As the National Portrait Gallery closes its doors, not just in response to the Coronavirus epidemic, but in preparation for a three-year rehab, the annual BP Portrait Award survives online, as a virtual show. The 2020 exhibition is now up for view on the web.
26 May 2020
Charlie Schaffer has won the prestigious BP Portrait Award 2019. It was announced last night at the National Portrait Gallery,… Read More
11 June 2019
The shortlist for the BP Portrait Award 2019 has been announced by the National Portrait Gallery, London. The prize which will be presented on 10 June 2019
29 April 2019
A portrait of a serene mother breastfeeding her eight-month-old daughter has won this year’s BP Portrait Award, winning the sitter’s husband the £30,000 first prize.
20 June 2017
The BP Portrait Award 2017 at the National Portrait Gallery, London, has announced the three short-listed artists for this year’s competition.
19 April 2017
The BP Portrait Award 2016 at the National Portrait Gallery, London, has unveiled the three shortlisted artists for the prestigious 2016 prize,… Read More
7 April 2016
The winner of the BP Portrait Award 2015 has been announced at the National Portrait Gallery. This comes at an uncertain time… Read More
17 June 2015
London’s BP Portrait Award will be accepting digital entries for the 2015 event, at The National Portrait Gallery. As one… Read More
20 August 2014
Two larger-than-life sized paintings featuring famous chefs including a seven-foot study of TV chief James Martin are part of the… Read More
3 June 2014
The National Portrait Gallery has announced that it is now accepting entries for the thirty-fifth Portrait Award, one of the… Read More
3 December 2013
BP have announced support for a further five years of the BP Portrait Award, one of the world’s most prestigious… Read More
22 April 2013
NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY UNVEILS THIS YEARS OFFERINGS The Four artists short-listed for the prestigious BP Portrait Award 2012, one of… Read More
5 April 2012
Why the BP Portrait Prize has gone downhill Every year the National Portrait Gallery in London holds a portrait painting… Read More
14 April 2011
