THE RP DRAWING PRIZE - The Royal Society of Portrait Painters

INAUGURAL DRAWING EXHIBITION

Prize for Drawing: £5,000

2025 Winner –

Caroline Burraway,’Tarik: The Face of a Modern Diaspora’

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RP Andrew James is one of the talented contestants in the Raw Umber Paint-Off 2025!Andrew is a self-taught portrait painter based in Royal Tunbridge Wells. His work is celebrated for expressive brushwork and the emotional depth he brings to his subjects.Visit Andrew's website @andrewjamesartist.co.ukAnd make sure to vote for his painting of Paul to win:rawumberstudios.com/n/paint-off/2025/public-voteVideo: Andrew James RP, Raw Umber Paint-Off 2025#rawumberpaintoffn#portraitpaintingn#AndrewJamesJ#artcompetitioni#contemporaryportraitt#fineartn#paintingn#royalsocietyofportraitpaintersn#competitioni#portraitarti#GoodLuckdluck ... See MoreSee Less

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#Exhibition:Our Inaugural Drawing Prize 2025 exhibition: Revealing the Human is OPEN!And today we share a close-up of exhibiting artist Victoria Jinivizian's drawing - come see the full drawing in person before it closes on 30th November..."Made over a number of days, I explored this former portrait studio of the artist Juliet Wood through observational drawing. The walls are punctuated by various portraits by Juliet and her husband, wood engraver Simon Brett, Juliet’s teacher Maurice Feild, and in sculpture and postcards. My own portrait creeps into the reflected space of the large mirror. The apparently empty room is thus full of human presence."-Victoria JinivizianWhere?The University of Hull Art Gallery.@universityofhullWhen?OPEN NOW - November 30th 2025-And don't forget that many exhibiting portraits are available to purchase - go to our exhibition page to see more: www.therp.co.uk (Or via the link in our bio)Image: Victoria Jinivizian NEAC, 'The Old Portrait Studio at Juliet's' @victoriajinivizian..#RPDrawingPrize #RevealingTheHuman #PortraitDrawing #ArtistOpportunity #portraitart #portrait #artists #parkerharris #RoyalSocietyofPortraitPainters #hullexhibition #worksforsale #exhibitioninperson #purchasenow #drawing #studio #scenery ... See MoreSee Less

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#Exhibition:Our Inaugural Drawing Prize 2025 exhibition: Revealing the Human is OPEN!And today we share exhibiting artist David Orrin Smith who shares some insight into his portrait..."This drawing was made from life with no photo or other reference while observing sculptor Kyle at work, over three hours, with some adjustments made later that evening from memory. Kyle was working from the live figure model in clay in an Open Studio hosted by the Gage Academy Of Art (Georgetown) in Seattle, WA, USA. Gage Academy is a deeply personal place for me - I was allowed into my first figure drawing classes there when I was 13. The class was taught by artist, mentor, and co-founder of Gage Gary Faigin, who just recently passed. Ever since that first experience, figure drawing, and now especially unposed portraiture such as this, remains a deeply intimate process, a profound way to observe a human being, my favorite practice in my art. Last winter I was hungry for any and all opportunity to work from the live model - including attending sculpting open studios although I am not yet a sculptor. I would sometimes draw the models, rotating on a giant circular stand, turned every five minutes, sometimes the sculptors themselves, sometimes their dogs, even. Kyle and I do not know each other personally, but he did not mind being drawn. This work was my second time drawing him. I often start such unposed portraits in graphite by offering multiple views and realities within one picture plane, then refining the drawing as the subject moves, rendering the most oft-returned-to poses."-David Orrin SmithWhere?The University of Hull Art Gallery.@universityofhullWhen?OPEN NOW - November 30th 2025-And don't forget that many exhibiting portraits are available to purchase - go to our exhibition page to see more: www.therp.co.uk (Or via the link in our bio)Image: David Orrin Smith, 'Kyle Sculpting, 3 hrs, 11.15.24'..#RPDrawingPrize #RevealingTheHuman #PortraitDrawing #DrawingPeople #ContemporaryDrawing #ArtistOpportunity #portraitart #portrait #artists #parkerharris #RoyalSocietyofPortraitPainters #images #website #prizetime #drawing #hull #drawingofportrait #opennow #universityofhall #nowonline #hullexhibition #worksforsale #exhibitioninperson #purchasenow #drawing ... See MoreSee Less

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#Callforentries:Our Critical Writing Prize 2025 is STILL OPEN for submissions!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.ELIGIBILITY:-The prize is open to all and is free to enter.-Submissions must be in the English language.-There is no age limit.-No formal education or qualification is required to apply for this prize. Find out more: www.therp.co.uk or go to the link in our bio.DEADLINE: 15th December 2025, 5pmImages: The Late Kathryn Kynoch RP (1941 – 2025) , 'Professor Philip Dee' & 'Paul-as-Pierrot' (close-up)..#portraits #writingprize #submitnow #prizes #rp #royalsocietyofportraitpainters #writing #artistofinstagram #portraitpainting #gogogo #critical #announcement #goodluck #proposals #photography #writers #creativewriting #writenow #sendnow ... See MoreSee Less

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#exhibition:Our Inaugural Drawing Prize 2025 exhibition: Revealing the Human is OPEN!You can also view the exhibition online as well as purchase many of our exhibiting portrait drawings got to www.therp.co.uk or via the link in our bio.We received well over 2,000 submissions and have selected over 100 works for you to feast your eyes on!Where?The University of Hull Art Gallery.@universityofhullWhen?October 3rd - November 30th 2025Images: Andrew James RP, 'Head Study'@andrewrp#RPDrawingPrizea#revealingthehumann#portraitdrawinga#drawingpeoplew#contemporarydrawinga#ArtistOpportunityp#portraitarto#portrait #artistst#parkerharrisr#royalsocietyofportraitpaintersi#imagesr#websites#AndrewJamesn#drawings#hullw#Prizeu#universityofhalls#exhibitionshotsi#prizewinnershotsi#exhibitionpictureso#seeyouthereeeyouthere ... See MoreSee Less

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