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The Future Generation

A juried competition for emerging artists 18-25 years old 

The Portrait Society of America is pleased to announce the winners of the fourth annual The Future Generation Competition. This competition was created to acknowledge the work of talented, emerging artists, who are 18 to 25 years old. Early recognition in art competitions can have a great impact on a young artist’s career, as it did for John Singer Sargent, who at the age of twenty-three, won Honorable Mention at the Paris Salon for a portrait he painted of his teacher, Carolus-Duran. 

1st Place: Elizabeth Ralph-Smith

1st Place: Elizabeth Ralph-Smith

Miriam in White, 47x33.4", oil on linen

2nd Place: Stefano Curti

2nd Place: Stefano Curti

Lukas Sheehan, 78x42", oil on linen

3rd Place: Ava Liberace

3rd Place: Ava Liberace

Coiled, 18x24", pencil and chalk

4th Place: Phoebe-Louise Stewart CarterCarter

4th Place: Phoebe-Louise Stewart CarterCarter

Giulia, 16x24", oil

Finalist: Sofia Arevalo

Finalist: Sofia Arevalo

Him and I on the Couch, 8x12", oil on aluminum

Finalist: Olivia Arts

Finalist: Olivia Arts

Character Study of Mirko Fierli, 29.5x33.4", oil

Finalist: Varad Bang

Finalist: Varad Bang

Bajirao, 6x8”, graphite

Finalist: Caden Ferita

Finalist: Caden Ferita

Liz, 16x16", graphite and chalk on toned watercolor paper

Finalist: Tina Figarelli

Finalist: Tina Figarelli

Speak of the Devil, 11x11", oil

Finalist: Astrid Gaszynski

Finalist: Astrid Gaszynski

Maria, 19.6x27.5", oil on canvas

Finalist: Shangying Jia

Finalist: Shangying Jia

Qiu Shan Shop

Finalist: Mattie Ree Neal

Finalist: Mattie Ree Neal

Robert Scott, 24x30", oil

Finalist: Tatiana Popova

Finalist: Tatiana Popova

The Pride, 43x20", oil

Finalist: Camila Salinas

Finalist: Camila Salinas

Eighteen Years Old, 68x30”, acrylic

Finalist: Daniel Zalla

Finalist: Daniel Zalla

Sara, 21.6x27.5", oil on linen

Finalist: Yang Zhang

Finalist: Yang Zhang

During break time, 20x24'', oil on linen

Honorable Mention: Joanna Bigelow

Honorable Mention: Joanna Bigelow

The Brooding Writer, 18x24", charcoal

Honorable Mention: Leo Bignell

Honorable Mention: Leo Bignell

Elf Child, 16.9x19.2", black pencil and white chalk

Honorable Mention: Cameron Copley-Heissig

Honorable Mention: Cameron Copley-Heissig

La Bellezza Della Sardegna, 19.6x15.7", oil on canvas

Honorable Mention: Kayley Jane Dykman

Honorable Mention: Kayley Jane Dykman

Ho'āli'i, 30 x 50", oil on linen

Honorable Mention: Nick Ensing

Honorable Mention: Nick Ensing

Beautiful, The Portrait of Jalynn, 16x16", oil on wood panel

Honorable Mention: Stanley Hope

Honorable Mention: Stanley Hope

Portrait of Tomo, 20x17”, oil on canvas

Honorable Mention: Kristine Iļjina

Honorable Mention: Kristine Iļjina

Judges, 18x9.8x9.8", clay

Honorable Mention: Gabriel Lewis

Honorable Mention: Gabriel Lewis

Bea, 19.6x23.6", oil on canvas

Honorable Mention: Andre Melchor

Honorable Mention: Andre Melchor

Kate on green, 15x13", graphite, casein, and chalk

Honorable Mention: Livia Lynne Miller

Honorable Mention: Livia Lynne Miller

At Bay, 16x20", oil

Honorable Mention: Shiori Mori

Honorable Mention: Shiori Mori

Vito, no.2, 29.5x41.3", oil

Honorable Mention: Kalina Tosheva

Honorable Mention: Kalina Tosheva

Sofia, 25x35", charcoal and white chalk on toned paper

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