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22nd International Portrait Competition Winners
May 6-9, 2021 ~ Virtual Conference
Congratulations to the 23 finalists whose work was recognized at the 23rd annual The Art of the Portrait conference held virtually May 6-9, 2021. Because of COVID-19, the 2020 finalists were not judged until 2021, and the winners were presented their awards virtually on May 8, 2021 during the online awards ceremony as part of The Art of the Portrait virtual conference. Congratulations to all of the award winners below!
 Draper Grand PrizeAnnie Murphy-Robinson Casey "After the Dance", 60x42", Charcoal on Paper California, USA |  First Place PaintingFrances Bell Self, 36x34", oil on canvas Northumberland, UK |  First Place DrawingOliver Sin Dad, 17x14", Vine Charcoal on Paper California, USA |
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 First Place SculptureBrittany Ryan Midwest Mermaid, 31x14x14", Aqua resin California, USA |  Second PlaceErnest Wood More Than Material, 44x32", Oil on linen Kansas, USA |  Third PlaceSusan Lyon We are Born of Love, 30x24", oil North Carolina, USA |
 Fourth PlaceFengshi Jin Friend, 14x11", Oil New York, USA |  Fifth PlaceOlga Krimon Before They Fly, 25x15", Oil California, USA |  1st Honor AwardLouise Weir Before They Fly, 25x15", Oil British Columbia, Canada |
 2nd Honor AwardTimothy Rees Morning, 16x12", Oil on linen panel Arizona, USA |  Exceptional MeritOlena Babak In the Apple Orchard, 19x25", charcoal and pastel Maine, USA |  Exceptional MeritAnna Rose Bain Child of Spring, 24x12", oil on linen Colorado, USA |
 Exceptional MeritJulie Bell Transcendent Migration: Self Portrait, 30x30", oil Pennsylvania, USA |  Exceptional MeritScott Burdick Serenity, 60x30", oil North Carolina, USA |  Exceptional MeritLouis Carr Sunday Shoes, 33x24", Oil North Carolina, USA |
 Exceptional MeritJoseph Daily Dr. Robert D. Smink Jr., M.D., 43x31", Oil New York, USA |  Exceptional MeritThomas Caleb Goggans The Buffalo Soldier, 22x11x12", Resin and Wood Tennessee, USA |  Exceptional MeritMorgan LaPlante Daydreaming, 20x30", Oil Massachusetts, USA |
 Exceptional MeritPaul Newton Gina, 32x22", Oil New South Wales, Australia |  Exceptional MeritCesar Orrico David, 21x7x7'', bronze with steel base Madrid, Spain |  Exceptional MeritPavel Sokov The Sadhu at the Holy Manikarnika Burning Ghat in Varanasi, 20x30", oil on linen Quebec, Canada |
 Exceptional MeritStephanie Paige Thomson Maine Man, 40x30", Oil Indiana, USA |  Exceptional MeritKonstantin Zhulin Mom, 35.4x28.5", oil on canvas St. Petersburg, Russia |
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