Description

The BP Portrait Award is an annual portrait painting competition held at the National Portrait Gallery in London.

The BP Portrait Award is the most prestigious portrait painting competition in the world and represents the very best in contemporary portrait painting. With a first prize of £35,000, and a total prize fund of £74,000, the Award is aimed at encouraging artists to focus upon and develop portraiture in their work.

The work entered must be predominantly painted in oil, tempera or acrylic. No watercolours, works on paper or pastels will be considered.

To enter the BP Portrait Award 2019 artists should upload a digital image of their work for a first round of judging. All images will be viewed by a panel of judges and the entrants who are successful in this round will be invited to deliver their work to a venue in London for the final round of judging and the exhibition selection, including Award-winners.

To see past winners, visit https://www.npg.org.uk/whatson/bp-portrait-award-2019/exhibition/past-winners