The prestigious painting competition returns to the National Portrait Gallery for 2025.
The Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Portrait Award celebrates the very best in contemporary portraiture and is one of the most important platforms for portrait painters today. This year, 46 captivating portraits from around the world have been selected for display in the exhibition.
Since its inception, the long-standing competition has attracted over 40,000 entries from more than 100 countries and has been seen by over 6 million people. The highly competitive Award encourages artists over the age of 18 to focus upon, and develop, the theme of portraiture in their work. Using an impressive range and complexity of skill, artists explore both classical and innovative techniques that show the enduring relevance of portraiture today.
Supported by Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer.
The Visitors’ Choice offers visitors the opportunity to vote for their favourite portrait in the exhibition.
Vote for your favourite and be in with a chance to win a Rembrandt Excellent Oil Colour Box Set (£1,325 RRP), courtesy of Cass Art, and a three-course meal for two at The Portrait Restaurant by Richard Corrigan. Terms and conditions apply.