Jacob Epstein Exhibition Explores Busts At The National Portrait Gallery
The National Portrait Gallery, London has announced today (13 March 2013) that it will be holding a display of portrait… Read More
13 March 2013
Art Tag: National Portrait Gallery
National Portrait Gallery To Catalogue Papers Of George Frederic Watts
£23,582 has been received from the National Cataloguing Grants Programme for Archives to be used to document the contents of… Read More
21 February 2013
Man Ray’s Portraits Of Celebrated Contemporaries Exhibited At NPG
In this survey of one the great photographic pioneers, the National Portrait Gallery focuses exclusively on Man Ray’s portraiture of… Read More
15 February 2013
Man Ray and His Contemporaries New National Portrait Gallery Exhibition
A new exhibition of portraits by one the 20th century’s most inventive photographers, Man Ray opens at the National Portrait… Read More
6 February 2013
PATRICK HERON’S UNSEEN SKETCHES OF T. S. ELIOT GO ON DISPLAY NPG
Two studies for the highly abstracted 1949 modernist painting of the poet T. S. Eliot by Patrick Heron – never… Read More
31 January 2013
Kate Middleton’s Official Portrait Unveiled At National Portrait Gallery
Kate Middleton’s first official painted portrait was unveiled today at the National Portrait Gallery. It was commissioned by the gallery… Read More
11 January 2013
National Portrait Gallery Ups The Stake For BP Award
The National Portrait Gallery have announced an increase in prize money for the BP Portrait Award 2013, the world’s most… Read More
4 December 2012
AMY WINEHOUSE JEWEL LIKE PORTRAIT ACQUIRED BY NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY
London’s National Portrait Gallery has purchased a new painting of the late singer Amy Winehouse.The painting made shortly after the… Read More
26 November 2012
Humphrey Ocean A handbook of modern life New NPG Exhibition
On 23rd November, a display of works by British artist Humphrey Ocean will open at the National Portrait Gallery. The… Read More
14 November 2012
WINSTON CHURCHILL PORTRAIT AT HIS DARKEST HOUR NEW NPG LOAN
The National Portrait Gallery has been lent a major portrait of Winston Churchill, a rarely seen life-size painting by William… Read More
31 October 2012
Queen Elizabeth Jubilee Painting Unveiled At National Portrait Gallery
A new official portrait of Her Majesty The Queen, painted by Australian-born, London-based artist Ralph Heimans was today unveiled by… Read More
28 September 2012
Man Ray Portrait Exhibition A National Portrait Gallery First
The national Portrait Gallery is mounting a major photographic exhibition,in February devoted to the portraits of the American Photographer Man… Read More
19 September 2012
IRISH ARTIST PORTRAIT REVEALED AS PEOPLE’S FAVOURITE AT NPG
An Irish artist’s striking portrait of the Belfast poet Michael Longley by Colin Davidson has won the BP Visitors’ Choice… Read More
13 September 2012
TAYLOR WESSING PORTRAIT PRIZE 2012 Shortlist Announced At NPG
The National Portrait Gallery have announced the shortlist for the 2012 Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait prize. The four photographers that… Read More
6 September 2012
NEIL LIBBERT New Solo Display At National Portrait Gallery
A new solo display of photographs by the photojournalist Neil Libbert will open at the National Portrait Gallery on 17… Read More
17 August 2012
East Londoners Captured In New NPG Olympic Exhibition
The National Portrait Gallery is presenting a new exhibition of 65 photographs of East Londoners that document the impact of… Read More
7 August 2012
Kate Middleton Unveils New Portraits Of Boris Johnson And Anish Kapoor
One hundred historically important new portraits were unveiled this morning, by The Duchess of Cambridge, at the National Portrait Gallery, an institution where she became a patron back in January.
19 July 2012
Olympic Medalist Dame Kelly Holmes Portrait Unveiled At NPG
A portrait of Dame Kelly Holmes the double Olympic champion has gone on display at the National Portrait Gallery. The… Read More
18 July 2012
BP Travel Award Winner Jo Fraser Exhibits At NPG
National Portrait Gallery features the work of the 2011 winner A large scale portrait depicting weavers from a remote mountain… Read More
12 June 2012
National Portrait Gallery Celebrates Scottish Athletes In Edinburgh
The printed panels on large specially-designed outdoor pods of highlights from the National Portrait Gallery/BT Road to 2012 project, the… Read More
1 June 2012
The Queen A Diamond Jubilee Survey At The NPG
Warhol, Richter and ‘God Save’ Jamie Reid depict Queen Elizabeth II Opening today, to coincide with the Diamond Jubilee, is… Read More
17 May 2012
Lucian Freud Bequeaths Vast Sum To Studio Assistant
The British artist Lucian Freud has left an amazing £96 million in his will making that the largest sum ever… Read More
30 April 2012
BP PORTRAIT AWARD SHORTLIST ANNOUNCED BY NPG
NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY UNVEILS THIS YEARS OFFERINGS The Four artists short-listed for the prestigious BP Portrait Award 2012, one of… Read More
5 April 2012
NPG Olympic Portrait Exhibition Opens In Cardiff
Over 30 new photographic portraits of top athletes and key figures involved in the staging of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, commissioned by… Read More
3 April 2012
Lucian Freud More Intimately Revealed At Blain Southern
Lucian Freud: Drawings @ Blain/Southern – REVIEW ‘Everything is autobiographical. Everything is a portrait’ Freud claimed of his own work…. Read More
27 February 2012
Lucian Freud Bares All At National Portrait Gallery
Blockbuster Lucian Freud Portraits exhibition opens at the National Portrait Gallery, tracing a life-time’s encounter with human flesh The press view… Read More
8 February 2012
Lucian Freud Sculpted by Daughter In Final Months
A massive bust of late, great British painter Lucian Freud has been created by daughter to be exhibited at the… Read More
6 January 2012
New Richard Hamilton Display For NPG Opens
Ten portraits of the artist Richard Hamilton, one of the founders of Pop Art in Britain, went on display Monday… Read More
21 December 2011
London Museums Protest Against Pension Cuts
Museums take to the streets in today’s public sector worker’s protest Museums in London, Liverpool, Newcastle, Preston and Inverclyde took… Read More
30 November 2011
Girl and Guinea Pig Scoop Taylor Wessing Portrait Prize
Jooney Woodward wins 2011 National Portrait Gallery photographic prize for image of young girl and her pet A photograph of… Read More
12 November 2011
Lucian Freud Portraits London Exhibition 2012
9 February – 27 May 2012 National Portrait Gallery, London Lucian Freud who died earlier this year was one of… Read More
21 September 2011
New Lucian Freud Exhibition Announced
London’s NPG will mount a major portrait exhibition in February The National portrait gallery in London has announced a… Read More
25 July 2011