The BP Portrait Award 2020 is now open at Aberdeen Art Gallery. This is the first time the show has been on public display due to Covid-19 restrictions and the NPG’s closure for refurbishment. I’m delighted my portrait ‘Pae Yun Sok’ is featured in the exhibition, which runs until 24th January 2021. It’s free to visit, but you must book timed tickets in advance.

My painting, Behind the Velvet, is now on display at the new exhibition at The Fire Within, Wigan. WE WILL ALWAYS BE TOGETHER xx is open Thursdays to Saturdays at the Galleries, Wigan. There is some fabulous contemporary art on display alongside older works, including several fantastic Theodore Major paintings.

Really happy I got to see the rescheduled Royal Society of Portrait Painters Annual Exhibition before it closed. It's a huge honour to have my work included in this fabulous show.

The New Light Prize is now open at Scarborough Art Gallery. It features a fantastic selection of artworks created by Northern artists. I'm delighted to have two paintings in this year's show, which you can visit there until 17th January, after which it travels to Carlisle, Newcastle and London. You can also browse the selected works here: https://newlight-art.org.uk/prize-exhibition/

Many of the portraits created for Tom Croft’s brilliant #portraitsfornhsheroes initiative can now be viewed in an online exhibition in collaboration with Google Arts & Culture and Paintings in Hospitals. My painting of Dr Ruth Crowley is among those on display at https://artsandculture.google.com/project/healthcare-heroes

I'm very pleased to hear that the Royal Society of Portrait Painters Annual Exhibition has been rescheduled and will now be held from 16th to 26th September at the Mall Galleries, London. I'm delighted my painting, Self-Portrait with Haemorrhage, will be among those on display.

Unfortunately the exhibition will not be held at the NPG this year because of Covid-19 restrictions and the planned redevelopment of the building, which is due to close this month for 3 years.  However, the exhibition will hopefully go on tour later in the year.

I'm delighted to reveal that my portrait of Pae Yun Sok, a North Korean factory worker, has been selected for the BP Portrait Award 2020 at the National Portrait Gallery. This will be the second time I've had a portrait featured in the prestigious exhibition.

It will be shown online from 5th May in a virtual gallery space that replicates the rooms of the NPG, enabling online visitors to view the portraits collectively, read the labels and get insights from the artists, as well as exploring each individual work in more detail.

Hopefully there will also be a physical exhibition in the near future. 

There's a feature in the latest Artists & Illustrators Magazine about my painting, Behind the Velvet. April issue, out now.

My painting 'Self-Portrait with Haemorrhage' has been selected for the Royal Society of Portrait Painters Annual Exhibition 2020. It runs from 7th to 22nd May at Mall Galleries, London.

I currently have 2 paintings on display in the Make It exhibition at Wigan STEAM, including 'Owl You Need is Love.' Open until 14th March.

Pae Yun Sok is a worker at the Hungnam Fertiliser Complex in Hamhung, North Korea – the country’s largest fertiliser plant, with around 7,300 employees. It was founded during Japanese occupation in 1927, then completely destroyed during the Korean War and rebuilt in the 50s. Pae Yun Sok has worked there for over 35 years.

Two of my portraits, Behind the Velvet and Jessica Rose, have been selected for the RBSA Portrait Prize 2019. The exhibition will run from 25th July to 31st August at the RBSA Gallery in Birmingham.

Wishing all my followers a very happy new year! Here is a selection of my favourite moments from the past 12 months. I was lucky enough to exhibit in some fabulous places, including the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, the Bowes Museum and Woodson Art Museum, to name just a few. Here's hoping 2019 will bring as many happy moments for us all.

I'm very happy to have my painting 'Jessica Rose' selected for the inaugural Wigan Open Exhibition. The show runs from 16th November to 15th December at the Isherwood Gallery.

Birds in Art 2018 is now open at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum in Wausau, Wiconsin. The exhibition runs until 25th November and features my painting, Roadblock, alongside some of the best contemporary bird art in the world.

I was recently asked to write a blog for Pegasus Art about my portrait, Jessica, which was exhibited at the BP Portrait Award 2017. You can read it  here:  

https://www.pegasusart.co.uk/blog/guest-blogs/jessica-guest-blog-artist-laura-quinn-harris/

Very happy to have won the Artists And Illustrators Magazine artwork of the month prize for my wildlife painting, With a Little Help from my Friends. 

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This painting is currently for sale in the Lancashire Open at Chapel Gallery, Ormskirk.

My painting "Jessica Rose" has been shortlisted in the Ken Bromley Cover Competition. If you like it you can vote for it by clicking the link below. 

https://www.artsupplies.co.uk/covercomp/?a=laura_quinn_harris

Great preview of "Being Allowed to Look" last night. The exhibition features some fabulous figurative artists and includes my portrait, Owl You Need is Love. It runs until 16th September at the Saul Hay Gallery, Manchester.

My portrait of renowned owl sculptor Clarence Cameron and his partner Bob Lockhart will be exhibited  at the Saul Hay Gallery, Manchester in the exhibition, 'Being Allowed to Look' from 28th July to 16th September.

Very happy to be involved in this exhibition at the Saul Hay Gallery, Manchester, opening this Friday. I'll be showing a new portrait alongside some fabulous northern artists and fellow New Light exhibitors.

I have written an article in the latest edition of Artists And Illustrators Magazine and my painting of Hugo the dachshund has made the front cover!

My painting, Roadblock, has been selected for the 43rd annual Birds in Art exhibition at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, Wisconsin. It's a huge honour to be involved in such a prestigious show, and this is the 2nd year running that I've been lucky enough to be selected.

My little parrot is still making its way around the US as part of the Birds in Art touring exhibition. After Wausau it spent a couple of months at the Chicago Academy of Sciences, and now it is on display at Stamford Museum & Nature Center until the end of May.

I'm delighted that my painting 'My Slumbering Heart' has been selected for David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation Wildlife Artist of the Year 2018! It will be exhibited the Mall Galleries from 1st to 6th May. 

The New Lights Prize is now in its new home at Huddersfield Art Gallery. You can visit the exhibition here until 2nd June. My self-portrait is now part of the show after my previous entry sold at the Bowes Museum.

I visited my painting at the New Lights Art Prize this week at The Bowes Museum. A wonderful exhibition in a stunning building. You can visit it there until 18th February.

I got to see my portrait up in the Scottish National Portrait Gallery today in lovely Edinburgh. So happy to have my work hanging in such a beautiful gallery.

I'm very excited to have 6 paintings featured in this exhibition in the Netherlands, opening this Saturday at Staphorsius Kunstgalerie, Westzaan.

I'm delighted to have my painting Cloud Candy selected for the New Light Art Prize 2017!

The exhibition will travel to the Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, Huddersfield Art Gallery, Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery, Carlisle, and Bankside Gallery, London, from November.

Had a wonderful time at the Birds in Art opening weekend at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum of Wausau. We met lots of lovely people and the work on display is exceptional.

And I've received the amazing news that the museum has decided to purchase my painting for their permanent collection. Such a huge honour!

Not only that but it has also been chosen to go on tour after the exhibition closes in Wausau, so it will now travel to galleries and museums around the US until 2019.

Read an exclusive interview I did for the CASS ART blog here.

https://www.cassart.co.uk/blog/bp_portrait_award_2017_artist_interviews_part_2.htm?fbclid=IwAR1-1-HlcKbmph-VCvbQf-FuKol8bjyxUuLumL5IAZPUIpcMesRAldvOoGE

I am delighted to be a part of this exhibition, featuring many wonderful artists currently exhibiting at the BP Portrait Award. It opens on Wednesday at CASS ART Islington.

Another great exhibition private view. This time Women in Art at Burgh House, Hampstead. Had a fantastic night with some wonderful artists. 

I stopped by the National Portrait Gallery again last night for another BP Portrait Award event, where I was interviewed about my work.

Had a great time last night at the DSWF Wildlife Artist of the Year awards. You can see the exhibition until Sunday and can also browse and buy online. 50% of all sales go directly to funding wildlife conservation.

I'm very happy to have 2 paintings in Women in Art at Burgh House Hampstead, London, opening tomorrow. I'll be exhibiting alongside some fantastic women painters from 28th June to 2nd July. Following this there will also be an exhibition of exciting emerging female artists.

Had a brilliant time at the BP Portrait Award Press View and Private View. I'm very lucky to be exhibiting in the wonderful National Portrait Gallery, alongside such a fantastic group of artists. And spotted my painting on a poster outside. 😊

Article on Wigan Today about the forthcoming exhibitions I have work in:

https://www.wigantoday.net/news/artist-laura-wild-about-top-awards-success-1112218

Very excited that my painting Cloud Candy has been selected for the RBSA Prize 2017. It will be on display from 18th May to 10th June at the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists. 😊

I am beyond thrilled to announce that my painting 'Jessica' has been selected for the BP Portrait Award 2017.

For those of you that don’t know, the BP Portrait Award is the most prestigious portrait painting competition in the world. It is held at the National Portrait Gallery, London, for three months in summer and then tours the country for a year, this year travelling to Exeter, Edinburgh and Sunderland.

I'm very excited that my painting has been selected for the DSWF Wildlife Artist of the Year 2017. It will be exhibited at the Mall Galleries London in June. 

I have 3 paintings on display at Wigan Arts Festival from 31st March to 16th April at The Old Courts, Wigan. 

Had a great night last night at the Artists And Illustrators Magazine Artists of the Year awards. Lots of amazing work on display. You can visit the show at the Mall Galleries London until Saturday.

I'm delighted to have my painting Every Cloud selected for the Artists And Illustrators Magazine Artists of the Year Awards. It will be exhibited at Mall Galleries London in January.

There are articles in this week's Wigan Observer and yesterday's Wigan Evening Post about my selection for the DSWF Wildlife Artist of the Year Exhibition.

I'm honoured to be part of this wonderful exhibition that opened in London on Wednesday night. It is curated by Kathleen Soriano and features work by some fantastic contemporary portrait artists.

I won the award for Best Portrait at the St Helens Open Art competition tonight!

My painting "Every Cloud" has been selected for the St Helens Open Art exhibition 2016. It will be on display at The World Of Glass, St Helens, until the 26th August.

I'm very excited to announce that my painting "Mirror Mirror" has been selected for the David Shepherd Wildlife Artist of the Year exhibition!! It will be held at the Mall Galleries London from 27th June to 2nd July. Just need to put some finishing touches on it now before it's ready! :)

Very happy to have won the Art Academy Award at last night's Artists & Illustrators Artists of the Year awards, for my portrait of Dylan. The show is on until Saturday at Mall Galleries, London.

I’m very happy to have won the People's Choice Award at the St Helens Open Art Competition, as well as First Prize, for my portrait of Dylan :)

Yesterday I had the honour of painting Armando Iannucci at the Edinburgh International Television Festival.

I was honoured to be asked to open the Ashton Art Group's Annual Exhibition on Friday. There was some fantastic work on display! You can go and see it until this Saturday.

Very pleased to announce I won First Prize this evening at the St Helens Open Art Competition for my painting of Dylan!! You can see it in the exhibition at the World of Glass, St Helens, until 11th September.

My portrait of Sir Ian McKellen, painted in the final of Portrait Artist of the Year, is now on display at the Museum of Wigan Life.

My painting “Dylan” has made it through to the final round of judging for the BP Portrait Award!