Once again, the prestigious BP Portrait Award has selected in the long-list a Romanian artist. This year, Flavia Pitis has an entry with the portrait ‘Buti’.

The BP Portrait Award is the most prestigious portrait competition in the world, promoting the very best in contemporary portrait painting. An annual competition aimed at encouraging artists to focus upon and develop the theme of portraiture in their work, the Award is open to everyone aged 18 and over in recognition of the outstanding and innovative work currently being produced by artists of all ages. With a first-prize of £25,000 the exhibition has proved the launch pad for the careers of a number of successful portrait artists.

The previous Romanian entries in the competition were both by Ana-Maria Micu, in 2006 and 2007.
The BP Portrait Award is open until 14 September 2008.

The National Portrait Gallery, St Martin’s Place, London WC2H 0HE; Tel. 020 7312 2463.
Details on www.npg.org.uk/live/bpmenu.asp