Portrait Artist of the Year

2013 - 2025

London

5th November 2013

Episode 1

Joan Bakewell and Frank Skinner begin their search for Sky Arts' Portrait Artist of the Year in London, where artists are asked to paint stars such as Alison Steadman.

Glasgow

12th November 2013

Episode 2

Frank Skinner, Joan Bakewell and the judges head to Glasgow as 21 competitors capture celebrity sitters including actor John Hannah and paralympian Michael Kerr.

Dublin

19th November 2013

Episode 3

Frank Skinner and Joan Bakewell take the competition to Dublin where 21 artists hope to wow the judges with portraits of Pauline McLynn, David Rawle and Lethal Bizzle.

Cardiff

26th November 2013

Episode 4

The final heat takes Joan Bakewell and Frank Skinner to Wales where artists paint a topless Gavin Henson, Lucian Freud's muse Sue Tilley and war veteran Simon Weston.

Paris

3rd December 2013

Episode 5

The penultimate stage of the competition takes the four finalists to the French Capital, where they have six hours to paint author and model Sophie Dahl.

National Portrait Gallery

10th December 2013

Episode 6

The finalists unveil one last portrait before the judges enter tense discussions over the winner. Who will be crowed Portrait Artist of the Year 2013?

Painting Hilary Mantel

17th December 2013

Episode 7

Join the winning artist as they plan, paint and unveil their £10,000 commission to capture Booker Prize-winning author Hilary Mantel for the British Library.

Top Cast

Kathleen Soriano•Tai Shan Schierenberg•Kate Bryan

Artists from the UK and Ireland compete by creating portraits of famous people.

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