Gallery

Portrait Prize Painters

At A Gallery we understand that before an artist can achieve aesthetic brilliance in a contemporary style he must first be technically competent in representing the physical world - after all the most beauty that is possible is contained within nature.

Therefore we admire and want to support artists with exceptional technical ability.

The National Portrait Gallery in London hosts the worlds largest portrait prize - www.npg.org.uk/bp-portrait-award-20091.php

Every year more than 1,000 fine figurative artists from the UK and Europe submit their paintings for consideration and a world class panel of judges select around 30 artists to take part. It's a £25,000 top prize - so the stakes are high!

For more than a decade A Gallery has attended this exhibition and selected artists to display from it. Actually we have shown 3 1st Prize winners and 2 Travel Award winners in the last decade - before they won!

The artists shown in this prize are the very best figurative painters in the UK and so we decided to do an exhibition dedicated to them. These are artists who have dedicated their lives to mastering the art of the portrait and through that dedication have risen to the top amongst all the the figurative painters in Europe.

A Gallery is proud to present:

Title of show: Portrait Prize Painters
Address: A Gallery, 154 Merton Hall Rd, Wimbledon, SW19 3PZ
Open dates: 30 Oct 2009 - 3 Jan 2010
Private View: 29th October
Open hours: Wednesday - Sunday 11 am - 6pm

For more information email fraser@agallery.co.uk

Beata by Rupert Alexander Oil on canvas 50 x 40 cm £6,000	Mistletoe by Jane Allison Oil on canvas 32 x 36 inches £2,500	Autumn Roses by Jane Allison Oil on canvas 12 x 16 inches £2,500
Snow Oil on canvas, 30 x 60 inches £300	The Chantries Oil on board 14 x20 inches £900	Port of Spain by Jackie Anderson Oil on cotton on board 48” x 78” £6,000
Georgie by Johan Andersson Oil on canvas 110 x 140 cm £4,200	Philippa by Johan Andersson Oil on canvas 110cm x 90cm £3,800	Johnny and Glory by Richard Brazier Oil on canvas 46" x 60" inches £8,000
Susan by Stephen Chappell Oil on canvas 21 x 18 inches approx £6,000	Katie by Steven Chappell Oil on Canvas 18 x 13.5 inches approx £6,000	Amplifier by Simon Davis Oil on board 27.5 inches x 19.5 inches £2,000