Portrait Artist of the Year
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| Genre | Reality television |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 4 |
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| Running time | 60 minutes |
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| Original network | Sky Arts |
| Original release | 5 November 2013 – present |
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Portrait Artist of the Year is a television competition shown on the Sky Arts channel (formerly known as Artsworld and Sky Arts 1) which aims to find the best portrait painter every year.[1][2]
Through several rounds of regional competitions in different parts of the UK professional and amateur artists are challenged to produce a portrait of one of three famous sitters.[3] The winning artist of each round, selected by three judges, advances to the semifinal and then to the final, which are filmed at the National Portrait Gallery.[4] The winner receives an £10,000 commission to paint a famous personality and the picture becomes part of a national gallery. The show is produced by London and Glasgow-based independent production company Storyvault Films, which also produces Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year.[5] It is presented by the UK TV personalities Joan Bakewell and Frank Skinner.
The judges are the British art historian, curator and arts broadcaster Kate Bryan, head of contemporary art at the Fine Art Society, Kathleen Soriano, director of exhibitions at the Royal Academy, and portrait painter Tai-Shan Schierenberg.
The first series was shown in 2013, in 2015 the series was replaced by the Landscape Artist of the Year show but since 2016 both shows are shown every year.
Portrait Artist of the Year 2013
- Winner: Nick Lord[6]
- Finalists: Ewan McClure, Luis Morris and Selena Mowat
Portrait Artist of the Year 2014
- Winner: Christian Hook[7]
- Finalists: Aine Divine and Laura Quinn
Portrait Artist of the Year 2016
- Winner: Richard Allen[8]
- Finalists: Kim Whitby and Gregor Anderson
Portrait Artist of the Year 2017
All six heats and the semi-final[9] were filmed in the courtyard of the Wallace Collection in London’s Manchester Square.
Portrait Artist of the Year 2018
Entries to the 2018 competition were open from January to 3 March 2017 and filming started in April.
References
- ↑ Sky Arts Artist of the Year
- ↑ Jones, Ellen E. (6 November 2013). "TV Review: Portrait Artist of the Year, Sky Arts 1". The Independent. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
- ↑ The TVDB Portrait Artist of the Year All Seasons
- ↑ The TVDB Portrait Artist of the Year
- ↑ StoryVault Film: Artist of the year
- ↑ Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year 2013
- ↑ Christian Hook named Sky Arts Portrait Artist of The Year 2014
- ↑ Richard Allen is Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year 2016
- ↑ "The Semi-Final Interview: Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year 2017". CassArt. 7 March 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ↑ Sky Arts’ Portrait Artist of the Year scoops £10,000 prize and a new, famous family member
- ↑ "Kimberly Klauss Wins Heat 1 of Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year". CassArt. 24 January 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2017.