Paul Brason RP

ABOUT PAUL Born in 1952, I spent most of my childhood growing up in a village in the Kent countryside. Drawing was part of my life from a very early age so it was no surprise that I eventually found myself at Camberwell Art School and life as I now know it really began. I…

Jane Bond RP NEAC

ABOUT JANE After a 2-year Foundation Course at St. Martin’s School of Art, Jane became an assistant to Edward Delaney, a well known scenic artist. She painted on black cloths for everything from Grand Opera to Bertram Mills’ circus! She continued working in the theatre, finally becoming a designer for Opera, Film, Theatre and Television…

THE RP PRIZE FOR BEST SMALL PORTRAIT

A prize of £2,000 for the best small portrait in the exhibition, measuring not more than 38 x 30.5 cm (15 x 12 inches) unframed.   2025 Winner: Toby Wiggins RP, ‘Ezra aged Six and Three Quarters’   2024 Winner is Florence Yuqing, ‘Last Letter from Me’ 2023 Winner – Carles Belda Roman 2022 winner -…

The De Laszlo Foundation Award

The de Laszlo Foundation award, sponsored by the de Laszlo Foundation, aims to encourage young artists. It is worth £3,000 and is awarded, together with a silver medal, to an artist under thirty-five years old judged to have submitted the best portrait.   2025 Winner: Jacob Skinnard, ‘Familiar Faces’ 2025 Shortlist: Sam Claydon ‘Tomas’ Aelfred…

Alastair Adams PPRP

ABOUT ALASTAIR Alastair has been painting portraits since the mid 1990’s and has established a strong reputation internationally as a commissioned portrait artist. His natural and unassuming approach to portraiture has earned him many high-profile commissions including from the National Portrait Gallery to paint Tony Blair for their Primary Collection. After becoming a member of the…

Daphne Todd OBE PPRP NEAC

ABOUT DAPHNE Daphne Todd has the unusual distinction of having been awarded First Prize at the 2010 BP Portrait Awards, reputedly the most important portrait prize in the world. Back in 1983, she won Second Prize (when it was called the John Player Award) at the Portrait Awards. In the interim, she was elected the…