26th Annual International Portrait Competition

Winners Announced!

Thank you to everyone who entered our 26th annual The International Portrait Competition and being part of a community that shares a passion for the portrait. There were a record number of 3,038 images submitted for consideration, making the selection of only 20 finalists a daunting task. After eight rounds of evaluation, and one round of in-person judging, we are pleased to announce the finalists for the 2024 International Portrait Competition! Congratulations to all!

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Draper Grand Prize Jeffrey Larson King Hall, 60x52", oil on linen WI, United States	1st Place Painting Timothy Rees Her Mother's Locket; Violet at age 3, 24x36", oil IA, United States	1st Place Sculpture Louise Weir Sima, 18x14x9.5", ceramic with oil paint Vancouver, British Columbia
1st Place Drawing David Jamieson Writer's Block, 24x18", graphite, carbon black and white chalk on gray paper IL, United States	2nd Place & People's Choice Jeff Hein My World, 60x48", oil on panel UT, United States	3rd Place Amy Werntz Ruby Mae, 23.75x16", oil TX, United States
4th Place Isabella Watling Daisy, 37.4x55", oil on canvas London, United Kingdom	5th Place Scott Burdick Hypatia and the Tree of Knowledge, 60x40", oil NC, United States	1st Honor Award Frances Bell End of Lockdown, 39.3x49.2", oil on canvas Wooler, Northumberland, United Kingdom
2nd Honor Award Mary Sauer Before I Understood This Place, 18x24", oil UT, United States	Exceptional Merit Laura Arenson December's Goodbye, 20.4 x 14.1", graphite and chalk on hand toned paper London, United Kingdom	Exceptional Merit Kate Brockman Boy: Portrait of a Word, 42x9x9", bronze PA, United States
Exceptional Merit Joseph Daily Edith P. Mitchell, MD, 38x47", oil NY, United States	Exceptional Merit Kerry Dunn Paper, Rock, Scissors, 48x48", oil PA, United States	Exceptional Merit Hiroshi Hayakawa Summer, 16x17.5", graphite on paper OH, United States
Exceptional Merit Kristina Laurendi Havens Halo, 10x8", oil on panel GA, United States	Exceptional Merit Sumanth Marda Ao, 36x48", charcoal on canvas Mumbai, India	Exceptional Merit Heather Personett Augustus Saint Gaudens, 24x 11x 10.5", cast hydrocal NY, United States
Exceptional Merit Mark Pugh Young Artist Sketching a Bird, 60x36", oil and graphite UT, United States	Exceptional Merit Daniel Sprick Jen Starling, 17x19", oil on panel CO, United States