Announcing the 2nd annual Seattle Artist League Portrait Awards!
1st Prize: $1,000 cash 2nd Prize: $500 SAL Gift Certificate 3rd Prize: $300 SAL Gift Certificate Honorable Mentions: $100 SAL Gift Certificates
Guest judge: Catherine Lepp
Call ends 3/1/2022 @ midnight PST
The Seattle Artist League Portrait Awards aim to encourage artists to focus on and develop the theme of portraiture in their work. The competition is open to everyone aged sixteen and over, in recognition of the outstanding and innovative work in drawing, painting, printmaking, and mixed media. Artists near and far are encouraged to submit up to three 2D artworks of any media. Artwork must be original; no copies of other artist’s work. Artwork must have been produced in the last 18 months. Sold work, works not for sale, and works not available to show in person are eligible to win. Artworks will be judged on creativity, composition, skill, and visual impact. A selection of entries will be published on our website. The fee for entry is $35. Artists do not need to be affiliated with the Seattle Artist League to win, but SAL Members enter free! Contact us for your member code. Click here for information about becoming a member of the Seattle Artist League. Short on funds? Contact us for a scholarship.
Martha Campo Late Night Stroll paper and digital media
“I was inspired by the color theory class I took in Fall quarter. We learned about making paintings glow without the need of using only bright colors. I did the sketch on paper and transferred it to procreate. It is a mix between traditional materials and digital tools.” – Martha Campo
Marina Vogman Self portrait oil on canvas 12 x 9″Nina Katz Colette (she/her) 65 x 45 x 1.5″ ninakatz.com
“The painting, ‘Colette (she/her)’ is part of a series of nine portraits of trans people that I painted in 2019, entitled, ‘Larger than Life’.
“As a mother of a trans child, I am all too aware of the discrimination and obstacles that trans people face; more so since 2018, when the Department of Health and Human services put forth a memo that would define sex as either male or female, unchangeable—threatening the very existence of trans people. I was compelled to paint these portraits through my love for my child and the trans community.”
“The process of each painting began with photographing the subject and recording an interview of their journey. These conversations helped feed my painting process and were paired with each individual’s painted portrait. I purposefully painted them large and vibrant, defying the notion that they could be erased from our society and to show the diversity, joy and pride of trans people in contrast with mainstream media portrayal.” – Nina Katz‘
Last Year’s Honorable Mentions
Gary Tang Into the Wood 16 x 20 x 1.5″
“As kids my siblings and I loved to explore the wild, but we lived a dense urban environment. In this painting I follow our dreams.” – Gary Tang
Kathy Paul My World 11 x 14″
“Self Portrait showing how I see the world now that my sight is impaired…” – Kathy Paul
Eileen Jimenez Otomi Matriarch: Maria Cruz 10 x 8″
“This is a portrait of my mother, Maria Cruz. It is a mixed media linocut print. The portrait of my mother was created in linocut, and finished with watercolor and acrylic paint and mounted onto handmade paper in colors that are sacred to my indigenous group. I wanted to create this portrait of her to celebrate her life and to celebrate brown indigenous matriarchs.” – Eileen Jimenez
Ava Gedicks Strange Fruit, Portrait of Nina Simone 12 x 12 x .5Martha Campo Siesta digital media
“I was inspired by my aunt. Every time she comes to ‘visit,’ she falls asleep in our couch.” – Martha Campo
Arvia Morris Self Portrait 20 x 16 x 0.24″
“This self portrait is oil on cardboard and inspired by the style of Henri Toulouse-Lautrec.” Arvia Morris
Anne Walker Tim Pencil on paper 11 x 14″Wendy Lumsdaine Yalie 12 x 9″
“This gouache painting is the essence of poet, educator and researcher, Yalie Kamara, first generation Sierra-Leonean American. Currently, Yalie is the author of two collections of poetry and the recipient of numerous awards and fellowships. yaylala.com
In this portrait I hoped to capture the shimmer and shine that is this incredible human which was illuminating from her even as a toddler.” – Wendy Lumsdaine
Submit your artwork!
1st Prize: $1,000 cash 2nd Prize: $500 SAL Gift Certificate 3rd Prize: $300 SAL Gift Certificate Honorable Mentions: $100 SAL Gift Certificates
Artworks will be judged on creativity, composition, skill, and visual impact.
Guest judge: Catherine Lepp
Call ends 3/1/2022 @ midnight PST
The Seattle Artist League Portrait Awards aim to encourage artists to focus on and develop the theme of portraiture in their work. The competition is open to everyone aged sixteen and over, in recognition of the outstanding and innovative work in drawing, painting, printmaking, and mixed media. Artists near and far are encouraged to submit up to three 2D artworks of any media. Artwork must be original; no copies of other artist’s work. Artwork must have been produced in the last 18 months. Sold work, works not for sale, and works not available to show in person are eligible to win. Artworks will be judged on creativity, composition, skill, and visual impact. A selection of entries will be published on our website. The fee for entry is $35. Artists do not need to be affiliated with the Seattle Artist League to win, but SAL Members enter free! Contact us for your member code. Click here for information about becoming a member of the Seattle Artist League. Short on funds? Contact us for a scholarship.
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CALL FOR ART: Seattle Artist League Portrait Awards
Announcing the 2nd annual Seattle Artist League Portrait Awards!
1st Prize: $1,000 cash
2nd Prize: $500 SAL Gift Certificate
3rd Prize: $300 SAL Gift Certificate
Honorable Mentions: $100 SAL Gift Certificates
Guest judge: Catherine Lepp
Call ends 3/1/2022 @ midnight PST
The Seattle Artist League Portrait Awards aim to encourage artists to focus on and develop the theme of portraiture in their work. The competition is open to everyone aged sixteen and over, in recognition of the outstanding and innovative work in drawing, painting, printmaking, and mixed media. Artists near and far are encouraged to submit up to three 2D artworks of any media. Artwork must be original; no copies of other artist’s work. Artwork must have been produced in the last 18 months. Sold work, works not for sale, and works not available to show in person are eligible to win. Artworks will be judged on creativity, composition, skill, and visual impact. A selection of entries will be published on our website. The fee for entry is $35. Artists do not need to be affiliated with the Seattle Artist League to win, but SAL Members enter free! Contact us for your member code. Click here for information about becoming a member of the Seattle Artist League. Short on funds? Contact us for a scholarship.
Deadline for Submissions: March 1, 2022
Link for Submissions: portraitawards.artcall.org
Questions? Contact us:
portraitcontest@seattleartistleague.com
Last Year’s Winners
Late Night Stroll
paper and digital media
“I was inspired by the color theory class I took in Fall quarter. We learned about making paintings glow without the need of using only bright colors. I did the sketch on paper and transferred it to procreate. It is a mix between traditional materials and digital tools.” – Martha Campo
Self portrait
oil on canvas
12 x 9″
Colette (she/her)
65 x 45 x 1.5″
ninakatz.com
“The painting, ‘Colette (she/her)’ is part of a series of nine portraits of trans people that I painted in 2019, entitled, ‘Larger than Life’.
“As a mother of a trans child, I am all too aware of the discrimination and obstacles that trans people face; more so since 2018, when the Department of Health and Human services put forth a memo that would define sex as either male or female, unchangeable—threatening the very existence of trans people. I was compelled to paint these portraits through my love for my child and the trans community.”
“The process of each painting began with photographing the subject and recording an interview of their journey. These conversations helped feed my painting process and were paired with each individual’s painted portrait. I purposefully painted them large and vibrant, defying the notion that they could be erased from our society and to show the diversity, joy and pride of trans people in contrast with mainstream media portrayal.”
– Nina Katz‘
Last Year’s Honorable Mentions
Into the Wood
16 x 20 x 1.5″
My World
11 x 14″
“Self Portrait showing how I see the world now that my sight is impaired…” – Kathy Paul
Otomi Matriarch: Maria Cruz
10 x 8″
“This is a portrait of my mother, Maria Cruz. It is a mixed media linocut print. The portrait of my mother was created in linocut, and finished with watercolor and acrylic paint and mounted onto handmade paper in colors that are sacred to my indigenous group. I wanted to create this portrait of her to celebrate her life and to celebrate brown indigenous matriarchs.” – Eileen Jimenez
Strange Fruit, Portrait of Nina Simone
12 x 12 x .5
Siesta
digital media
“I was inspired by my aunt. Every time she comes to ‘visit,’ she falls asleep in our couch.” – Martha Campo
Self Portrait
20 x 16 x 0.24″
“This self portrait is oil on cardboard and inspired by the style of Henri Toulouse-Lautrec.” Arvia Morris
Tim
Pencil on paper
11 x 14″
Yalie
12 x 9″
“This gouache painting is the essence of poet, educator and researcher, Yalie Kamara, first generation Sierra-Leonean American. Currently, Yalie is the author of two collections of poetry and the recipient of numerous awards and fellowships. yaylala.com
In this portrait I hoped to capture the shimmer and shine that is this incredible human which was illuminating from her even as a toddler.” – Wendy Lumsdaine
Submit your artwork!
1st Prize: $1,000 cash
2nd Prize: $500 SAL Gift Certificate
3rd Prize: $300 SAL Gift Certificate
Honorable Mentions: $100 SAL Gift Certificates
Artworks will be judged on creativity, composition, skill, and visual impact.
Guest judge: Catherine Lepp
Call ends 3/1/2022 @ midnight PST
The Seattle Artist League Portrait Awards aim to encourage artists to focus on and develop the theme of portraiture in their work. The competition is open to everyone aged sixteen and over, in recognition of the outstanding and innovative work in drawing, painting, printmaking, and mixed media. Artists near and far are encouraged to submit up to three 2D artworks of any media. Artwork must be original; no copies of other artist’s work. Artwork must have been produced in the last 18 months. Sold work, works not for sale, and works not available to show in person are eligible to win. Artworks will be judged on creativity, composition, skill, and visual impact. A selection of entries will be published on our website. The fee for entry is $35. Artists do not need to be affiliated with the Seattle Artist League to win, but SAL Members enter free! Contact us for your member code. Click here for information about becoming a member of the Seattle Artist League. Short on funds? Contact us for a scholarship.
Deadline for Submissions: March 1, 2022
Link for Submissions: portraitawards.artcall.org
Questions? Contact us:
portraitcontest@seattleartistleague.com
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