International Competition

2013 International Portrait Competition

Our goal is to create an exhibition, in conjunction withour annual conference, of the finest portrait and figurative work being created today worldwide. The competition is open to all artists, members and non-members.

Submission deadline is March 4, 2013. Click on the prospectus to the left and read all the rules and guidelines.All entries must be uploaded through the website in a jpg digital format.Over $60,000 in cash and prizes. The Draper Grand Prize includes cash and prizes totalling over $10,000 and a feature article in International Artist magazine.

Click an image and use the arrows to scroll through the gallery to see the 2013 International Portrait Competition Winners.

William F. Draper Grand Prize
Leslie Adams Portrait of the Artist as a Young Girl, 60 x 40", charcoal on paper, heightened with white
Best of Show
Kerry Dunn Toto and I, 30x40", Oil on canvas
First Place
Iliya Mirochnik Artem (Studio Break), 30x63, Oil on Canvas
Second Place
Serge Marshennikov In the Twilight, 17,5x25,5", oil on canvas
First Honor
Lynn Sanguedolce Bruce at the Coffeehouse, 40x30", Oil on canvas
Honor Award
Seth Haverkamp Essie's Headdress, 36x48", Oil on board
Honor Award
David Kassan "Letter to my Mother", 49" x 32", Oil on panel
Honor Award
Richard Christian Nelson Luke At 15,38x48,Oil
Honor Award
Cheng Lian Girl with silk headscarf, 36 x 24", oil
Honor Award
Greg Mortenson Venice, 50x25", Oil on Linen
Exceptional Merit
TJ Cunningham Mr. Marshall, 24x 48", Oil on Linen
Exceptional Merit
Marina Dieul "Bacchante 3" , 36" diameter, oil on linen
Exceptional Merit
Glenn Harrington "Reverie", 24"x30", oil on linen
Exceptional Merit
Jeffrey Hein Life #2, 34x14", oil on panel
Exceptional Merit
Alicia Ponzio "Irving", 22x10x10 inches, bronze on marble base
Exceptional Merit
Mardie Rees La Petite Fleur, 11 x 9.5 x 7" , Bronze
Exceptional Merit
Mary sauer Erin, 30x40", Oil on canvas
Exceptional Merit
Ardith Starostka Wallflower, 48x36, Oil
Exceptional Merit
Katherine Stone Glad the Birds Are Gone Away, 18x32", oil on panel
Exceptional Merit
Jennifer Welty Will, 40 x 40, oil on linen