The Almenara Residency Prize - The Royal Society of Portrait Painters

INAUGURAL DRAWING EXHIBITION

Awarded to an exhibitor who shows distinctive promise and in the opinion of the jurors will benefit from this residential opportunity.

2025 Winner –

David Jamieson ‘Pathologist – Portrait of Dr Maurice Jamieson’

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Royal Society of Portrait Painters

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#Callforentries:Our Critical Writing Prize OPEN CALL is here and we are ready to hear your creative proposals!An award for new writing on any aspect of contemporary portrait painting.The prize is open to all.--Three of the applicants will be selected to submit their complete texts and awarded either the first prize of £500 or one of two ‘special mention’ prizes of £250.All three texts will be published in the RP Annual Exhibition Catalogue published in May (2027). The catalogue is a well-established document of record within the sector.One of the aims of the prize is to provide a platform for aspiring writers on the visual arts and specifically to spark intelligent conversation about the contemporary portrait.GO GO GO!DEADLINE: Midnight, 2nd December 2026!Image: Mark Sepple photography 2026@marksepplephoto ... See MoreSee Less

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#Newmember:Please welcome one of our newly elected members Jason Walker...Congratulations Jason...Jason is highly regarded for his sensitive portraits, still life and figurative work. He is known for his command of tonal values, refined use of colour and natural ability to bring subtle power to his chosen subject.As well as a series of solo and mixed exhibitions, Jason has won prizes in the Discerning Eye Exhibition, the Hunting Art Prize and exhibited in the National Portrait Gallery's BP Portrait Award in 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008.In 2004 Jason won the Holburne Portrait Prize and was commissioned to paint Glastonbury Festival founder, Michael Eavis. The portrait is now in the permanent collection at the Holburne Museum of Art in Bath.In 2005 Jason painted the artist, Bryan Pearce. This portrait was given to Truro Museum, as part of The Bryan Pearce Bequest.In 2023 Jason begin a series of drawings of found objects – ‘Vestigium’, these were exhibited in the Picture room at Newlyn Gallery throughout July 2024. -You can go to his page on our website now to find out more details including enquiring to commission a portrait: www.therp.co.ukImages: Jason Walker RP@jasonwalker070 ... See MoreSee Less

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#Newmember:Please welcome one of our newly elected members Owain Hunt...Congratulations Owain...Owain Hunt (b.1994) is a British painter based in the United Kingdom. He is self-taught, havingstudied Bsc Economics at the University of Bristol. Hunt’s practice concerns the human condition; contemplates the transience of memory and the brevity of life itself. Working from direct observation and delicately elicited drawings, his work emerges from a shared, fleeting existence withhis sitters. His sitters are carefully selected, to include members of his family, old friends and strangers. Processed primarily through paint and contorted by fragile memories, these sitting experiences evoke reflective, often melancholic artworks.Hunt’s work belongs to private collections in The United Kingdom, Canada, France, Germany, Australia and the United States. Most noticeably, Hunt has shown with The Herbert Smith Freehills Portrait Award, The Ruth Borchard Self Portrait Prize, The ING Discerning Eye, The Sequested Prize, The Royal Society of Portrait Painters, and The New English Art Club, of which he is a current recipient of the society’s Drawing Bursary. -You can go to his page on our website now to find out more details including enquiring to commission a portrait: www.therp.co.ukImages: Owain Hunt RP ... See MoreSee Less

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#NewMembers:Please welcome our newest members...Owain Hunt, Dairmuid Kelley & Jason Walker.Congratulations RP's!More information coming soon. Image: @marksepplephoto @owainhunt@diarmuidkelleylondon@jasonwalker070 ... See MoreSee Less

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#2026prizewinners:Today we highlight prize winner Amanda Coleman ROI with her portrait called 'Self Portrait in Black’ for winning 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.You can discover the full list of winners via the link in our bio.Congratulations to all winners!Images: Amanda Coleman ROI, ‘Self Portrait in Black’ & Mark Sepple photography@amandacolemanart@marksepplephoto ... See MoreSee Less

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