Commissioning a Portrait | The Sitters’ Perspectives Patrick Nisbett and his wife Susan contacted Annabel Elton, head of commissions here at the RP, after deciding to have a portrait painted in place of a gravestone. With Annabel’s care, help, and in-depth knowledge of a huge array of artists and their work, the Nisbetts chose to…
THERE IS NOTHING BETTER THAN WALKING AROUND A GALLERY WHEN THESE ELEMENTS ARE WORKING FOR YOU RATHER THAN AGAINST YOU—IT IS AN AMAZING FEELING. Talking to the Mall Galleries head technician, Warren Grant, we learned about what goes on behind the scenes of an open exhibition at Mall Galleries and it’s certainly worth sharing.…
The Royal Society of Portrait Painters and Mall Galleries are delighted to announce the Prizes & Awards from the Royal Society of Portrait Painters Annual Exhibition 2021. Congratulations to all artists who have been awarded prizes by our generous prize givers. If you cannot make the exhibition we hope that with videos, audio, images, and…
Portraits of High Sheriffs; in conversation with three artists For those who are not familiar with it, the office of High Sheriff dates back to the 10th century with the height of its significance under the Norman kings. Nowadays, the role of High Sheriff is an independent, non-political, Royal appointment. Whilst the High Sheriff’s…
We recently caught up with member Tom Phillips to discuss some of his memorable portraits. Tom has painted many interesting people; from Samuel Beckett to Salman Rushdie. In 1989, Tom became only the second artist to have a retrospective of his portraits at the National Portrait Gallery. Painted portraiture is but one of Tom Phillips’…
There will be hot competition this year for a place at our Annual Exhibition as we received a record number of entries, 2493 in all. This reflects an upward trend in works submitted online over the past few years (see below). Whether this reflects the increasing popularity of portraiture or better communications remains to be…
Peter Kuhfeld RP NEAC, Winner of The Ondaatje Prize for Portraiture – £10,000 The Ondaatje Prize for Portraiture is sponsored by Sir Christopher Ondaatje CBE OC and the Ondaatje Foundation, this generous prize of a £10,000 cheque plus the Society’s Gold Medal is awarded for the most distinguished portrait of the year. Kuhfeld was born in…
Miriam Escofet ‘Lorenzo’ How to give a portrait: The ultimate personal gift. ‘Seeing a likeness of somebody you love so much, created for you, you have that to cherish…I love it!’ A portrait is a gift of love with legacy. A perfect gift for a very special occasion. We have decades of experience in making…
Pre-selection notification: Friday 25 January, 12 noon [Log in to the submissions site to see if your work has been pre-selected] .
During the RP’s Annual Exhibitions, our commissions consultants are on-hand to assist visitors with their commission enquiries. Visitors usually ask for an artist by name, so by logging the number of enquiries for each artist, we worked out the most highly sought-after artists of 2018. Alastair Adams claims first place, receiving the most enquiries. Former President…