Brisbane Portrait Prize 2021

Overview

From the city's big stars to its everyday faces, everyone earns at place at the Brisbane Portrait Prize. The initiative kicked off in 2019, showcasing the folks that make this town of ours great — and the talented Brisbane artists who've committed their likeness to canvas.

Indeed, subject-wise, these pieces always read like a who's who of Brissie each year. And if you're keen to see 2021's crop, select pieces are on display at Metro Arts from Friday, November 5–Sunday, November 14.

With a big focus on emerging artists, this free exhibition includes works by Martin Edge, Monica Rohan, Kailum Graves, Elliot Brown, Liam Nunan and Tammy Law — spanning subjects such as Steven Oliver, Benjamin Law and artist Numpty (aka Gabriel Denham).

Think of a trip to the exhibition as the people-watching you do when you're not actually staring at flesh-and-blood people. You'll it on display each Friday–Sunday from 11am–4pm.