I'm delighted that my portrait "Stephanie" has been shortlisted for the Zurich Portrait Prize 2022. The 26 shortlisted artworks will be exhibited at The National Gallery of Ireland from November 26 2022 until April 2 2023 before travelling to the Regional Cultural Centre, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal.
Shortlisted artists for the Zurich Portrait Prize 2022 at the National Gallery of Ireland are:
- Rachel Ballagh (Cork), Back Garden, 2021, Photograph
- Zsolt Basti (Dublin), Megan and Ophelia, 2021, Oil on canvas
- Shane Blount (Wicklow), Lately I've Been Seeing Rainbows, 2022, Oil on canvas
- Patrick Bolger (Dublin / Wicklow), Louise Kennedy, 2022, Photograph
- David Booth (Dublin), Salvatore, 2021, Oil on board
- Enda Burke (Galway), Deirdre by the Window, 2021, Photograph
- Aisling Coughlan (Dublin), Dead Dad, 2021, Oil on wood panel
- Catherine Creaney (Tyrone), Care, 2021, Oil on linen
- David Creedon (Cork), Rustam Saidaliev – Sanctuary in a New Land, 2022, Photograph
- Ian Cumberland (Down), 14314 days, 2022, Oil on linen
- Barry Delaney (Dublin), Forty Footer, 2021, Photograph
- Aodán Feeney (Galway), Dead Weight, 2022, Oil on canvas
- Alexis Pearse Flynn (London), Self-portrait five days after vaccination, 2021, Oil on gessoed board
- Vanessa Jones (Dublin), HoMi Hand Plow (self-portrait), 2020, Oil on canvas
- Bernadette Kiely (Kilkenny), An artist becomes their work – portrait of Paul Mosse in his studio, 2021, Oil on canvas
- Vera Klute (Kilkenny), Self-Portrait, 2020, Oil on plywood
- Gavin Leane (Dublin), Several Days Hence, 2022, Photograph
- Emily Mc Gardle (Monaghan), Rictus, 2022, Coloured pencil, pencil, and pen on paper
- Fiach McGuinne (Dublin), MacDara, 2022, Oil and acrylic on canvas
- Tom McLean (Galway), Cocoon, 2022, Oil on linen
- Mick O'Dea (Dublin), At Dysert O’Dea, 2020, Oil on canvas
- Liz Purtill ( Kerry), Dermot, 2022, Egg tempera on aluminium panel
- Cara Rose (Dublin), Double Self Portrait, 2021, Coloured pencil on paper
- Sorcha Frances Ryder (Dublin), My Bedroom As A Depressed College Graduate (Self-portrait), 2022, Photograph
- Marie Smith (Cavan), Stephanie, 2022, Fired clay on wooden stand
- Marc O'Sullivan Vallig (Cork), Alex, 2021, Oil on canvas
Congratulations to the overall winner of the Zurich Portrait Prize 2022, David Booth for his portrait of Salvatore.
Congratulations also to fellow Cavan artist Pierre Gaultier Swords for winning the under 6 years category in the Zurich Young Portrait Prize.
Photo credit: Abe Neihum
Here are some photos of the process and some more information. The portrait was modelled directly from the sitter Stephanie Johnson.
"I worked with directly with Stephanie (the sitter) for two days, modelling the portrait in clay at the RHA studio in Dublin. During ths time I was able to get a likeness through looking and a sense of her spirit through spending time with her. Stephanie has a unique style. I felt it was important to highlight her shaved hair and eye makeup although it was challenging to do so in clay. Taking the information I had collected from our time together, I was able to finish the portrait over a long period in my studio. When the clay had been prepared and dried, it was fired in kiln. This is the piece you see today."
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