Last week, with about 130 other artists, I headed off to Slot Zeist for the final round of the Dutch portrait prize nominations. The long list of 120 had been selected from roughly 1300 works, and the jury had the unenviable task of choosing 50 works to put forward for the prize. The tension grew as every now and then another 20 or so artists were told they hadn’t been selected, until finally at around 6 pm, they announced the 50 nominations on the steps of the castle. I couldn't quite believe it when I heard my name called out! Here is a short film made of the day (in Dutch), and here you can admire the work of the 50 nominees. Of course, you will be able to see them all in the flesh when t
Last week, with about 130 other artists, I headed off to Slot Zeist for the final round of the Dutch portrait prize nominations. The long list of 120 had been selected from roughly 1300 works, and the jury had the unenviable task of choosing 50 works to put forward for the prize. The tension grew as every now and then another 20 or so artists were told they hadn’t been selected, until finally at around 6 pm, they announced the 50 nominations on the steps of the castle. I couldn't quite believe it when I heard my name called out! Here is a short film made of the day (in Dutch), and here you can admire the work of the 50 nominees. Of course, you will be able to see them all in the flesh when
