Image by Eleana Antonaki

MFA Fine Arts student Anne Eleni Antonaki (Eleana) is a finalist for the BP National Portrait Award at the National Portrait Gallery London. Congrats Eleana!

About the Exhibition: The Portrait Award, now in its thirty-sixth year at the National Portrait Gallery and twenty-sixth year of sponsorship by BP, is the most prestigious portrait painting competition in the world. With a first prize of £30,000, and a total prize fund of £61,000, the Award is aimed at encouraging artists to focus upon and develop portraiture in their work. The competition is open to everyone aged 18 and over.

The BP Portrait Award 2015 exhibition will run at the National Portrait Gallery, London, from Thursday 18 June to Sunday 20 September 2015