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Portrait Artist of the Year: Portrait Artist of the Year: The Exhibition (S8EP Sky Arts Wed 13 April 2022)

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April 12, 2022

Portrait Artist of the Year: The Exhibition – A trip down memory lane with a look at an exhibition at Compton Verney. celebrating some of the finest work to have been produced during the programme. Curated by Kathleen Soriano, the show features more than 120 works of art selected from the more than 1,000 artists who have taken part over the years.

Airdate: Wed 13 April 2022 at 19:00 on Sky Arts

Season 8 Episode

Portrait Artist of the Year is hosted by UK TV personalities Joan Bakewell and Frank Skinner; an esteemed group of judges travel across the Europe in search of a new star in the art world. Each episode features a regional competition where artists are shortlisted and challenged to produce a portrait of one of three famous sitters. At the end of each round, the judges select an artist to go to the semifinal. The finalists will have their work displayed at the world-famous National Portrait Gallery in London and the winner will receive a £10,000 commission to paint a portrait which will become part of the permanent collection at the British Library.

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