Portrait Artist of the Year

Artists around the UK come together to compete for who has the best original celebrity portrait.

2013 HD TV-14 United Kingdom English

Kathleen Soriano Tai Shan Schierenberg Kate Bryan

Family Reality-tv

artist painting

S1E1 - London 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.

S1E2 - Glasgow 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.

S1E3 - Dublin 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.

S1E4 - Cardiff 2013-11-26

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

S1E5 - Paris 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.

S1E6 - National Portrait Gallery 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?

S1E7 - Painting Hilary Mantel 2013-12-17

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.

S1E8 - Season 1, Episode 8

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S1E9 - Season 1, Episode 9

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S9E1 - Elizabeth Day, Khadija Mellah, Nick Grimshaw 2022-10-05

Elizabeth Day, Khadija Mellah, Nick Grimshaw: The opening heat of 2022s search gets underway.

S9E2 - Lulu, Alex Brooker, Phil Manzanera 2022-10-12

Lulu, Alex Brooker, Phil Manzanera: The search continues as the artists create portraits to get the ball rolling in the second heat of 2022s competition.

S9E3 - Suggs, Miquita Oliver, Eve Muirhead 2022-10-19

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S9E4 - Bruno Tonioli, YolanDa Brown, Helen Sharman 2022-10-26

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S9E5 - Dame Stella Rimington, Big Zuu, Alexis Ffrench 2022-11-02

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S9E6 - Jim Carter, Benjamin Zephaniah, Ellie Simmonds 2022-11-09

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S9E7 - Henning Wehn, Lemar, Candice Carty-Williams 2022-11-16

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S9E8 - Rebecca Ferguson 2022-11-23

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