Three artists have been shortlisted for prizes, with forty-six portraits selected for final display in a free exhibition ...

With visual arts, performing arts, and new media, the National Portrait Gallery introduces you to the people who have shaped the country—poets, presidents, actors, activists, visionaries, ...

Catriona Kendall, Editor The National Portrait Gallery most notably houses images of every previous president, allowing visitors to reminisce about each political figure as they progress through ...

The return of the National Portrait Gallery (NPG) to Charing Cross Road has been long-awaited. The three-year redesign looks a success. The sparkling new forecourt will certainly be more welcoming ...

Newly-installed portrait of TV host legend Oprah Winfrey unveiled during ceremony at Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023, in Washington, DC. Artist Shawn Michael ...

This is the image of Oprah Gail Winfrey, a global media leader and the irreplaceable queen of daytime talk, that millions of visitors of the National Portrait Gallery will be afforded thanks to ...

News flashed around the British press and social media early Friday morning of an unusually clever fundraising gambit: the joint acquisition by London’s National Portrait Gallery and Los Angeles ...

The first prize winner will receive $25,000 and a commission to portray a remarkable living American for the National Portrait Gallery’s collection. Additional prizes will be awarded to second ...

Next fall, she will become the first contemporary Black artist to have a solo exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington D.C.. This groundbreaking show will feature over 50 of ...

Britain’s National Portrait Gallery reopened Thursday after a three-year, $53-million renovation. Raising the money in the current climate was tough. By Alex Marshall Reporting from London On a ...

President Donald Trump’s proposed budget calls for the elimination of the National Endowment for the Arts, which provides hundreds of millions of dollars each year to individuals and institutions ...

The National Portrait Gallery in London’s latest acquisition is a toilet. No, really. The museum just spent £3 million ($3.6 million) on a Victorian-era lavatory, with plans to convert the ...