Portrait Painters at the Annual Exhibition 2023. Learn more about how to submit your work: MORE INFO Submit your work today: HERE Deadline to submit: Friday 27 January, 12 noon…
Mr Heatherleys prize Congratulations to Sara Edison who has won this year’s Mr Heatherly Composition Prize! The annual award was initiated by former Principal of Heatherleys, John Walton RP, for the best three-figure portrait painting. The award is now sponsored by The Royal Society of Portrait Painters. The competition is based upon the Slade composition…
[NOW CLOSED] The Royal Society of Portrait Painters is looking for a proactive individual to join their team! Please read carefully the job description below and contact [email protected] if you are interested in the position. JOB DESCRIPTION Royal Society of Portrait Painters Co-ordinator Job Title: Royal Society of Portrait Painters Coordinator Hours of…
Top ten artists in 2022 The most sought-after artists for portrait commissions 2022 were ascertained through data gathered through the Royal Society of Portrait Painters Annual Exhibition. This exhibition is a one-stop shop for commissioning a portrait because a consultant is present to help with commissions, and guide through the 200 recent portraits to choose…
In March 1995, I entered the Royal Society of Portrait Painters annual exhibition with a portrait of the Right Revd Michael Adie CBE, Bishop of Guildford. A new prize had been created that year to be awarded to the best portrait in the show. Unusually, the reward was in the form of a commission to…
Reposted: 25 Jul 2022, by Charles Saumarez Smith. One of many things that I like about Art UK is the way that it documents the work of artists who – except, maybe, amongst other painters – have fallen out of fashion and are pretty invisible. Preserved in the storerooms of museums and private collections, these…
Stories behind the Prize Winning Paintings of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters Annual Exhibition 2022 We hope you enjoy reading about the artists’ inspirations and experiences behind their prize winning paintings and are able to enrich your knowledge about their creative processes. The exhibition is on until Saturday 14th May, we hope you are…
Frances Bell · Benjamin Sullivan speaks to Frances Bell about his painting of The Queen The Royal Society of Portrait Painters annual exhibition 5-14 May special display in honour of The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Our Patron HM The Queen has reigned for over half of the time the Royal Society of Portrait Painters has existed.…
An interview with the artist, Tom Croft The crossover of portraiture and the NHS has offered a moment of light within this difficult year, and this is largely down to Tom Croft, a portrait painter from Oxfordshire, who exhibited in this year’s annual exhibition. Croft pioneered the Portraits for NHS Heroes initiative whereby he…