RP ANNUAL EXHIBITION | HEYDAY MAGAZINE

If you are interested in the painted portrait, there is one, annual portrait painting exhibition which is a must visit. The Royal Society of Portrait Painters’ Annual Exhibition is now in its 133^rd year and is held at the prestigious Mall Galleries on London’s The Mall, home to the Federation of British Artists, a visual arts charity supporting artists since 1961. The exhibition is unique in that its collection of painted and drawn portraits, from a national and international submission, is selected not by the art establishment, by celebrities or media moguls, but by world-renowned professional portrait painters. With peer-reviewed paintings chosen through the discerning eye and instinctive sensitivity of other artists, the exhibition arguably showcases the very best painted portraits in Europe – both by established portraiture artists and by the most exciting up-and-coming talent. It is one of the world’s greatest forums for portraiture featuring a broad collection of stylistic and intellectual approaches.