Portrait Artist of the Year
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Sky Arts, 5 November 2013 to 23 December 2014 (14 episodes in 2 series) | Sky Arts, 5 November 2013 to 23 December 2014 (14 episodes in 2 series) | ||
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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. | 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. | ||
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| + | After two years in the portrait shape, Sky rotated the canvas to produce Landscape Artist of the Year. Competitions are scheduled to run in both orientations during 2017. | ||
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| + | == Champions == | ||
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| + | '''2013''' Nick Lord<br> | ||
| + | '''2014''' Christian Hook<br> | ||
| + | '''2015''' Nerine Tassie<br> | ||
| + | '''2016''' Richard Allen | ||
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[[Category:Art]] | [[Category:Art]] | ||
[[Category:Creative]] | [[Category:Creative]] | ||
[[Category:Current]] | [[Category:Current]] | ||
Revision as of 19:18, 3 March 2017
Contents |
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)
24 January 2017 to present
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.
After two years in the portrait shape, Sky rotated the canvas to produce Landscape Artist of the Year. Competitions are scheduled to run in both orientations during 2017.
Champions
2013 Nick Lord
2014 Christian Hook
2015 Nerine Tassie
2016 Richard Allen
