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Selected Artists Together With Statistics - Bp Portrait Respect 2019

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This post service is virtually the artists behind the 44 portraits selected for the BP Portrait Award 2019 Exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery.

The exhibition opens to earth on xiii June 2019 too admission is gratis (see details at the end).

Ruminating Man past times Frances Bell

As ever this post service takes rather longer (hours too hours!) to write than commons too that's why it's beingness published today too non yesterday equally indicated on Monday.

At the halt in that place is a BIG TIP for those aspiring to come inward in 2020 too beyond....

Selection Process


The contest is opened upward to all artists aged xviii too over from to a greater extent than or less the world.

In 2019:
  • 2,538 artists submitted a portrait equally a digital paradigm to the BP Portrait Award 2018. (2,667 artists inward 2018)
  • from 84 countries (minus iv countries compared to 2018).
  • Of these 290 (11%) made it through the outset phase assessment too got to mitt deliver or courier their actual portrait for viewing past times the Judging Panel.
  • Of these just 44 (1.7%) have been selected for this prestigious annual exhibition - which volition live on seen past times to a greater extent than than 250,000 people
In price of geography, out of the 44 selected artists from all over the world
  • 20 portraits (45%) came from the Great Britain - England, Scotland too Northern Ireland (52% inward 2018) 
  • 24 portraits (55%) came from 81 other countries (48% inward 2018)

Key changes in statistics include
  • a really pregnant reduction on the number (50+) which get got been selected inward the past times (eg 55 portraits inward 2012)
  • a really pregnant reduction inward the number of selected portraits past times Great Britain artists
  • an patently big growth inward artists who get got never had their locomote selected for the exhibition before
Effectively this agency that over time, the number of Great Britain artists beingness selected for this contest has to a greater extent than of less halved.  

It's forthwith really much an international contest - non a Great Britain one.

Selected Artists (and statistics)


Below are curt profiles of the selected artists. Links inward their names are to their websites. (Note that almost every creative individual has a website )

The artists are ordered according to 
  • their province of source and
  • the number of artists that hail from each province highlighted
Artists are welcome to transportation me images of selected portraits and/or photos of them amongst their portrait - too they volition live on added into this post.

I'm withal trying to locomote out the statistics. Below I've got i creative individual without a province (although I suspect it's Colombia) - too numbers that don't necktie inward amongst the press release. There look to live on to a greater extent than Americans too fewer Brits.

UK (19 artists)


England (15)
  • Jane Beharrell - a painter of figures too withal life. She's from Hull, but is forthwith based inward Beverley, East Yorkshire. First fourth dimension inward the BP.
  • Frances Bell RP SWA (see her portrait at the direct identify of this post) Facebook Page A total fourth dimension professional person portrait too landscape painter too elected a fellow member of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters inward 2018 (and her locomote tin live on seen at the RP Annual Exhibition at the Mall Galleries from tomorrow). Born inward Cambridge inward 1983, too raised inward Suffolk too forthwith basw inward Northumberland. Studied portraiture at the Charles. H. Cecil Studios inward 2001 for 3 years, too and then taught sporadically at the Charles Cecil studios for a farther vii summers. She has exhibited widely too internationally too won a number of prizes.  In 2019, i of her paintings was awarded a Certificate of Excellence from the Portrait Society of America inward this years International competition.
Frances Bell amongst her portrait of Ruminating Man.

  • Frances Borden - Won s prize inward 1998 - In 2019 selected for both the BP too the Ruth Borchard Portrait Prize. Studied fine art at Chelsea College of Art & Design - BA (Hons) Fine Art (Painting) (1993 to 1996). Regularly selected for exhibitions past times other fine art competitions too previously selected for the BP Portrait Award inward 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000,  too 2016  
  • BP Portrait Award 2018 - Artists amongst their paintings
  • Bridget Cox - b. 1951. A practising creative individual currently living inward Cumbria. Trained at the Carlisle College of Art too Design too the University of Ulster, Belfast BA(Hons) painting. Her paintings are inward individual too world collections inward the UK, Republic of Ireland too France.  Her portrait titled ‘Chinese Cloth’ is of Hilary Linton of Brampton
  • Vanessa Garwood - Born inward State of Israel 1982, Vanessa studied paradigm too sculpture for 3 years at Charles Cecil Studios inward Florence.  Now she lives too plant inward due west London. Also selected for BP Portrait Award 2018 Facebook Page 
  • 40th BP Portrait Award (2019) Shortlist
  • Tedi Lena - studied at CASS too successfully completed Undergraduate plan inward Fine Art too got my effect 95%. July 2018 Awarded Degree of Bachelor of Arts amongst First Class Honours London Metropolitan University. Painted Frank Bowling for the exhibition. Leading an Exhibition Tour on 28 June
  • Jeff Midghall - Graduated amongst BA (Hons) Fine Art, Kent Institute of Art & Design, Canterbury, Great Britain inward 1997. Possibly based somewhere inward France?
  • Keith Milow - born 1945 inward London, grew upward inward Baldock, Hertfordshire, lived inward New York City too Amsterdam, forthwith lives inward London. He is an abstract sculptor, equally good equally a painter too printmaker.  (Note artwork online makes no feel inward price of portraiture!)
  • Sarah Jane Moon - Sarah Jane comes from New Zealand too is a painter too printmaker who specialises inward portraiture and figurative paradigm too explores identity, sexuality too gender presentation. In New Zealand she graduated in 2003 amongst BA - Art History, English linguistic communication Literature, Japanese Victoria University of Wellington too inward 2007 BA (Hons) Visual Arts Theory University of Western Australia, Perth. After coming to the Great Britain she studied for Diploma inward Portrait Painting at The Heatherley School of Fine Art, London, Great Britain (where she forthwith teaches regularly). She has exhibited extensively too regularly been selected for the annual exhibition of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters.
    Dr Ronx past times Sarah Jane Moon

    • Luis Ruocco - an Italian creative individual based inward a really tranquility suburb of London.
    • 40th BP Portrait Award (2019) Shortlist
    • Gandee Vasan - Based inward London. Photographer amongst a score inward fine fine art too currently labor post service graduate studies inward Computer Graphics too Illustration. He spent x years creating conceptual images for advertising inward London too Amsterdam too worked at Getty Images. Prior to that, he was an laurels winning portrait painter (Exhibited inward BP inward 2005?)
    • Nigel Whittaker - No bio details on the website. Saatchi Art reveals that he lives inward Birmingham too is self-taught later beingness asked to larn out Bournville Art School, Birmingham. First fourth dimension inward the BP.
    Nigel Whitaker | Instagram

    Scotland (4)
    • Jennifer Anderson - a Scottish painter of portraits too figurative fine art amongst an interesting artist's controversy virtually her approach to making her art. Born inward Glasgow; grew upward inward rural Stirlingshire. Attended Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, Dundee. Graduated inward 1997, historic catamenia 21, amongst a outset score honours score inward fine fine art painting. Currently lives too plant inward the West End of Glasgow. Has exhibited internationally too won a number of awards. Previously selected for the BP Portrait inward 2001, 2004, 2005 too 2009 too Lynn Painter Stainers inward 2008 too 2009. Exhibited past times Beaux Arts Bath too Cameron Contemporary Art and diverse other galleries. I'm exclusively surprised that we've non seen to a greater extent than of her locomote inward the in conclusion decade.
    • Steven Higginson - a full-time, self-employed artist based inward Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Scotland too working from a dwelling job solid studio. In 2014, he graduated amongst BA (hons) inward Fine Art (Painting too Drawing) from Duncan of Jordanstone School of Art, Dundee. His locomote spans landscapes, metropolis scenes, portraiture too withal life, all painted inward his distinctive photo-realistic style. He has sold too exhibited his paintings too prints for over x years too has collectors all over the world. He is a prolific exhibitor inward Scotland too he is a outset fourth dimension exhibitor at the BP Portrait - too too his outset exhibition exterior Scotland.
    • Helen Lee Robinson - Primarily working inward gouache illustration, Helen Robinson is based inward Glasgow too graduated (2:1) inward Fine Art: Painting too Printmaking from The Glasgow School of Art inward 2018. She plant inward really unlike styles.....
    • Elaine Speirs - born inward Johannesburg too moved to Paisley equally a child. Trained at Edinburgh College of Art too the Slade School of Fine Art inward London.  A regular exhibitor at the RSA, amongst VSA, too at the SSA, she has too exhibited at the Mall Galleries inward London. 

    Northern Republic of Ireland (1)

    • Daniel Nelis - b. 1990 too grew upward inward a rural surface area of Donegal. BA (Hons) Fine Art: Painting too Drawing. Won the Royal Ulster Academy Portrait Prize inward 2015. Studied Art too Design PGCE class at Ulster University.  This is an interview amongst Daniel Nelis

    United States (9 artists)

    The USA maintains its rails tape of nine artists selected for the exhibition.
    • Denis Dalesio - b.1991 Stamford, Connecticut. Currently is working too living inward Norwalk, Connecticut. Graduated 2016 amongst B.F.A from Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts. First fourth dimension inward the BP.
    • David Eichenberg - Won 3rd Prize inward 2010. He lives inward Toldeo, Ohio too graduated from the University of Toledo amongst a score inward sculpture too paradigm inward 1998. In 2009, he was a Finalist inward the Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition 2009 at the Smithsonian.
    • Kyle Hooper - born inward Milton, MA inward 1985. Attended the Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University too graduated from the Massachusetts College of Art too Design. First fourth dimension inward the BP.
    • Brendan H Johnston - (b.1984, New York City) a immature painter too sculptor dedicated to representational fine art. Graduated from McGill University amongst a Major inward Art History too Humanities. Lives inward New York City too teaches at the Grand Central Atelier. First fourth dimension inward the BP.
    • Karen Kaapcke - Facebook Page - Studied Painting at Arts Students League of NY. Has won a number of awards. Numerous exhibitions inward too to a greater extent than or less New York too Connecticut since 1995. In 2012 she won First Place, Portrait Society of America: Self Portrait. This is an Artists Network Artist of the Month interview. She has a painterly approach too creates interesting compositions. First fourth dimension inward the BP.
    • Scott Lancashire born: 1952;  Oberlin, Ohio; Based inward Boulder, Colorado. University of Wyoming (BS 1974); Arizona State University (B. Arch 1979). Licensed architect (Colorado). First fourth dimension inward the BP.
    • Tina Oršolić Dalessio - Facebook - a figurative painter born too raised inward Zagreb, Croatia. She graduated from Florence Academy of Art inward June 2018. Her portrait is her Final Project at the Florence Academy of Art. First fourth dimension inward the BP. (Wife of Mark Dalessio)


      • Manu Saluja - Facebook - Studied amongst John Frederick Murray privately too at the School of Visual Arts, receiving her BFA inward 1997. MFA inward Painting from the New York Academy of Art. Currently adjunct faculty inward their Continuing Studies Department. She too teaches drawing too paradigm at the Long Island Academy of Fine Art.
      • Natalie Voelker - Facebook - Graduated 2000 amongst a BFA from the University of Wisconsin. Currently plant out of Albuquerque, NM. First fourth dimension inward the BP.


      Australia (2 artists)


      • Fiona White - Born inward Melbourne too based inward Sydney. Her locomote tackles issues at the forefront of international political discourse. She has been has been a finalist inward diverse exhibitions too awards inside Commonwealth of Australia too internationally.
      • ?

      France (2 artists)





      'Openings' past times Thomas Ehretsmann
      acrylic on forest panel 48 x 48cm (2014-2018)

      Ireland (2 artists)




      Norway (1 artist)


      Taiwan (1 artist)

      • Sheng Chieh Chou (no details)

      Exhibition

      The BP Portrait Award 2019 Exhibition volition live on held at:

      and finally......


      Back inward Dec 2018, inward my 'call for entries' post £35,000 BP Portrait Award 2019 - How to come inward too how to improve your chances of beingness selected, I offered a hit of advice to artists - amongst a thought to improving your run a peril of beingness selected.

      One of those pieces of advice was.....
      Paint to a greater extent than than a caput - demonstrate yous tin practise commissions involving hands! Remember the outset prize winner may live on offered a commission. If yous pigment hands yous seat yourself inward a stronger seat to stand upward out too impress the judges amongst your skills. Also yous volition banknote that latterly commissioned portraits added to the NPG collection really ofttimes get got heads/upper torsos/hands. You may good lift your chances past times demonstrating an mightiness to pigment to a greater extent than than a head.
      Looks similar some people read that advice. Now scroll dorsum through the pics inward this post service too review how few 'heads only' in that place are too how many portraits get got a minimum of the upper trunk - amongst hands!  If yous desire to come inward adjacent twelvemonth I'd start practising hands now....

      REFERENCE

      BP Portrait Award 2019

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