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‘The Show Goes On: A Theatre of Portraits’

Category: exhibition17th October 2019

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Royal Society of Portrait Painters

3 days ago

#Exhibition:Our Inaugural Drawing Prize 2025 exhibition: Revealing the Human is CLOSES TOMORROW!Where? The University of Hull Art Gallery.@universityofhull You can still purchase many of our exhibiting portraits via the exhibition page of our website!: www.therp.co.uk (Or via the link in our bio)Images: Ed Simkins, 'Nasim' & GUNTA GUNTA, 'Present Absence'@ed_simkins@guntalante..#RPDrawingPrize #RevealingTheHuman #PortraitDrawing #ArtistOpportunity #portraitart #portrait #artists #parkerharris #RoyalSocietyofPortraitPainters #hullexhibition #worksforsale #exhibitioninperson #purchasenow #drawing #closingsoon ... See MoreSee Less

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4 days ago

#CallForEntries: We invite artists from all over the world to submit portraits for the RP Annual Exhibition 2026!@mallgalleries The William Lock Portrait Prize is a prize which we hand to a special portrait artist each year at our Annual Exhibition. It is an award which recognises exceptional portraiture and celebrates artists working in painting, drawing, and original prints and is worth £20,000!Our 2025 William Lock Portrait Prize Winner Rogier Willems kindly shared some details on his experience..."I have always kept a certain distance from the art world. I have no representation, I take on few portrait commissions, and I rarely enter competitions. Not out of disdain—far from it—but because, for me, painting is about the act itself: the continual attempt to renew myself, to grow, to push further. Painting is absolute freedom. And I cherish doing it alone.Fortunately, I also genuinely enjoy teaching. I value it deeply when people find my work compelling enough to ask me to share what I know—to pass on techniques, perspectives, and ways of seeing. It gives me great pleasure, and it allows me to earn my living in the most enjoyable way I can imagine.It was an utterly unexpected moment when, in 2025, I was awarded the prize for Best Painting at the RSPP for my piece ELVAN. It was a tremendous honour, not least because the William Lock Prize is awarded by fellow painters—artists I admire immensely. Among the members of the RP are some of my greatest heroes. I could not deny how meaningful and profoundly gratifying it felt to receive recognition from the field itself. I still thank them silently, almost every day.I found the organisation, the exhibition, and the care surrounding it all remarkably warm and professional—. In the aftermath of winning the William Lock Prize,(...)Read more via the news section of our website...Submit your work and join an array of some of the most exciting contemporary portraiture!Submit now: www.therp.co.uk or via the link in our bio!📆 Deadline: Tuesday 3 February 2026, 12 noon 📸 Rogier Willems, Elvan @rogier.willems @marksepplephoto ... See MoreSee Less

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5 days ago

#REGRAM:@frances_bell_paintings “A recent commission of two gorgeous siblings, who were so sparky and interesting to paint. It’s always a whole family collaboration when my subjects are small, and so often a rewarding one for me as the visitor into their little worlds.”And don’t forget we are open for commissions. ‘When someone commissions a portrait, they become in a very real sense a sponsor, a patron of the arts.’..Contact Martina Merelli-Stevens: [email protected]Images: Frances Bell RP..#royalsocietyofportraitpainters #commissionedportraits #oilpaintingartist #francesbellartist #commissions #sales #mallgalleries #purchases #trusttheprocess✔️ #commissionaportrait #portrait #oilpaint #portraitart ... See MoreSee Less

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1 week ago

#callforentries:We invite artists from all over the world to submit portraits for the RP Annual Exhibition 2026!@mallgalleriesSelected artists will have their work exhibited in a prestigious showcase at Mall Galleries, London, at which a number of works will sell and a number of commissions will be placed.🏆The total prize fund this year is £35,000, including The William Lock Portrait Prize of £20,000!• We welcomes paintings, drawings and original prints - including digital/iPad prints. Sculpture and photography are not admissible.🗓️Submission deadline: Tuesday 3 February 2026, 12 noonSubmit your work online: www.therp.co.ukBest of luck with your submissions!Image: David Caldwell RP, 'Tom Murray, Deacon of the Incorporation of Goldsmiths of the City of Edinburgh'@dcaldwellar#royalsocietyportraitpaintersi#mallgalleriesl#portrait #portraits##contemporaryartm#portraitcommissionc#artgallerya#artcollectort#rp2026o#callforentriesf#callforartistl#artists#artlondon##artistopportunitieso#figurativeartistt#ArtistOpportunityp#annualexhibitionE#contemporaryartistr#contemporaryartm#contemporaryexhibitione#londongalleryd#artiobsy#OpenCall #openexhibitione#callforsubmissionsu#SubmitNow##painterw #painter ... See MoreSee Less

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The Federation of British Artists have launched a new fundraising initiative, FBA editions!FBA editions is a new initiative of limited-run prints by both Society members and selected artists from FBA exhibitions at Mall Galleries. This first release includes nine editions, each produced in a small run and available exclusively on their website now: www.mallgalleries.org.uk@mallgalleriesThe collection brings together a range of contemporary figurative art, offering an accessible way to collect work by both established and emerging artists.By collecting an edition, you are supporting the Federation of British Artists’ charitable work in offering exhibitions, awards, residencies and support for artists at all stages of their careers!The first drop includes RP invited artist @florenceyuqing - Florence has exhibited with us numerous times now and was most recently one of four prize winners for our 'RP Purchase Prize' for our Drawing Prize exhibition: Revealing the Human which goes on still until November 30th 2025 @universityofhulImage: Florence Yuqing, 'Edith's Tea' (Print),Digital print on paper: Amadeus Silk 300gsm (edition of 25)A2 print, unframed ..#RPDrawingPrize #RevealingTheHuman #PortraitDrawing #royalsocietyportraitpainters #mallgalleries #portrait #fba #prints #gift #purchasenow #collection #fundraising ... See MoreSee Less

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