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The Future Generation

A juried competition for emerging artists 18-25 years old 

The Portrait Society of America is pleased to announce the winners of the fifth annual The Future Generation Competition. This competition was created to acknowledge the work of talented, emerging artists, who are 18 to 25 years old. Early recognition in art competitions can have a great impact on a young artist’s career, as it did for John Singer Sargent, who at the age of twenty-three, won Honorable Mention at the Paris Salon for a portrait he painted of his teacher, Carolus-Duran. 

1st Place: Ruben Astudillo

1st Place: Ruben Astudillo

Closer, 11.8x7.8x7.4", resin

2nd Place: Patrick Robinson

2nd Place: Patrick Robinson

Rob,16x10”, oil

3rd Place: Caden Ferita

3rd Place: Caden Ferita

Black Square, 40x30", oil

4th Place: Cara Wilmanns

4th Place: Cara Wilmanns

Dad, 47x31", oil

Finalist: Victor Pierrey

Finalist: Victor Pierrey

Ike, 16x16", graphite and white chalk on toned paper

Finalist: Giuseppe de Palma

Finalist: Giuseppe de Palma

Portrait of Giulia, 41x33", oil

Finalist: Hongyuan Fang

Finalist: Hongyuan Fang

Self-portrait, 14x9.5x24", bronze coloring

Finalist: Olivia Arts

Finalist: Olivia Arts

Marco Zamburru, 25 1/2 x 21 1/2 “, Oil on Linen

Finalist: Leo Bignell

Finalist: Leo Bignell

Portrait of Arnold, 20x20", trois crayons + blue

Finalist: Kayley Jane Dykman

Finalist: Kayley Jane Dykman

Wena 'Ula, 16x24", oil

Finalist: Harsh Jalendra

Finalist: Harsh Jalendra

Pink Love, 57x27", oil

Finalist: Sofia Arevalo

Finalist: Sofia Arevalo

Girls Room (Cindy's Room), 20x30" oil on linen

Finalist: Dieter Ingels

Finalist: Dieter Ingels

Jilmen in the Atelier, 23.6x31.4", oil

Finalist: Astrid Gaszynski

Finalist: Astrid Gaszynski

I should get a real job, 21.6x30", oil on canvas

Honorable Mention: Emma Rach-Syslak

Honorable Mention: Emma Rach-Syslak

Back to Your Heart, 24x24", oil

Honorable Mention: Gabriel Lewis

Honorable Mention: Gabriel Lewis

Saint Jerome, 23.6x19.6", oil

Honorable Mention: Elysia Gilman

Honorable Mention: Elysia Gilman

Among the Bookshelves, 12x18", oil

Honorable Mention: Tina Figarelli

Honorable Mention: Tina Figarelli

Nesting, 14x11", oil

Honorable Mention: Shiori Mori

Honorable Mention: Shiori Mori

Sanctuary, 50x90", oil on canvas

Honorable Mention: Parampal Singh

Honorable Mention: Parampal Singh

Simle never gets old, 24x30", oil

Honorable Mention: Fleur Stebis

Honorable Mention: Fleur Stebis

Giovanni, 35x17", oil

Honorable Mention: Andrea Kirlieva

Honorable Mention: Andrea Kirlieva

Portrait of Giorgi, 19.7x23.6", charcoal and white chalk

Honorable Mention: Khalil McKnight

Honorable Mention: Khalil McKnight

The Reliquary of Sainte-Foy, 36x48", acrylic on canvas

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