Steph Wilson wins the Taylor Wessing Photo Portrait Prize 2024 for Sonam.
12 November 2024 • Mark Westall
Steph Wilson’s prize-winning portrait challenges conventional notions of motherhood as part of her ongoing series Ideal Mother.
Tag: National Portrait Gallery
New portrait of Oasis’s Noel Gallagher to go on show at the National Portrait Gallery.
9 September 2024 • mark westall
Have you got a ticket to the upcoming Oasis gigs? Well if you have or haven’t you can definitely maybe… Read More
Victoria Siddall appointed new Director of the National Portrait Gallery, London
28 August 2024 • Mark Westall
The appointment, made by the National Portrait Gallery’s Board of Trustees, was approved by the Prime Minister, and Victoria Siddall will take up the post in Autumn 2024.
Shortlist for Taylor Wessing Photo Portrait Prize 2024 revealed by the National Portrait Gallery.
13 August 2024 • Mark Westall
The National Portrait Gallery has announced the shortlist for the Taylor Wessing Photo Portrait Prize 2024. 62 portraits by 55… Read More
The Top 5 Central London Exhibitions to see over Summer
10 August 2024 • Tabish Khan
Migration, Apartheid, isolation, Queens and X-rays.
New Sam Smith portrait by Pierre et Gilles unveiled at the National Portrait Gallery.
31 July 2024 • Mark Westall
Today, the National Portrait Gallery announced the display of ‘Gloria’ (2023), a portrait depicting the British singer and songwriter, Sam Smith
National Portrait Gallery to open major Francis Bacon Portrait Exhibition.
18 July 2024 • Mark Westall
Francis Bacon: Human Presence will be the first exhibition in nearly 20 years to place its focus on the artist’s portraits.
The Top 5 Museum Exhibitions to see in May
6 May 2024 • Tabish Khan
Sculpture, figures, performance, textiles and William Blake.
Art Fund Museum of the Year 2024 shortlist revealed.
30 April 2024 • Mark Westall
Art Fund, the UK’s national charity for art, today announced the five museums selected as finalists for Art Fund Museum of the Year 2024
National Portrait Gallery announces shortlist for Herbert Smith Freehills Portrait Award 2024
18 April 2024 • Mark Westall
Three artists have been shortlisted for the prestigious Herbert Smith Freehills Portrait Award 2024, which makes a welcome return to the National… Read More
National Portrait Gallery to display 18 portraits which reveal stories of loss from the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
15 April 2024 • Mark Westall
Silent Testimony is a new display at the National Portrait Gallery, featuring eighteen large-scale portraits by Belfast-born artist, Colin Davidson.
National Portrait Gallery calls for entries for Taylor Wessing Photo Portrait Prize 2024.
26 March 2024 • Mark Westall
Entries are now open for the Taylor Wessing Photo Portrait Prize 2024
The Top 5 Museum Exhibitions to see in January
13 January 2024 • Tabish Khan
Miniatures, moustaches, fashion filters, drawings and masterpieces.
Paul’s Gallery of the Week: National Portrait Gallery
27 December 2023 • Paul Carey-Kent
National Portrait Gallery, St Martin’s Place, London WC2H 0HEnpg.org.uk Instagram: @nationalportraitgallery The National Portrait Gallery has now been back for… Read More
National Portrait Gallery reveals major exhibitions for 2024.
16 November 2023 • Mark Westall
Today, the National Portrait Gallery has revealed its forward programme of exhibitions for 2024.
National Portrait Gallery reveals shortlist for Taylor Wessing Photo Portrait Prize 2023
21 August 2023 • Mark Westall
The National Portrait Gallery has revealed the five photographers that have been shortlisted for the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2023
New Harry Styles portrait by David Hockney revealed in lead up to new exhibition at NPG.
6 August 2023 • Mark Westall
A new Harry Styles portrait by David Hockney has been revealed today it is one of over 30 new portraits, painted at the artist’s Normandy studio between 2021 and 2022.
National Portrait Gallery opens following the most significant redevelopment in its history
21 June 2023 • Mark Westall
The new National Portrait Gallery in London opens on 22nd June 2023 following the most significant redevelopment in its history,.
Avant Arte & Elizabeth Peyton partner-up for National Portrait Gallery
12 June 2023 • Mark Westall
Avant Arte has partnered with Elizabeth Peyton to make her work available to all and to raise funds for the National Portrait Gallery.
Joshua Reynolds’ Portrait of Mai (Omai) jointly acquired by National Portrait Gallery & Getty
25 April 2023 • Mark Westall
The innovative collaboration between the National Portrait Gallery and Getty to jointly acquire Joshua Reynolds’ Portrait of Mai (Omai) has been successful.
Leading artists join campaign to save Sir Joshua Reynolds’ Portrait of Omai.
6 March 2023 • Mark Westall
A number of leading artists have joined the National Portrait Gallery and Art Fund’s campaign to save Sir Joshua Reynolds’ Portrait of Omai 1776 for the nation.
9 Highly Anticipated Museum Openings in 2023
2 February 2023 • Guest
2023 is shaping up to be an exciting year for art and culture fans! Six new museums are slated to… Read More
10 Questions from Isolation… with Tereza Cervenova
19 June 2020 • Irene Machetti
Today we hear from Tereza Cervenova, Slovakia-born photographer, now living and working in London (UK). She received her BA in Photography from Middlesex University in 2014 and her MA in Photography from the Royal College of Art, London in 2018.
The Top 6 Exhibitions to see in London in late January
19 January 2020 • Tabish Khan
String Theory, Pre-Raphaelites, a black eye, Sultans, fashion and bright lights.