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The Contemporary British Portrait Painters.
A collective of Britain’s leading professional portrait painters. Est 2018
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NEW MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENT We’re so pleased to welcome @sallywardart to the CBPP fold! Sally became a member last month and we look forward to her being part of the group. Congratulations Sally! Artist Biography: Sally Ward is a professional artist specialising in portraits and the figure. Her work has been exhibited by the Royal Society of Portrait Painters and the Royal Institute of Oil Painters at the Mall Galleries in London numerous times over recent years. In 2026 her portrait of The Rt. Hon. Rachel Reeves, the then Chancellor of the Exchequer, was acquired by the historically significant Parliamentary Art Collection. Sally was a finalist on Sky Portrait Artist of the Year, Series 7 2020, in which she painted model and presenter Melanie Sykes; Booker Prize winner, Bernardine Evaristo, and: actor, comedian, and political activist, Eddie Izzard. Her work was shortlisted for the National Portrait Gallery HSF Portrait Award exhibition in 2025 and 2026, and shortlisted for the Ruth Borchard Self-Portrait Prize in 2023. Sally has exhibited regularly with the Society of Women Artists at the Mall Galleries, winning the Cass Art Award at the Society’s annual exhibition in 2023, which was presented to her by patron HRH Princess Michael of Kent. She has since been elected as a Member of the Society. She has written many articles for national arts magazine, Leisure Painter and The Artist. Her work will next be on show at the Discerning Eye exhibition at the Mall Galleries, between November 13th-21st 2026. This will be followed by The Royal Institute of Oil Painters’ annual exhibition also at The Mall Galleries between November 26th and December 12th 2026. by @thecbpp
FRIDAY NEWS CBPP members @carlrandallartist and @joshuadonkorart were among 61 artists recently invited to make original A5 work in response to the same line of @paulmccartney lyric, chosen by Paul himself from the song Band on the Run. ‘Well, the rain exploded with a mighty crash as we fell into the sun.’ Image 1: Carl Randall, ‘Split Satoshi’ Image 2: Joshua Donkor, ‘Aburi Sunset’ A total 80 artworks feature in Sound & Vision, an online auction presented by @warchilduk and curated by @aoapprojects. All proceeds support War Child’s life-changing work with children living in conflict zones worldwide. Online auction with @indy.auction till 12 November⁠. The artworks are available to view in person at @iconicimagesgallery 5 - 7 November⁠. 16 Waterloo Place, London SW1Y 4AR. Want more CBPP goodness straight to your inbox? Sign up to our quarterly newsletter via the link in bio. #oilpainting #portrait #art by @thecbpp
We’re extremely pleased to announce that the wonderful @belindacrozier_artist has joined the CBPP committee and takes on the role of Exhibitions Lead. Belinda is handed the “drill of courage” from Lucy - we know she’ll be brilliant and can’t wait to see what she does with the next show! Great to have you onboard Belinda! by @thecbpp
A bumper edition of NEW WORK WEDNESDAY today: Featuring: @maryjaneansell @moragcaister @tomcroftartist @angebellart @jandersonyart @carlrandallartist @patrickmoraleslee @bryonybenslyart @wendybarrattart Some of these images are crops - please follow the tags to respective profiles to see the full canvases! #portraiture #contemporaryportraiture #oilpainting #thecbpp by @thecbpp
A post to celebrate the superhero that is @lucystopford_artist who is stepping down from the CBPP committee and her role as Exhibitions Lead, to focus on other projects. Lucy has been at the heart of the CBPP driving the group forward with her inimitable energy and expertise. She has led all four of our major exhibitions at the Brixton Department Store - they could not have happened without her! She remains a member of the CBPP, and hands over the “drill of courage” and the role of Exhibitions Lead to another brilliant member, who will be announced in a post later this week. Thank you for everything, Lucy! 🥂🥂🥂 Portrait image by @ronapainting by @thecbpp
FRIDAY NEWS Image 1 – CBPP member @ishbelmyerscough and her friend, the painter Chantal Joffe, have curated a new show at Sheffield Museum S1 2PP @sheffmuseums ‘Good Morning’ sees them trace the unfolding of a single day through the eyes of more than 80 artists. Presenting their own deeply personal paintings and drawings alongside works from Sheffield’s collection by William Blake, Prunella Clough, Paul Gauguin, David Hockney, Claudette Johnson and more, they celebrate the quiet significance of ordinary experience. Open now - runs til January 17th 2027. Tue–Sat 10-5, Sun 11–4. Closed Mondays, including Bank Holidays. Admission free. Image 2 - @kayoon_anderson will appear at an ‘Alumna in Conversation’ event at Heatherley School of Fine Art @heatherleysfineart on October 26th, 5pm. She will be interviewed by CBPP chair @sarah_jane_moon - all are welcome. Want more CBPP goodness straight to your inbox? Sign up to our quarterly newsletter via the link in bio. #oilpainting #portrait #art by @thecbpp
NEW WORK WEDNESDAY Featuring: @jeanniekinsler @catherinemacdiarmid @lucystopford_artist Origen Pierrepoint @curtisartist Some of these images are crops - please follow the tags to respective profiles to see the full canvases! #portraiture #contemporaryportraiture #oilpainting #thecbpp by @thecbpp
FRIDAY NEWS Image 1 - @jemisha_maadhavji’s solo show ‘I Dream From Where You Are’ is open now at the Attenborough Arts Centre @attenboroughac in Leicester, and runs until March 14th 2027. This major new exhibition explores portraiture and identity, reflecting particularly on the artist’s concept of luxury as a deep connection to nature. Admission Free. Open weekdays 12-5, weekends 12-4. (Closed Nov 2nd-8th) Leicester LE1 7HA Image 2 - @tommeadmead’s solo exhibition ‘Damp’ opens this week in the basement gallery at London’s @twilight_contemporary The show brings together a series of introspective personal works inspired by Tom’s own childhood obsession with miniatures. Open Thurs-Sat 12-6, October 16th until November 7th. Twilight Contemporary, N1 3PF. Image 3 - @maryjaneansell unveils her fourth solo exhibition at @arcadiagallery 421 West Broadway, New York. Show runs from October 15th until November 15th. Want more CBPP goodness straight to your inbox? Sign up to our quarterly newsletter via the link in bio. #oilpainting #portrait #art by @thecbpp
A total privilege to sit for @susannedutoit2353 (& bonus drawing by @belindacrozier_artist !) this summer at the Contemporary British Portrait Painters annual exhibition in Brixton. Our members demo throughout the exhibition and will be doing so again next year in June. A great way to witness contemporary portraiture in real time and meet and engage with some of the UK’s finest painters of people. Thank you Susanne & Belinda, and all of our artists who staged demos and workshops this year 🙏 Our exhibition is supported by @cassart1984 & @heatherleysfineart @thecbpp #thecbpp #contemporarybritishportraitpainters #heatherleys #cassart #susannedutoit by @thecbpp
NEW WORK WEDNESDAY Featuring: @d__shoo @celiamora7746 @peterdavis_art @susannedutoit2353 @patrickmoraleslee Some of these images are crops - please follow the tags to respective profiles to see the full canvases! #portraiture #contemporaryportraiture #oilpainting #thecbpp by @thecbpp
FRIDAY NEWS Image 1 - We’re very proud to announce that ‘Turning Thirteen’ by CBPP member @frances_bell_paintings was this year’s Visitors’ Choice winner in the Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Award at the @nationalportraitgallery Congratulations Frances! The HSFK show, which features work by six of our members, is now closed in London, but will go on display at Derby Museum and Art Gallery from November 21st until February 21st 2027. The Strand Derby DE1 1BS. Tues-Sat 10-5 / Sun 12-4. Image 2 - @patrickmoraleslee (‘Under the Table’ pictured) and @curtisartist will be showing @fairplayartfair ; a new, curated fair connecting independent artists with collectors, cultural audiences and a new generation of art buyers. Runs at One Marylebone NW1 4AQ from 15-18 October. See their website for details and tickets. Image 3 - Curtis’s work also features in ‘*Other Nature’, a group show at @fitzrovia_gallery_139 London W1T 5EN. Runs October 13-24th. Want more CBPP goodness straight to your inbox? Sign up to our quarterly newsletter via the link in bio. #oilpainting #portrait #art by @thecbpp
NEW WORK WEDNESDAY Featuring: @moragcaister @d__shoo @curtisartist @peterdavis_art Some of these images are crops - please follow the tags to respective profiles to see the full canvases! #portraiture #contemporaryportraiture #oilpainting #thecbpp by @thecbpp

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