Who are the top portrait artists for commissions of 2022?

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…

Winner of the 2022 De Laszlo Award

PRIZE – WINNERS 2022

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…

The Royal Society of Portrait Painters Annual Exhibition

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.…

Free Portraits for NHS Heros

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…

Benjamin Hope Elected to Membership

Benjamin Hope was elected to membership at the 2021 Annual General Meeting. He is one of only two new members of the Society this year. Artists’ work is assessed over a long period by the whole membership of the Society as part of the process of becoming a member of the Royal Society of Portrait…

Self portrait by Kathryn Kynoch exhibited Royal Society of Portrait Painters 2021

Kathryn Kynoch elected to Membership

Kathryn Kynoch was elected to membership at the 2021 Annual General Meeting. She is one of only two new members elected to the Society this year. To become a member of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters an artist’s work is assessed over a long period by the whole membership of the Society. This year…