2014 Royal Society of Portrait Painters 2014 RP Annual Exhibition 2014 Royal Society of Portrait Painters 17 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5BD Tel: 020 7930 6844 www.therp.co.uk www.mallgalleries.org.uk Cover painting ‘Emma Jane’ by Antony Williams RP PS NEAC Designed and produced by Chris Drake Design Printed by Duncan Print Group Published by the Royal Society of Portrait Painters © 2014 Royal Society of Portrait Painters ISBN 978-0-901415-27-1 The Royal Society of Portrait Painters is a Registered Charity No. 327460 Royal Society of Portrait Painters Patron: Her Majesty The Queen Advisory Board Council Lord Armstrong of Ilminster GCB CVO Paul Brason Lady Bacon Saied Dai Anne Beckwith-Smith LVO Robin-Lee Hall Dame Elizabeth Esteve-Coll DBE Melissa Scott-Miller Lord Fellowes GCB GCVO QSO Michael Taylor Anupam Ganguli Antony Williams Damon de Laszlo Hanging Committee The Hon. Sandra de Laszlo Tom Coates Philip Mould Simon Davis Sir Christopher Ondaatje CBE OC Melissa Scott-Miller Mark Stephens Toby Wiggins Daphne Todd OBE PPRP NEAC Hon. SWA Gallery Manager President John Deston Alastair C. Adams Exhibitions Officer Vice President Alistair Redgrift Andrew James Press and Publicity Honorary Secretary Richard Fitzwilliams Simon Davis Liberty Rowley Honorary Treasurer Commissions Consultants Jason Walker Annabel Elton Honorary Archivist Sophie Hill Toby Wiggins 3 Deceased Honorary Members Past Presidents Honorary Members 2014 Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema OM RA RWS 1891 – 1904 A. Stuart Wortley William Bowyer RA RP RWS NEAC Maurice Bradshaw OBE 1906 – 1910 Sir W. Q. Orchardson RA HRSA Leonard McComb RA Hon. RBA Derek Clarke RP RSW ARSA 1910 – 1924 Sir James J. Shannon RA Tom Phillips CBE RA Hon. PS Sir George Clausen RA 1924 – 1930 Sir William Orpen KBE RA RHA Tai-Shan Schierenberg Sir Arthur Cope RA 1932 – 1940 Sir John Lavery RA RSA RHA Etc John Wonnacott CBE Cowan Dobson RBA 1944 – 1948 George Harcourt RA William Dring RA RWS 1948 – 1953 Augustus John OM RA Members 2014 Hugh de T. Glazebrook 1953 – 1965 Sir James Gunn RA LL.D Alastair C. Adams PRP President Kenneth Green 1965 – 1971 Sir William Hutchison PPRSA Jane Bond RP NEAC Sir James Guthrie PRSA RA 1971 – 1980 Edward Halliday CBE PPRBA Jason Bowyer RP PNEAC PS Allan Gwynne-Jones DSO RA 1980 – 1983 Norman Hepple RA Paul Brason PPRP J. McLure Hamilton 1983 – 1991 David Poole ARCA Keith Breeden RP Claude Harrison ARCA 1991 Edward Hall Peter Brown RP NEAC PS Hon. RBA ROI Augustus John OM RA 1991 – 1994 George J. D. Bruce George J. D. Bruce PPRP Dame Laura Knight RA RWS 1994 – 2000 Daphne Todd OBE Tom Coates RP PPPS PPRBA RWS Leonard C. Lindsay FSA 2000 – 2002 Paul Brason PPNEAC RWA Sir William Llewellyn PRA 2002 – 2008 Andrew Festing MBE David Cobley RP RWA NEAC Sir John Everett Millais PRA Anthony Connolly RP A. T. Nowell Past Vice Presidents Saied Dai RP NEAC Herbert A. Oliver RI 1898 – 1934 The Hon. John Collier OBE Sam Dalby RP AGBI Steward 2013-14 Sir Edward Poynter PRA RWS 1934 – 1944 George Harcourt RA Simon Davis RP RBSA Hon. Secretary Hugh G. Riviere 1944 – 1952 Sir Oswald Birley RA Frederick Deane RP Carlos Sancha 1952 – 1953 T. C. Dugdale RA John Edwards RP C. Sanders RA 1953 – 1957 Simon Elwes ARA Andrew Festing MBE PPRP John S. Sargent RA RWS 1959 – 1964 Sir William Hutchison PPRSA Richard Foster RP Howard Somerville 1966 – 1980 Norman Hepple RA David Graham RP Trevor Stubley RBA RSW RWS 1980 – 1985 John Ward CBE RA RWS Valeriy Gridnev RP PS ROI A. R. Thompson RA 1985 – 1991 George J. D. Bruce Robin-Lee Hall RP G. F. Watts OM RA 1991 Edward Hall Geoffrey Hayzer RP T. Fiddes Watt RSA 1991 – 1994 Richard Foster Sheldon Hutchinson RP J. McNeill Whistler HRSA LL.D 1994 – 1999 Trevor Stubley RWS RBA Andrew James VPRP Vice President Walter Woodington RBA NEAC 1999 – 2001 Paul Brason Brendan Kelly RP 2001 – 2002 Andrew Festing MBE Peter Kuhfeld RP NEAC 2002 – 2008 Susan Ryder NEAC James Lloyd RP 4 June Mendoza AO OBE RP ROI Hon. SWA Honorary Friends Sir Kirby and Lady Laing Anthony Morris RP NEAC Ms Christina Leder Ms Philippa Abrahams Michael Noakes RP Professor Kenneth McConkey Ms Anne Allport Anastasia Pollard RP David Messum Esq. Sir Ian Amory David Poole PPRP ARCA Dr Mark Moody-Stuart The Rt. Hon. Lord Archer of Susan Ryder RP NEAC Ms Jans Ondaatje-Rolls Weston Super Mare Melissa Scott-Miller RP NEAC Richard Ormond Esq. Ms Pim Baxter Stephen Shankland RP William Packer Esq. NEAC Hon. RBA Hon. PS Keith Benham Esq. Jeff Stultiens RP James Partridge OBE DSc. Baroness Bottomley Benjamin Sullivan RP NEAC Ms Liz Rideal Gyles Brandreth Esq. Jason Sullivan RP Alasdair Riley Esq. Robin Buchanan-Dunlop Esq. Michael Taylor RP The Hon. Maurice Robson Gerald Carroll Esq. Daphne Todd OBE PPRP NEAC Hon. SWA Sir Timothy Sainsbury Colonel William Chesshyre Jason Walker RP Hon. Treasurer Dr Charles Saumarez Smith Mrs Peter Cookson John Walton RP Sir David Scholey Conrad Dehn Esq. Emma Wesley RP The Lord Selborne Ms Susan Engledow Toby Wiggins RP Hon. Archivist Robin Simon Esq. Ms Katherine Eustace Antony Williams RP PS NEAC Peyton Skipwith Esq. Michael Fawcett Esq. Neale Worley RP Peter Spira Esq. Lord Fellowes of West Stafford Robbie Wraith RP Prof. Dame Marilyn Strathern Ms Moira Field The Lord Vinson of Roddam Dene LVO DL Ms Frances Gandy Associate Members Ian Wallace Esq. Dr Rita Gardner Anthony Weale Esq. Frances Bell Assoc RP Martin Gayford Esq. Duncan Wilson Esq. David Miller Assoc RP David Goldstone Esq. Andrew Wilton Esq Philip Harley Esq. Sir Max Hastings Sir Michael Holroyd David Houchin Esq. Ms Sarah Howgate Ms Dotti Irving Mrs Lucy Jenkins Dr Gillian Jondorf The Rt. Hon. Tessa Jowell MP Sir Henry Keswick The Lady Fellowes LVO 5 SHAPING THE FUTURE OF ART The Threadneedle Prize 2014 The Threadneedle Foundation is pleased to support Mall Galleries and The Threadneedle Prize, a leading competition for figurative and representational painting and sculpture. Since its establishment in 2008 The Threadneedle Prize has become recognised as one of the country’s major art prizes and a vibrant and engaging forum for creative talent. As well as supporting new techniques that stretch the potential of young, emerging and established artists, it provides an exciting and varied exhibition for everyone to see. threadneedle.com/foundation | threadneedleprize.com Dead Labour/Dead Labourer - Clare McCormack, Joint winner Threadneedle Prize 2013 Important information: Threadneedle Asset Management Limited (TAML) registered in England and Wales, no.3701768, 60 St Mary Axe, London EC3A 8JQ. TAML is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. Threadneedle Investments is a brand name and both the Threadneedle Investments name and logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of the Threadneedle group of companies. threadneedle.com T4230 President’s review of the year Hello and welcome to the 123rd Royal Society of Portrait Painters Annual candidates list. Once making it on to the Open exhibition. The collection of work reflects some of the finest candidates list, artists are invited to present a portfolio at the subsequent AGM for portraits being made today, both nationally and internationally. The members to vote on. If a candidate receives portraits on show are drawn from both members and non-members alike. more than 50% of the votes from the artists This year we received in the region of 1,600 portraits from our open represented, then, they are made a member. submission, with a final 85 making it through to the walls. This year, in order to provide more support for those coming close to membership, we Congratulations go to the successful artists reintroduced our ‘Associate Members‘ as the process of selection was thorough scheme. This offers artists not reaching the but as ever, many good works did not make 50% mark but falling between 40 and 50 it through. Places in the exhibition are hotly percent of the vote, the chance to exhibit contested and many exhibiting artists go on with us and benefit from the same resources to sell their work or receive commissions as members for a fixed period of three through the Society’s active and effective years. Two associate members were made commissions service. For many, this year, in the form of Frances Bell and commissions provide a vital income with David Miller. We wish them every success. which to supplement their practice, and the RP is keen to provide practicing artists with Changes to Council a range of opportunities and support to take The 2013 AGM saw us say goodbye and their careers further. many thanks to Susan Ryder and Anastasia Pollard, who stepped down from the Council In order to provide this resource, much time upon completion of their two-year rotation. has been spent this year at a Council level working towards gaining sponsorship for We thank Saied Dai, Paul Brason and our Annual Exhibition and year round Antony Williams for taking their place, and activities. We are delighted to be able to Alastair Adams, President of the RP look forward to their contributions over the continue to award our generous and coming two years. As ever, in a Society like established prizes at exhibition time, and New member 2013 ours, progression is essential, and I thank this year, we are happy to announce a The Society is small in terms of its number Council members for giving their time when fledgling partnership with Seven of members. In fact, our memorandum and often it involves a day away from the studio. Investment Management. Their support will articles state that a maximum number of help the Society to grow a year round artists we can have at any one time is 60.