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The Self-Portrait Prize
  • The Self-Portrait Prize 2021 The Self-Portrait Prize 2021 The Self-Portrait Prize 2021

    The Self-Portrait Prize 2021

    The 2021 Prize is now closed.

     

    From the submitted works our panel of prestigious judges will choose a winner of the £10,000 Ruth Borchard Prize and a selection of works will be acquired for the Next Generation Collection.

    A longlist of works will be invited to participate in an exhibition publically shared internationally via an exclusive virtual gallery and Artsy page. 

    A shortlist of works will be physically exhibited at Coventry Cathedral as part of the UK City of Culture celebrations. 

    Check back for regular updates.

     

  • Meet the 2021 Selection Panel

    • The Right Honourable Mrs Justice Cheema Grubb | High Court Judge

      The Right Honourable Mrs Justice Cheema Grubb | High Court Judge

    • Will Gompertz | BBC Chief Arts Editor

      Will Gompertz | BBC Chief Arts Editor

    • Sir Ian Blatchford | Director and Chief Executive of the Science Museum Group

      Sir Ian Blatchford | Director and Chief Executive of the Science Museum Group

    • Victoria Miro | Internationally renowned Gallerist with global outreach

      Victoria Miro | Internationally renowned Gallerist with global outreach

    • David Dawson | 2019 Prize Winner; Artist and Curator

      David Dawson | 2019 Prize Winner; Artist and Curator

  • About & Terms of Entry

    About

    In 2008, Ruth Borchard Collection established a national Self-Portrait Prize. To maintain the ethos of the Original Collection the prize is open to all artists. In addition to a winner being awarded the £10,000 Ruth Borchard Prize a longlist of works will gain international exposure through inclusion in our dedicated virtual gallery. A selection of works will be acquired for the Next Generation Collection and further shortlist of works included in a second exhibition.

     

    Terms of Entry 

    Works must be a self-portrait of the artist. This is the only condition for entering the Prize. 

    Artists of all backgrounds and from any location are invited to enter. All variations of work – figurative or abstract, alone or in a group, from life or from memory – will be accepted. 

    There are no restrictions of size of work and we welcome a wide variety of medium, including but not restricted to; painting, drawing, digital art, photography, sculpture, tapestry and ceramics.

    The submission fee is £30.00 and £35.00 if payment is being made from overseas. Ruth Borchard Collection and Self-Portrait Prize are funded by a charitable foundation and the submission fee goes a small way to covering the cost of running the Competition.

     

    Full terms and conditions can be read and downloaded here.

  • Self-Portrait Prize Exhibitions

    • The Self-Portrait Prize 2021 | A longlist of highly commended works , Online
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      The Self-Portrait Prize 2021 | A longlist of highly commended works

      Online 1 May - 1 October 2021 A longlist of works selected from prize entries.
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    • The Self-Portrait Prize 2017
      Exhibitions

      The Self-Portrait Prize 2017

      19 May - 29 September 2017 The Ruth Borchard Self-Portrait Prize May – September 2017 Returning to Kings Place for its fourth edition, the biennial Ruth Borchard Self-Portrait Prize features 100 works by British and Irish...
    • The Self-Portrait Prize 2015
      Exhibitions

      The Self-Portrait Prize 2015

      22 May - 25 September 2015 In 2015, a prestigious panel of judges including Thomas Newbolt (Winner of the prize in 2011), Charles Suamarez Smith (Secretary and Chief Executive of Royal Academy of Arts), Simon Martin (Artistic Director of Pallant House Gallery), Jackie Wullschlager (Chief Art Critic for the Financial Times) and Dr Robert Travers (Director of Piano Nobile) selected the work of Shanti Panchal as the winner of the third biennial self-portrait prize.
    • The Self-Portrait Prize 2013
      Exhibitions

      The Self-Portrait Prize 2013

      17 May - 27 September 2013 Artist Thomas Newbolt won the second biennial Ruth Borchard Self Portrait Prize. His work was chosen by judges including Mark Hudson and Huon Mallalieu.
    • The Self-Portrait Prize 2011
      Exhibitions

      The Self-Portrait Prize 2011

      9 May - 9 November 2011 In 2011 judges, including William Feaver, Bill Packer and Sister Wendy Beckett selected the work of Celia Paul to become the first winner of the Ruth Borchard Self-Portrait Prize. Commenting...
  • Video entries

    The Self-Portrait Prize 2019

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