Of the nearly 1,700 entries in this year's Art of the Portrait International Portrait Competition, only 41 works of art were chosen for awards. The top honors among the 21 finalists will not be announced until the Art of the Portrait Conference next month, but the other awards, those for the Certificates of Excellence, have already been named. Congratulations to you all!
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| Dominic Avant Pizzicatto 24 X 18 in. oil |
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| Theodora Capat The Explorer 24 X 30 in. oil on linen |
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| Marina Dieul La baigneuse 16 in. (diameter) oil on linen |
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| Joseph Dolderer Miss Ellie 30 X 24 in. |
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| Michelle Dunaway Autumn 18 X 14 in. oil on linen |
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| David Gluck Red Sky 26 X 30 in. oil on linen |
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| Jacqui Grantford Jacki Weaver 59 X 59 in. oil on canvas |
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| Brenda Hash Thoughts of Elberta 24 X 36 in. pastel on Canson paper |
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| Andrey Kartashov Silent Water After the Orange Revolution 12 X 16 in. oil on canvas |
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| Paul Keysar Jacob in Winter 14 X 18 in. oil on board |
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| Jack Montmeat The Girl in Red 22 X 15 in. oil on panel |
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| Jeff Morrow The Dandy 24 X 30 in. oil on canvas |
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| Gregory Mortenson Self-Portrait in Russian Hat 16 X 13 in. oil on linen |
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| Richard Christian Nelson Look Homeward Angel 64 X 44 in. oil on linen |
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| Patricia Rice Lauren 18 X 16 in. oil on copper |
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| Daniel Robbins In the Studio 42 X 38 in. oil on canvas |
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| Clete Shields Suzanne Roberts 15 X 13 X 13 in. painted plaster |
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| John S. Walker Hampton 22 X 18 in. oil on linen |
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| Jennifer Welty Liesel 16 X 14 in. oil on linen |
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| Lea Wight So Far - Self-Portrait 30 X 24 in. oil on linen |