We are delighted to present the first part of our 2020 annual exhibition online. There will be new works added over the coming weeks until May.
The original May dates of the exhibition have not proved possible but we hope to reschedule. For updates please subscribe to our Newsletter or follow us on social media.
Mall Galleries The Mall by Traflalgar Square London SW1 10am-5pm. Entry Free This show features actors, comedians, musicians, dancers, models, playwrights and burlesque artistes painted by current members of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters, using a breadth of stylistic and intellectual approaches. It was inspired by 2019 ‘loan painting’ of Lillie Langtry (actress)…
DetailsThere 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…
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Don’t miss the chance to exhibit your work and win prizes, commissions and sales with our 2020 Annual Exhibition at Mall Galleries, London
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A season of Portraiture ‘The Show Goes On’ comes to Mall Galleries. 3-29 March Following a very successful launch at Watts Gallery, Guildford, this exhibition has been invited to show at the West End. It features actors, comedians, musicians, dancers, models, playwrights and burlesque artistes by current members of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters. The…
DetailsMortality and the importance of family lie behind this portrait by Simon Davis It was the death of a parent that gave birth to this work of art. It drew the Almeida-Hall family’s attention to the importance of family, and to their own mortality. There was a second layer to this commission. Being a same-sex…
Details“We wanted to give something with some permanence to celebrate the marriage and also something that they wouldn’t get for themselves,” explains Robin who commissioned this portrait for his son and daughter-in-law-to-be as a wedding present. Having never commissioned a portrait before, he initially felt daunted by the wide range of possibilities but found the…
DetailsImage: Veil by Claire Anscomb Exhibiting with the Royal Society of Portrait Painters has proved to be a great catalyst for Claire’s career as a portrait artist. With our call for entries about to open (4th November) Claire’s story is particularly relevant to those who might be thinking of exhibiting with us. In 2015 Claire…
DetailsArtist & Illustrator are the first to publish information on our forthcoming show
‘The Show Goes On: A Theatre of Portraits’
