EXHIBITION: CONTEMPORARY BRITISH PORTRAIT PAINTERS

This summer, the Contemporary British Portrait Painters (CBPP) collective presents a vibrant display of over 60 contemporary portrait artists, exploring the richness of shared human experience. The show brings together an outstanding group of artists, including seven previous winners of the National Portrait Gallery’s prestigious annual prize – Susanne du Toit, Miriam Escofet, James Hague, Philip Harris, Peter Monkman, Ishbel Myerscough, and Antony Williams –alongside five past winners of Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year: Samira Addo, Morag Caister, Curtis Holder, Duncan Shoosmith, and Wendy Barratt. An accompanying exhibition catalogue will be available, featuring an exclusive foreword by curator, art historian, and broadcaster Kate Bryan.

Founded in 2018, the CBPP is a non-for-profit, democratic collective run by, and for, its artist members, unified by a common interest in exploring fresh, contemporary perspectives on what it means to represent people in art. The group recently welcomed renowned artist Sarah Jane Moon as Chair.

Full exhibitor list: Alastair Adams / Samira Addo / Jennifer Anderson / Kayoon Anderson / Mary Jane Ansell / Wendy Barratt / Simon Bartram / Ange Bell / Frances Bell / Paul Benney / Tim Benson / James Bland / Ilsa Brittain / Clive Bryant / Martyn Burdon / Darren Butcher / Morag Caister / Jonathan Chan / Tom Croft / James Crowther / Belinda Crozier / Peter Davis / Simon Davis / Joshua Donkor / Mark Draisey / Susanne Du Toit / Belinda Eaton / Miriam Escofet / Samantha Fellows / Peter James Field / Jane French / James Hague / Philip Harris / Geoffrey Harrison / Steven Higginson / Curtis Holder / Owain Hunt / Jeannie Kinsler / Sadie Lee / Jemisha Maadhavji / Catherine MacDiarmid / Stuart McHarrie / Tom Mead / Peter Monkman / Sarah Jane Moon / Celia Maria Mora Garcia / Patrick Morales-Lee / Charles Moxon / Ishbel Myerscough / Oriane Pierrepoint / Anastasia Pollard / Caroline Pool / Laura Quinn Harris / Carl Randall / Joseph Ryan / Moussa David Saleh / Robert Sample / Duncan Shoosmith / Craig Simpson / Lucy Stopford / Liesel Thomas / Antony Williams / Oliver Winconek / Martha Zmpounou

Follow the CBPP: @thecbpp on Instagram or visit thecbpp.org 

Location: Downstairs at The Department Store, 248 Ferndale Road, Brixton, London SW9 8FR

Dates & times: 26th June – 5th July, 10am - 5pm

Admission: FREE, no booking required

Supported by Cass Art and The Heatherley School of Fine Art & Avenue Print.

Image credit: Jemisha Maadhavji ‘Gulmohar’

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