Aleah Chapin Wins £25,000 Bp Portrait Accolade 2012

Aleah Chapin - Winner of the BP Portrait Award 2012
(left to right: Sandy Nairne, Director of the National Portrait Gallery,
Bob Dudley, CEO of BP, Aleah Chapin as well as Sir Michael Parkinson)
all photos copyright Katherine Tyrrell

International artists took the root as well as instant prizes at the BP Portrait Awards 2012 ceremony at the National Portrait Gallery this evening.

American creative someone BP Portrait Award 2012 - The Shortlist). 

Her large nude portrait (oil on canvas, 58 x 38 inches) of an older lady who is a unopen friend of her family. Auntie is exactly i of a serial of paintings inward her The "Aunties" project - which comprises nude portraits of women Aleah has known all of her life. The portrait is exactly stunning as well as I knew direct away it would win.

Sandy Nairne, Director of the NPG commented

"Aleah Chapin's portrait is ambitious as well as beautifully painted, alongside superbly controlled color as well as tone. She is a really deserving winner of the 2012 BP award, which i time once to a greater extent than demonstrates the vitality of contemporary portrait paradigm around the world"

I convey to tell I'm really pleased to run into some other woman someone winner of this really prestigious prize - as well as it's wonderful to run into what tremendous science as well as sensitivity that she has for such a immature artist.

Aleah Chapin belongings her BP Portrait Award 2012
inward forepart of Auntie

This is what I said dorsum inward Apr when I predicted she would win as well as the portrait inward "real life" is exactly every bit practiced if non ameliorate than I idea it was then.

Having studied all iv I yell upwardly the winner volition hold upwardly Aleah Chapin. Reasons beingness because of the nature of the dependent area as well as sheer "grab your oculus as well as maintain it" of its composition, its size addition the painterly character of the brushwork as well as role of palette. She paints older pare alongside bravado as well as huge skill. Her porfolio of run from her serial of nude portraits older women are stunning.

Ignacio Estudillo

The runner-up is Castilian artist Ignacio Estudillo for El abuelo (Agustín Estudillo) - which agency The Grandfather.  He won £8,000.

Alan Coulson

The winner of the tertiary prize of £6,000 was Alan Coulson for Richie Culver.

The BP Young Artist of the Year Award (£5,000) - for an creative someone aged went to Jamie Routley for his triptych paradigm of Tony Lewis.

The presentations were made to a packed gallery yesteryear Sir Michael Parkinson as well as Bob Dudley, CEO of BP who convey sponsored the contest for the final 23 years as well as convey exactly agreed to move along sponsorship for the side yesteryear side v years.  Ed Vaisey, the Minister for Culture, Communications as well as Creative Industries inward the United Kingdom of Great Britain as well as Northern Ireland also spoke inward back upwardly of the Prize during the Ceremony.

I'll be commenting farther on the exhibition afterwards visiting it again tomorrow morning time when I'll also teach a direct chances to interview the artists.

The BP Portrait 2012 Exhibition opens to the populace on 21st June at the National Portrait Gallery at the bottom of St Martin's Lane close Trafalgar Square.

National Portrait Gallery, St Martin’s Place, London, WC2H 0HE.
Opening hours: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday: 10am – 6pm (Gallery closure commences at 5.50pm)
Late Opening: Thursday, Friday: 10am – 9pm (Gallery closure commences at 8.50pm)
Recorded information: 020 7312 2463
General information: 020 7306 0055
Website: www.npg.org.uk
Underground: Leicester Square/Charing Cross



BP Portrait Award 2012

These are all the posts nearly this year's awards.

• Call for Entries: BP Portrait Award 2012 11 December 2011 Provides an overview of the procedure as well as some tips.
• BP Portrait Award 2012 - The Shortlist - identitifies shortlisted plant as well as profiles their artists.
• BP Portrait Award 2012 - 55 Selected Artists includes links to all the artists as well as a statistical analysis of the entries yesteryear country
• Aleah Chapin wins £25,000 BP Portrait Award 2012 Lists the prizewinners for 2012.
• Review: BP Portrait Award Exhibition 2012 (Part 1) Focuses on a theory nearly what's of import to getting selected
• Review: BP Portrait Award Exhibition 2012 (Part 2) Focuses on overall trends as well as portrait paintings I like
• Video of BP Portrait Award Exhibition 2012 a walk around the BP Portrait Award Exhibition 2012 at the National Portrait Gallery on xx June 2012.
• A Profile of Aleah Chapin A profile of as well as interview alongside Aleah Chapin - the root American woman someone creative someone to win the BP Portrait Award - inward June 2012.

Plus my website - which includes other portrait competitions - Portraiture - Resources for Artists

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