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Portrait Artist of the Year

Portrait Artist of the Year
★ 4.0/10•2025•Reality
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Hosted by award winning actor Miranda Tapsell and beloved comedian Luke McGregor, this captivating eight-part art competition series explores one of the most accessible and provocative forms of art - the portrait.

StatusReturning Series
LanguageEN
First Air DateNov 2, 2025

Episodes

Episode 1 - Episode 1E150m

Episode 1

Nine artists compete to create portraits of celebrity sitters including artist Ken Done, chef Maggie Beer and Yellow Wiggle Tsehay Hawkins. Using diverse techniques, they showcase creativity and skill in just four hours.

Nov 2, 2025

Episode 2 - Episode 2E250m

Episode 2

Nine artists have 4 hours to create portraits of Drag Queen Courtney Act, Actor Mark Coles Smith and film critic Margaret Pomeranz, each with a personal item. The judges select a top 3, and 1 advances to the semi-final.

Nov 9, 2025

Episode 3 - Episode 3E349m

Episode 3

Heat 3 features an array of unique talent, including the youngest and oldest artists in the competition. Celebrity sitters are Gardening Australia's Costa Georgiadis, comedian Celia Pacquola and actor Talijah Blackman-Corowa.

Nov 16, 2025

Episode 4 - Episode 4E447m

Episode 4

This heat features nine artists from across the country. The sitters are comedian Rhys Nicholson, chef Adam Liaw, and radio/TV host Myf Warhurst.

Nov 23, 2025

Episode 5 - Episode 5E549m

Episode 5

In this heat, nine artists have four hours to create a portrait of a celebrity sitter: Paralympian Madison de Rozario OAM, TV and radio host Amanda Keller, and actor/comedian Matt Okine.

Nov 30, 2025

Episode 6 - Episode 6E650m

Episode 6

In the final heat, nine artists from across Australia have just four hours to create portraits of Muster Dogs season 1 winner Frank Finger and his dog Annie, actor Chloe Hayden and comedian Alex Lee.

Dec 7, 2025

Episode 7 - Episode 7E748m

Episode 7

The pressure is on as the winners of our heats are joined by a wildcard chosen by our judges. Seven talented artists return for the semi-final, each given 4 hours to capture the likeness and spirit of Dr. Karl Kruszelnicki.

Dec 14, 2025

Episode 8 - Episode 8E846m

Episode 8

In the Grand Final, three outstanding artists; Jenny Croom, Dean Rankine and Jenna Pickering each have four hours to paint a portrait of adored comedy icon Denise Scott, each drawing on their unique approach to artmaking.

Dec 21, 2025

Actors

Luke McGregor

Luke McGregor

Self - Host

Miranda Tapsell

Miranda Tapsell

Self - Host

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