The Brisbane Portrait Prize celebrates the city of Brisbane and its people. We are inviting all artists with a connection to Brisbane to join us and be a part of this unique cultural prize.
All entrants will be eligible for the $50,000 Lord Mayor’s Award which is supported by Brisbane City Council. A further $37,000 of category prizes are also available.
The Brisbane Portrait Prize also showcases the best in contemporary portraiture. It demonstrates that portraiture is a genre that still galvanises, intrigues and challenges the most accomplished of contemporary artists. Portraiture in all its forms, from oil paintings to digital prints, has flourished in the contemporary era.
Each year the finalist exhibition reveals portraits that directly engage us with issues of identity – how we construct our sense of self and determine our values – so we can create meaning and belonging in a challenging world.
Now in its fourth year, the competition continues to attract both emerging and experienced artists, working across all 2-dimensional mediums.
