The Gallery, Winchester Discovery Centre
BP Portrait Award 2018
30th Mar 2019 to 26th Jun 2019
Exhibition
The BP Portrait Award is the most prestigious portrait painting competition in the world. The award is aimed at encouraging artists of all ages to focus upon and develop the theme of portraiture in their work and this year’s exhibition has 48 exceptional entries.
The winning entry, by London-based artist Miriam Escofet, is An Angel at my Table, a portrait of the artist’s mother drinking tea. The portrait was selected from 2,667 entries from 88 countries, submitted for judging anonymously by a panel which included journalist Rosie Millard and artist Glenn Brown.
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Winchester City Museum
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The Gallery, Winchester Discovery Centre
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City Space, Winchester Discovery Centre
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