A Celebration of Excellence in Portraiture: 20th Portrait Conference
The Gala Banquet & Awards Presentation is the highlight each year, but this was the 20thAnniversary of both the conference and the International Portrait Competition – and it was spectacular!
Twenty-four top finalists were celebrated this year at the 20thannual Portrait Society of America’s The Art of the Portrait© conference, April 19-22, 2018.
Their prizes included the Draper Grand Prize, First Place Drawing, First Place Painting, First Place Sculpture, Six Placement Awards, the People’s Choice Award and Fourteen Merit Awards.
Silver, by Casey Childs, 30 x 20 inches, oil on aluminum, winning the 2018 2nd Place Award – congratulations!
Fourteen members were also honored with Signature Status, granted because of their exceptional work and dedication to the Portrait Society of America’s educational mission and high aesthetic standards.
We were delighted to be among this year’s sponsors of The Art of the Portrait© 20thyear celebration!
The Healer, by Erin Anderson, 36 x 30 inches, oil on copper, winning the 2018 2nd Honor Award (that included one of our prizes) – congratulations!
Red Hook Fantasy, by Yuqi Wang, 65 x 58 inches, oil on linen, winning the 2018 First Place Painting Award (that included one of our prizes) – congratulations!
Visit portraitsociety.org for all the details, plus updates on next year’s The Art of the Portrait© conference!
Robert Liberace shown during a terrific discussion of traditional artists’ pigments as part of his Saturday breakout session: Expressive Portrait in a Limited Palette. Visit his website at http://robertliberace.com
Jeffrey Hein during his painting demonstration on Sunday: Achieving a Likeness. Visualizing Shape Relationships. Visit his website at http://www.jeffhein.com
A Little bit of Everything, a Great Deal of None, by Mary Sauer, 18 x 24 inches, oil, winning an Exceptional Merit Award – congratulations!
Heff, by Dan Thompson, 18 x 24 inches, graphite on paper, winning an Exceptional Merit Award – congratulations!
