BP Portrait Award

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Applications close
11 December 2019
Announced
18 May 2020
Prize money
GBP £81,000
Location
United Kingdom
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The BP Portrait Award 2017 received 2,580 entries from 87 countries. Judged anonymously, 53 portraits were selected for the exhibition.

From parents to poseurs, figurative nudes to famous faces and expressive sketches to piercing photo-realism, the variety and vitality in the exhibition continues to make it an unmissable highlight of the annual art calendar.

With a first prize of £30,000, and a total prize fund of £61,000, the Award is aimed at encouraging artists to focus upon and develop portraiture in their work. The competition is open to everyone aged 18 and over.

Prizes:

  • First Prize - £35,000, plus, at the judges’ discretion, a commission worth £5,000
  • Second Prize - £12,000
  • Third Prize - £10,000
  • BP Young Artist Award - £9,000
  • BP Travel Award - £8,000

Contact: For more information email bpaward@npg.org.uk

Venue: National Portrait Gallery, St Martin's Place, London, UK

Summary
Application dates
30 October 2019 - 11 December 2019
Exhibition dates
21 May 2020 - 28 June 2020
Finalists notified
9 January 2020
Eligibility
National and International Entries Allowed
Prize frequency
Annual
Judges
Nicholas Cullinan, Director, National Portrait Gallery (Chair); other TBA
Prize genre
Portraiture
Location
National Portrait Gallery, St Martin's Place, London WC2H 0HE
United Kingdom
Prizes
GBP £81,000
Fees
£40 to enter.
Last updated
22 February 2023
Prior Winners
No prize winners information available