Image: Tim Benson RP, ‘Cliff, outreach worker’
RP Tim Benson wins second prize at the Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Portrait Award 2025!
The National Portrait Gallery received 1,314 entries from 61 countries this year. Of these, the judges selected just 46 works for the final exhibition.
“Delighted and honoured that my painting of ‘Cliff, outreach worker’ won 2nd Prize at the Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Portrait Award 2025 last night at @nationalportraitgallery. Massive congratulations to @moiracameronn and @martyn2184 for winning 1st prize and 3rd Prize respectively. Huge congratulations also to @michliu.art for winning the Young Artist Award. Finally, well done to all of the artists who had their work selected for the exhibition.”
-Tim Benson RP

Joshua Waterhouse RP, ‘James’
RP Joshua Waterhouse also has a portrait on display of ‘James’ the third painting in the Travers brothers triptych.
When?
ON NOW – October 12th 2025
-Then the exhibition is touring to the Laing Art Gallery in Newcastle.








