Mall Galleries - Royal Society of Portrait Painters

Artists are invited to submit work for exhibition alongside members of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters at the RP Annual Exhibition 2024.

The Royal Society of Portrait Painters invites artists from all over the world to submit portraits for its Annual Exhibition in 2024. Selected artists will have their work exhibited in a prestigious showcase at Mall Galleries, London, at which a number of works will sell and a number of commissions will be placed.

The total prize fund is £40,000, including The William Lock Portrait Prize (£20,000) and The Ondaatje Prize for Portraiture (£10,000).

The Society welcomes paintings, drawings and original prints including digital/ipad prints from artists over 18, from the UK and internationally.

"One of the factors which makes this Annual Exhibition special is that it is selected exclusively by practising painters. Those painters have themselves gone through the same process of selection to become members of the Society. They know what they're looking at and so inclusion in the show is a truly meaningful accolade." – Anthony Connolly, President

Submissions are OPEN NOW until Friday 26 January 2024

We recommend that artists submit well in advance of the deadline to allow time for assistance with their application if required.