Girl and Guinea Pig Scoop Taylor Wessing Portrait Prize

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 petA photograph of a 13-year-old holding her pet guinea pig has been awarded the 2011 National Portrait Gallery photographic prize – the Taylor Wessing...
Lucian Freud Portraits London Exhibition 2012

Lucian Freud Portraits London Exhibition 2012

9 February – 27 May 2012  National Portrait Gallery, LondonLucian Freud who died earlier this year was one of the most important and influential artists of his generation. Paintings of people were central to his work and this major exhibition, spanning over...
New Lucian Freud Exhibition Announced

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 major new exhibition of the seminal British painter Lucian Freud, who sadly died last week age 88.  Freud, born in 1922 was one of the...

BP Portrait Award Shortlist 2011 Announced

Why the BP Portrait Prize has gone downhill Every year the National Portrait Gallery in London holds a portrait painting competition. This year more than 50 portraits have been selected for the annual event at  London’s NPG. The competition is currently...

Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize Rigged?

Was The Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize rigged? The 2010 prize is supposed to present the very best in contemporary portrait photography, showcasing the work of talented young photographers and gifted amateurs alongside that of established professionals and...