Artists announced for the 2018 SPA in Fine Art and the Richard Coward SPA in Photography
Alan McGowan, Lydia
Jenny Milne, Heritage
Kevin Dagg, The Poser
SPA in Fine Art
Adam Wallace
Alan McGowan (2 works)
Angela Repping
Bryan Evans
Christine Roychowdhury
Craig Harper
Daniel Murray (2 works)
Eleanor Buffam
Eve Woehrling
Gwen Adair
Ilisa Stack
Jonathan Farningham
Joyce Gunn Cairns
Kate Bogie
Kenneth Blues Wilson
Kevin Dagg
Kevin McFall
Leanne Blair
Li Huang
Liam Dugan,
Lorna Somerville
Mark Mulholland
Micaela Walker
Paul Reid
Ross McAuley
Rowena Comrie
Soo Burnell
Steven Higginson
Richard Coward SPA in Photography
Alex Leszczynski
Angela McBride
Bibo Keeley
Brian Craig
Catherine Chan
Colin Heggie
Dennis Conaghan
Douglas Urquhart
Eliza Coulson
Eric Robinson
Guy Gumm
Harriet Selka
Iain McLean (2 works)
Jennie Milne
Judith Parrott
Justine Bainbridge
Kat Gollock
Lea Brinon
Lucas Chih-Peng Kao
Manel Quiros
marc marnie
Mary Anne Gillespie
Natalia Poniatowska
Robyn Braham
Roderick Penn
Ryan McGoverne
Samantha Boyes
Sheila Noble Woodward
Tommy Ga-Ken Wan
SPA 2018 Exhibitions
Scottish Arts Club
Saturday 3 November to Saturday 1 December 2018
Open Tuesday to Sunday 14.30 to 17.30
24 Rutland Square, Edinburgh EH1 2BW
Glasgow Art Club
Monday 1 January to Saturday 9 February 2019
check times on GAC website
185 Bath Street,
Glasgow G2 4HU
2018 Scottish Portrait Awards Exhibitions
Saturday 3 November to Saturday 1 December 2018 at the Scottish Arts Club, Edinburgh
Monday 21 January to Saturday 9 February 2019 in the Mackintosh Gallery at Glasgow Art Club,
Featuring the works of at least 60 finalists 30 works from the SPA Fine Art competition and 30 works from the Richard Coward SPA in Photograph.
The Scottish Portrait Award for Fine Art is for portraits in any 2D or 3D medium - all painting formats, all sculpture formats, collage, printmaking, weaving, photography, digital art or anything else - we are seeking diversity as well as powerful art. The only limit is on the size of the work. Please read The Rules.
SPA Fine Art first prize £5000
SPA Fine Art second prize £1000
SPA Fine Art commendation
SPA Young Fine Artist prize £500 - for SPA fine art entrants aged 16 to 25 years.
The Richard Coward Scottish Portrait Award in Photography a special award for black and white photography only .
Richard Coward SPA in Photography first prize £2000
SPA in Photography - two commendations
SPA Young Photographer prize £500 - for SPA photography entrants aged 16 to 25 years.
The Scottish Arts Club will also present the winners of the major SPA awards and commended exhibitors with one year free membership of the Scottish Arts Club. (Please see The Rules)
Winners and commendations from the 2017 Scottish Portrait Awards
Winner of the £5000 SPA in Fine Art 2017 | Helen Wilson, Jonah of Kittyfield Farm
Winner of the £2000 Richard Coward SPA in Photography | Robin Gillanders, Robert Alan Jamieson
Commendation I Ewan McClure, Counterpoints
Commendation | Virginia Colley, Chris in Hospital
Commendation | Robert Andrew Mercer, Mary from Glasgow Gorbals
Commendation | Oscar Pereira Beiroa, Olivia
Cover photo credit: Stephanie Rew, Jessica (detail)