We are very proud and happy for Clara Drummond who has won First Prize at this year’s BP Portrait Award. You can view Clara's painting in the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery until 4th September.
Clara
Drummond (Drawing Year 2005, RDS Faculty) has won the First Prize
in this year's BP Portrait Award – an award of £30,000. Her work was
previously selected for the BP Portrait Award in 2006, 2009, 2013 and
2014. Clara’s shortlisted portrait is of her friend, the artist Kirsty Buchanan
(Drawing Year 2013), who wore a vintage Liberty dress to the sittings. Judges,
including NPG director Nicholas Cullinan, author Alan Hollinghurst and artist
Jenny Saville, praised the work for its 'subtle, enigmatic nature, and for the
indelible impression the artist’s skill makes on the viewer'. You can read a
recent article about Clara, here: ‘Third
time lucky’. The awards ceremony took place on 21 June. At the judges’
discretion the winner will also receive a commission worth £5,000 to be agreed
between the National Portrait Gallery and the artist.
