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Portrait Artist of the Year

Portrait Artist of the Year
★ 6.7/10•2013•1h 0m•TV-14•Documentary
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Artists from the UK and Ireland compete by creating portraits of famous people.

StatusReturning Series
Runtime1h 0m
LanguageEN
First Air DateNov 5, 2013

Episodes

Episode 1 - LondonE160m

London

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.

Nov 5, 2013

Episode 2 - GlasgowE260m

Glasgow

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

Nov 12, 2013

Episode 3 - DublinE360m

Dublin

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.

Nov 19, 2013

Episode 4 - CardiffE460m

Cardiff

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.

Nov 26, 2013

Episode 5 - ParisE560m

Paris

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.

Dec 3, 2013

Episode 6 - National Portrait GalleryE660m

National Portrait Gallery

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?

Dec 10, 2013

Episode 7 - Painting Hilary MantelE760m

Painting Hilary Mantel

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.

Dec 17, 2013

Actors

Kathleen Soriano

Kathleen Soriano

Judge

Tai Shan Schierenberg

Tai Shan Schierenberg

Judge

Kate Bryan

Kate Bryan

Judge

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