Portrait Artist of the Year
Artists from the UK and Ireland compete by creating portraits of famous people.
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2013
7 episodes
Premiered Nov 5, 2013
2014
9 episodes
Premiered Sep 4, 2014
2017
9 episodes
Premiered Jan 24, 2017
2018
11 episodes
Premiered Jan 16, 2018
2019
11 episodes
Premiered Feb 12, 2019
2020
11 episodes
Premiered Jan 21, 2020
2020
11 episodes
Premiered Oct 14, 2020
2021
11 episodes
Premiered Oct 13, 2021
2022
12 episodes
Premiered Oct 5, 2022
2023
11 episodes
Premiered Oct 11, 2023
2024
12 episodes
2025
12 episodes
Premiered Oct 1, 2025
Ep 1London
Joan Bakewell and Frank Skinner begin their search for Sky Arts' Portrait Artist of the Year in London, where artists are asked to paint stars such as Alison Steadman.
Ep 2Glasgow
Frank Skinner, Joan Bakewell and the judges head to Glasgow as 21 competitors capture celebrity sitters including actor John Hannah and paralympian Michael Kerr.
Ep 3Dublin
Frank Skinner and Joan Bakewell take the competition to Dublin where 21 artists hope to wow the judges with portraits of Pauline McLynn, David Rawle and Lethal Bizzle.
Ep 4Cardiff
The final heat takes Joan Bakewell and Frank Skinner to Wales where artists paint a topless Gavin Henson, Lucian Freud's muse Sue Tilley and war veteran Simon Weston.
Ep 5Paris
The penultimate stage of the competition takes the four finalists to the French Capital, where they have six hours to paint author and model Sophie Dahl.
Ep 6National Portrait Gallery
The finalists unveil one last portrait before the judges enter tense discussions over the winner. Who will be crowed Portrait Artist of the Year 2013?
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