Portrait Artist of the Year
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Revision as of 00:42, 27 August 2016
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Host
Frank Skinner and Joan Bakewell
Co-hosts
Judges: Kathleen Soriano, Tai-Shan Schierenberg, Kate Bryan
Broadcast
Sky Arts, 5 November 2013 to 23 December 2014 (14 episodes in 2 series)
as Landscape Artist of the Year, 6 October 2015 to present
Synopsis
In the latest union of high and low culture, art critic Joan Bakewell and football fan Frank Skinner combine forces to find the best portrait painter in the country. The prize is £10,000, and a commission to paint the author Hilary Mantel for permanent display in the British Library.
Heats took place in a travelling marquee, with competitors depicting various celebrities who could sit still for four hours. The best artist in each heat went to Paris for mentoring, before producing a piece for the final.
