21st International Portrait Competition Winners
2019 Winners were presented at The Art of the Portrait Conference
April 25-28, 2019 - Atlanta, GA
Congratulations to the 24 finalists whose work was displayed at the 21st annual The Art of the Portrait conference in Atlanta, Georgia, April 25-28, 2019. We had a record-setting number of entries this year! At midnight on February 21, we were only 32 works short of 3,000 entries – the largest number we have ever received! Don’t let anyone tell you that Portraiture and Figurative Art is not alive and well!
 Grand Prize Winner
Seth Haverkamp
Norris, TN, USA
Mars Rising, 60 x 44", Oil |  First Place Painting and People's Choice
Alex Venezia
Cary, NC, USA
Haunting, 20 x 16", Oil |  First Place Sculpture
Erin McCarthy
Revere, MA, USA
Simple Man, 9.5 x 7.5 x 20.5", Plaster |
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 First Place Drawing
Sookyi Lee
Singapore, Singapore
White Gown, 14 x 11", Charcoal on toned paper |  Second Place
Joshua LaRock
Raleigh, NC, USA
Midshipman, US Naval Academy, 42 x 30", Oil |  Third Place
Quang Ho
Denver, CO, USA
The Farmhand (Noelle), 38 x 24", Oil |
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 Fourth Place
Casey Childs
Pleasant Grove, UT, USA
Youthful Decadence, 34.5 x 60", Oil |  Fifth Place
Amy Werntz
Dallas, TX, USA
Marjorie, 15 x 24”, Oil |  1st Honor Award
Timothy Rees
Mesa, AZ, USA
The Bribe, 57 x 48", Oil |
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 2nd Honor Award
Katherine Stone
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Childish Things, 24 x 28", Oil |  Exceptional Merit
Aron Belka
New Orleans, LA, USA
Clifton Faust, 48 x 48", Oil |  Exceptional Merit
Ellen Cooper
Media, PA, USA
Rachel, 32 x 26", Oil |
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 Exceptional Merit
Michael Hall
Provo, UT, USA
Martin Luther King Jr., The Night Before the I Have a Dream Speech, 18.5 x 8.5 x 14.25", Bronze with patina |  Exceptional Merit
Jeff Hein
Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Chad, 20 x 16", Oil |  Exceptional Merit
Pramod Kurlekar
Vasai, Maharashtra, India
Freelancer, 43 x 32'', Oil |
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 Exceptional Merit
Carol Peebles
New Orleans, LA, USA
Gigi At 13, 23 x 18", Charcoal |  Exceptional Merit
Mark Pugh
Pleasant Grove, UT, USA
Mother's Song, 27 x 48", Oil |  Exceptional Merit
Aapo Pukk
Saue, Estonia
Estonian Cello Player Peeter Paemurru, 41 x 30“, Oil |
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 Exceptional Merit
Mary Qian
Chicago, IL, USA
Chicago, 40 x 30", Oil |  Exceptional Merit
Mardie Rees
Gig Harbor, WA, USA
Wholehearted, 16.75 x 8 x 4.75”, Kiln cast glass |  Exceptional Merit
Lorena Selim
Annandale, VA, USA
Self-Portrait, 31 x 25", Oil |
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 Exceptional Merit
Oliver Sin
San Francisco, CA, USA
Bob, 17 x 14", Vine charcoal |  Exceptional Merit
Susan Wakeen
Litchfield, CT, USA
Iris, 18 x 8.5 x 8", Clay for bronze |  Exceptional Merit
Ming Yu
Chaoyang District, Beijing, China
The Shepherd's Song, 50.7 x 62.4", Oil |
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