Portrait Artist of the Year

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

Type: tv

Season: 1

Episode: 1

Duration: 1h

Release: 2013

Rating: 6.7

Season 1 - Portrait Artist of the Year
2013-11-05
"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."
2013-11-12
"Frank Skinner, Joan Bakewell and the judges head to Glasgow as 21 competitors capture celebrity sitters including actor John Hannah and paralympian Michael Kerr."
2013-11-19
"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."
2013-11-26
"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."
2013-12-03
"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."
2013-12-10
"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?"
2013-12-17
"Join the winning artist as they plan, paint and unveil their \u00a310,000 commission to capture Booker Prize-winning author Hilary Mantel for the British Library."
Season 2 - Portrait Artist of the Year
Season 3 - Portrait Artist of the Year
Season 4 - Portrait Artist of the Year
Season 5 - Portrait Artist of the Year
Season 6 - Portrait Artist of the Year
Season 7 - Portrait Artist of the Year
Season 8 - Portrait Artist of the Year
Season 9 - Portrait Artist of the Year
Season 10 - Portrait Artist of the Year
Season 11 - Portrait Artist of the Year