RAW UMBER PRIZE

The Raw Umber Studios Prize: Raw Umber Studios believes that the most exciting contemporary portraiture lies at the intersection of technical excellence and creative expression. Their annual prize, inaugurated in 2023, encourages and rewards such work. Value £2,000.   2023 Winner: Simon Davis ‘Warren Ellis’    Founder Neil Davidson says: “Simon’s work demonstrates the mastery of his…

The Ondaatje Prize For Portraiture

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,…

Smallwood Architects Prize

  The Smallwood Architects Prize of £1,000, inaugurated in 2016, is awarded for a portrait in which architectural or interior features play an important part. 2023 winner: Martyn Harris ‘Paul’s Emporium’    View winning portraits from previous years below. PREVIOUS WINNERS 2022 – Catherine Creaney 2021 – Sandra Kuck 2020 – Stephen Wood 2019  – David…

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.   2023 winner: Phoebe-Louise Stewart Carter, ‘Self Portrait in the Winter’   View…