Portrait Artist of the Year

Alex Jones, Yungblud, Kyla Harris

Si King, Elif Shafak, Joe Marler

James May, Billy Porter, Emma Barnett

Stephen Mangan invites nine artists to paint celebrity sitters Adjoa Andoh, Cat Burns and Clara Amfo as Tai Shan Schierenberg, Kathleen Soriano and Kate Bryan judge the efforts.

Stephen Mangan invites nine artists to paint celebrity sitters Melvin Odoom, Max Beesley and Emily Atack as Tai Shan Schierenberg, Kathleen Soriano and Kate Bryan judge the efforts.

The artists are challenged to capture on canvas the portrait of one of three celebrity sitters.

The artists are challenged to capture on canvas the portrait of celebrity sitters Jacob Collier, Fatiha El-Ghorri and Jack Dee.

The artists are challenged to capture on canvas the portrait of celebrity sitters Jack Rooke, Reece Clarke and Tim Peake.

The artists are challenged to capture on canvas the portrait of celebrity sitter Mary Berry.

The remaining aspiring UK artists vie for the coveted 2025 Portrait Artist of the Year title, with Brian Cox as the celebrity sitter.

A new group of aspiring artists from across the UK vie for the coveted 2025 Portrait Artist of the Year title.