The Royal Society of Portrait Painters| Prizes and awards, worth over £40,000

Portrait artists are invited to submit work for exhibition alongside members of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters at their Annual Exhibition 2022.

Selected artists will have their work exhibited in a prestigious showcase at The Mall Galleries in Central London at which a number of works will sell and a number of commissions will be placed. The Society welcomes paintings, drawings and original prints including digital/ipad prints from artists over 18, from the UK and internationally to be shown alongside members of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters at their Annual Exhibition.

Eligibility

• Any artist over 18 may submit.
• All mediums aside from sculpture and photography are acceptable.
• Work must have been completed in the last three years and not been exhibited in London previously.
• Works must have a minimum sale price of £300. Works may be listed as not for sale – if your work is not for sale, please input the price as ‘NFS’ when prompted.The price of works for sale must include 45% + VAT commission.
• A maximum of 3 works can be submitted for selection. It is possible for all 3 entries to be selected.
• Works should not be larger than 2.4m along the longest dimension.
• Note that artists accepted for exhibition will be invited to advertise portrait commissions through our Commissions department on which a commission will be payable.