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New Acquisitions for the Early Collection
September 9, 2024 Four new self-portraits have been acquired for the Early Collection, by artists John Banting, Robert Buhler, R. O. Dunlop and... Read more -
Courtauld East Wing Biennial
September 22, 2023 Ruth Borchard Collection are delighted to have partnered with the Courtauld Institute to arrange a student led curation of self-portraits... Read more -
Immigrant Artists & Stories from the Ruth Borchard Collection
Curated by Rachel Schultz for Ben Uri Gallery & Museum June 27, 2023 Using works from the Ruth Borchard Collection Ben Uri presents an online exhibition that focuses on 20 immigrant artists through... Read more
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Colin Davidson Wins the £10,000 Ruth Borchard Prize 2023
June 23, 2023 Colin Davidson is announced as the Winner of the £10,000 Ruth Borchard Prize 2023 for his innovative three-dimensional Self-Portrait, 2022.... Read more -
And the Winner is...?
Ruth Borchard Self Portrait Prize 2023 Winner Announcement April 21, 2023 The winner of the £10,000 Ruth Borchard Prize will be announced on 23 June 2023. Coinciding with International Portrait Day... Read more -
Self Portrait Prize 2023
Display of Works at The Atkinson, Southport April 21, 2023 From 23 September - 16 December 2023 an exhibition of self-portraits, curated from all of the entries into the 2023... Read more
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The Unselfish Selfie
The Atkinson, Southport October 26, 2022 The Unselfish Selfie 8 October 2022 - 4 march 2023 Ruth borchard Collection are delighted to loan 15 works to... Read more -
Me, Myself, I: Artists’ Self-Portraits
Royal West of England Academy June 2, 2022 Me, Myself, I : Artists ’ Self-Portraits explores how artists from 1720 to 2020, have imagined and seen themselves. It... Read more -
'Who Do You See'?
A Community Project encouraging Coventry based artists to try their hand at self-portraiture June 3, 2021 Who do you see? 'Who do you see?' is a project that encourages all young, aspiring, Coventry artists, to visit... Read more
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And the Winner is...?
May 16, 2021 Ruth Borchard Collection are delighted to announce the release of The Self-Portrait Prize 2021 film, announcing the Winner of the... Read more -
Exclusively on Artsy | The Self-Portrait Prize 2021
2nd June - 2nd October 2021 May 13, 2021 Ruth Borchard Collection hosts a longlist of highly distinguished entries via our Artsy instituional page. The curator of the Colleciton... Read more -
The Self-Portrait Prize Exhibition, 2021
17th May - 9th July 2021 May 7, 2021 From 17th May - 9th July 2021 a curated selection of prize entries will be on display at Coventry Cathedral.... Read more
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Ruth Borchard as Collector and Commissioner of Self-Portraits
Association of Art Historians Annual Conference March 1, 2021 Following a recent call for papers Ruth Borchard has been selected as a key point of interest and topic of... Read more -
Peter Keegan & Laura Boswell interview Dr. Robert Travers
January 29, 2021 Dr. Robert Travers talks to Peter Keegan and Laura Boswell, founders and presenters of Ask an Artist, about the Collection... Read more -
Artist in his Studio
5th January - 26th February 2020 January 6, 2021 The Artist in the Studio is theme used by many artists, sometimes through self-portraiture, sometimes through portraits of other artists... Read more
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The 2021 Prize Exhibition
Feature of UK City of Culture, 2021 December 22, 2020 To celebrate UK City of Culture 2021 an exhibition of self-portraits will go on show amongst the treasure trove of... Read more -
Sky Arts Documentary
Ruth Borchard Collection the subject of Inside Art December 14, 2020 The episode airs Monday 14th December, 7.30pm. It can be viewed on Sky Arts and Freeview Channel 11. To watch... Read more -
Sunday Times's Critic's Choice features Ruth Borchard Collection Documentary
December 13, 2020 Sky Arts' documentary about Ruth Borchard and the history of her Collection as told by Kate Bryan, has been featured... Read more
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Self Portrait Prize 2021
The critically acclaimed award returns December 4, 2020 Encouraging the development of contemporary self-portraiture the £10,000 Ruth Borchard Prize and establishment of the Next Generation Collection is intended... Read more -
From Self Portrait to Summer Exhibition
15 Next Generation Artists included in the 2020 RA Summer/Winter Exhibition November 26, 2020 Amongst the myriad of works currently exhibited as part of the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition the inclusion of over fifteen... Read more -
Colin Davidson acquired by the National Gallery of Ireland after appearing in the 2019 Self Portrait Prize
October 22, 2019 Colin Davidson is a contemporary Irish painter best known for his large-scale portraits, notably including celebrities such as actor Brad... Read more
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Ruth Borchard Collection acquires an additional 12 works from the 2019 Self Portrait Prize Exhibition
July 24, 2019 From the 120 works selected for the self portrait prize exhibition at Piano Nobile the Collection has now acquired an... Read more -
Euan Uglow: A Retrospective
Museum More, The Netherlands July 16, 2019 The first major retrospective of Uglow’s work outside the UK is currently on show at Museum More, Gorssel, the Netherlands,... Read more -
Virginia Woolf: An exhibition inspired by her writings
February 1, 2019 Ithel Colquhoun’s Self-Portrait (c. 1926) is currently on tour with Virginia Woolf: An exhibition inspired by her writings. Curated... Read more
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Outside In named as official charity partner for the Self Portrait Prize, 2019
January 1, 2019 Award-winning arts charity, Outside In and the Ruth Borchard Collection – which is managed by Piano Nobile – are delighted... Read more -
"Women Can't Paint..."
Part One - Turps Gallery, London August 27, 2018 The self-portrait by Jean Cooke from the Ruth Borchard Collection has been included in Turps Gallery’s exhibition ‘Women Can’t Paint…’... Read more -
Record number of works acquired from the Self Portrait Prize exhibition
September 21, 2017 Eighteen works have been acquired from the 2017 Ruth Borchard Self Portrait Prize exhibition by the Ruth Borchard Collection, the... Read more
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Ruth Borchard Prize Winner becomes Hackney Superstar
September 18, 2017 2017 Ruth Borchard Prize Winner and Hackney resident Benjamin Ogbebor has been the subject of an article in prominent local... Read more -
Richard Borchard in discussion with Dr. Robert Travers
June 7, 2017 In conjunction with the exhibition The Ruth Borchard Collection: Artists’ Self Portraits, The Lightbox gallery will host Richard Borchard, son... Read more -
Jean Cooke: Delight in the Thing Seen
Ruth Borchard Collection in partnership with Jerwood Gallery, Hastings June 1, 2017 Ruth Borchard Original Collection artist Jean Cooke RA (1927-2008) is to be the subject of a ground-breaking new exhibition, at... Read more
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Winner Announced, 2017
May 3, 2017 We are delighted to announce that the Winner of the 2017 Ruth Borchard Self-Portrait Prize is Benjamin Ogbebor, with his... Read more -
Ruth Borchard Collection
Artist's Self Portraits at The Lightbox Gallery, Woking May 1, 2017 From 25 March until 25 June 2017, The Lightbox gallery and museum will present ‘Ruth Borchard Collection: Artists’ Self-Portraits’ ,... Read more -
Self Portrait Prize Opening 2017
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William Gear 1915-1997: The painter that Britain forgot
December 4, 2016 In the centenary of his birth, Towner is delighted to present a major retrospective of the work of William Gear,... Read more -
William Coldstream | Euan Uglow: Daisies and Nudes.
November 1, 2016 The Ruth Borchard Collection loaned one of the collection’s highlights, a self-portrait by Euan Uglow, to Piano Nobile’s exhibition, William... Read more -
Ithell Colquhoun
IMAGE AND IMAGINATION AT PENLEE HOUSE GALLERY AND MUSEUM November 1, 2016 Ithell Colquhoun’s 1926 self-portrait in the Ruth Borchard Collection has been lent to the Penlee House Gallery and Museum in... Read more
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Ruth Borchard Self Portrait Prize Exhibition Financial Times Critic's Choice
May 20, 2015 Jackie Wullschlagar, Chief Art Critic for the Financial Times, selected the Ruth Borchard Self-Portrait Prize 2015 exhibition as her pick... Read more -
Self Portrait: Renaissance to Contemporary
National Portrait Gallery's Self Portrait Exhibition November 1, 2014 An ambitious exploration of the self-portrait from its inception in the early fifteenth century to the beginning of the twenty-first... Read more -
Glasgow Herald features Face to Face: British Portraits in the Twentieth Century
July 1, 2005 Esteemed art historian Phillip Vann was interviewed by the Glasgow Herald about his recently published in-depth study of Ruth Borchard... Read more
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The Times features Ruth Borchard Collection
August 21, 2004 The Times’s John Russell Taylor traces the history of the Collection and outlines its future, including Philip Vann’s in-depth book... Read more -
Yorkshire Post features Face to Face: British Portraits in the Twentieth Century
August 4, 2004 Esteemed art historian Philip Vann was interviewed by Nick Ahad of the Yorkshire Post about his recently published in-depth study... Read more -
Irish News features Face to Face: British Portraits in the Twentieth Century
July 31, 2004 Esteemed art historian Phillip Vann was interviewed by Jenny Lee of the Irish News about his recently published in-depth study... Read more
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The Spectator reviews Face to Face: British Portraits in the Twentieth Century
July 10, 2004 The Spectator’s Bevis Hiller has reviewed Philip Vann’s book on the Collection, Face to Face: British Portraits in the Twentieth... Read more -
The Sunday Telegraph features Ruth Borchard Collection
June 27, 2004 The latest Sunday Telegraph traces the history of Ruth Borchard Collection from its inception to its present installation at Northumbria... Read more