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Now at Duff House, Banff: The Scottish Portrait Awards 2024

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Scottish Portrait Awards 2024

From: 4 Oct 2024

To: 31 Jan 2025

Duff House

Banff

Aberdeen & Aberdeenshire

AB45 3SX

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The Scottish Portrait Awards 2024 – Scotland’s biggest awards for portraiture – return to the Scottish Arts Club in Edinburgh with the Awards’ biggest and most ambitious exhibition yet, bringing together 80 portraits including across fine art and photography as well as over 50 photo images selected for the first Scotland Now! Phone Portrait Award. The Fine Art winners were revealed on Thursday 5th September, and the Photography winners on Friday 6th.

*Glasgow painter Graeme Wilcox is the winner of the Sutherland Independent Scottish Portrait Award in Fine Art and £5,000 with his painting ‘D in Stripes’*.

'Michael Rosen' by Daniel Fooks, from Surrey, won the Scottish Arts Club Members Fine Art Prize — *‘Michael Rosen’ by Daniel Fooks, from Surrey, won the Scottish Arts Club Members Fine Art Prize*.

Gran by Cara Constable - Young Fine Artist Award — *‘Gran’ by Cara Constable won the Young Fine Artist Award*.

Open to anyone over 16 years, born, living or studying in Scotland, regardless of experience, the Scottish Portrait Awards has quickly established itself as a barometer of contemporary Scottish art practice, giving visibility to a mix of well-established artists as well as newcomers, across a diversity of styles.

Jennifer Charlton's 'A Hidden Community' won First Prize, MPB Scottish Portrait Award in Colour Photography — *Jennifer Charlton from Duns is the first female winner of the MPB Scottish Portrait Award in Colour Photography, with £2,000.*

A portrait of the Scottish author ‘James Kelman’ by Chris Close, Edinburgh is the winner of the SPA Albert Watson Portrait Prize — *A portrait of Scottish author, ‘James Kelman’ by Chris Close from Edinburgh, is the winner of the SPA Albert Watson Portrait Prize*.

'Johnny’s animals' by Blair Kemp, winner sof Young Photographer Award.jpg — *‘Johnny’s animals’ by Blair Kemp, winner of the Young Photographer Award*.

The Scottish Portrait Awards 2024 exhibition runs at the historic William Adam-designed Duff House in Banff from 4th Oct – 31st January 2025, then to the Charles Rennie Macintosh Gallery at the Glasgow Art Club, 8th – 27th Feb 2025. A review of the exhibition can be found on this website.