Image: Tania Rivilis in studio
Tania Rivilis & Laura Quinn Harris Interview BBC World – On Air !
Women painting portraits
Full Interview on TaniaRivilis.com
Produced by Jane Thurlow
BBC World Interview
Welcome to the conversation. The program about how women are shaping the world.
Laura Quinn Harris is a UK artist specialising in oil portraits of people and animals. Her work has been displayed in exhibitions, including the prestigious BP Portrait Award at the National Portrait Gallery in London.
Tania Rivilis is a Ukrainian artist who began painting in her 20s after she moved to Germany from Moscow in 2012. It was then that her husband gave her oil paints and brushes as a gift to help her cope with the upheaval. In 2022, Tania received the William Locke Prize from the Royal Society of Portrait Painters.
When asked further about her association with The Royal Society of Portrait Painters, Tania Rivils said this:
“Another thing that is very beneficial to artists is being Royal Portrait Society member for sure, because they have a very nice commission service that helps to connect art collectors or people who want to commission a portrait to connect them with artists. This kind of service helped me a lot to work on commissions.”
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