The Ondaatje Prize for Portraiture is sponsored by Sir Christopher Ondaatje CBE OC and the Ondaatje Foundation, this generous prize of £10,000 plus the Society’s Gold Medal is awarded for the most distinguished portrait of the year.
The Prize was launched in 1995 and took the form of a commission to paint H.M. The Queen, for the Society. From 1996, the Prize has taken the form of a cheque in addition to the Society’s.
The 2020 Winner is Said Dai for ‘A Portrait of the Artist’s Wife’
View winning portraits from previous years below.
PREVIOUS ONDAATJE PRIZE FOR PORTRAITURE WINNERS
The 2020 winner is Liu Shuang for the portrait ‘Woman In-Städtische Galerie‘
2020 Liu Shuang
2019 – Peter Kuhfeld
2018 – James Hague
2017 – Shawn McGovern
2016 – Lantian D.
2015 – Brian Morris
2014 – Jennifer McRae
2013 – Mark Roscoe
2012 – Antony Williams
2011 – Tai-Shan Schierenberg Hon RP
2010 – Robin-Lee Hall RP
2009 – Anastasia Pollard RP
2008 – James Lloyd RP
2007 – Tom Coates RP
2006 – Saied Dai RP
2005 – John Wonnacott RP
2004 – Howard Morgan RP
2002 – Martin Yeoman
