Brisbane Portrait Prize

Medium / category: Portraiture

Eligibility: Australian artists with a connection to Brisbane

Associated institution: Brisbane City Council

The Brisbane Portrait Prize is all about celebrating Brisbane portrait artists and their sitters, while encouraging public engagement with the arts. Any artist with a connection to Brisbane is eligible to enter. The sitter must also have a connection with Brisbane. All subjects must have been alive for a sitting and granted permission for the artist to enter the artwork into the Brisbane Portrait Prize.

Notable Previous Winners

2022:

  • Tara Bursic, I created the storm (self-portrait)

Winner: Emerging Artists Award

  • Stephen Tiernan, Taking the Lead

Winner: Performing Arts and Music Award

  • Pat Hoffie, Jennifer Herd – Warrior Woman #1

Winner: Sylvia Jones Award for Women Artists

  • Martina Clarke, Jonathan Sri – The Guardian of Highgate Hill Martina Clarke

Winner: People’s Choice Award

  • Leonard Brown, The Cypriot / Chris Gaynor

Winner: Highly Commended Artwork

  • Liam Nunan, Remy

Winner: Packers Prize

  • Darren McDonald, Like a Bridge

Winner: Lord Mayor’s Prize

  • Brianna Gittos, Self Portrait (I Stare at the Sun)

Winner: Emerging Artists Award

  • Bianca Beetson, Maid, Monsters of Men

Winner: Digital Award

  • Ting Jiang, Tongue Tied

Winner: Next Gen Prize

The Different Award Categories

The categories include the $50,000 lord Mayor’s Prize, the $10,000 Digital Award, the $7,500 Courier-Mail People’s Choice Award, the $7,500 Performing Arts and Music Award, the $5,000 Sylvia Jones Prize for Women Artists, the $5,000 Packer’s Prize, the $2,000 Next Gen Prize, the $1000 (voucher) Emerging Artists Award and the $900 Metro Arts Experimental Portraiture Prize.

Information up to date from June 14 2023

MORE ART PRIZES

The Percivals Portrait Prize

National Photographic Portrait Prize

The Lester Prize for Portraiture

Young Archie

William and Winifred Bowness Photography Prize

Rick Amor Self Portrait Prize

Prospect Portrait Prize

Portia Geach Memorial Award

Olive Cotton Award

National Photography Prize