Portrait Artist of the Year next season release date and next episode

Next episode "Lennie James, Sheridan Smith, Vanessa Williams" airs October 7, 2026.

About Portrait Artist of the Year

Portrait Artist of the Year is hosted by UK TV personalities Joan Bakewell and Frank Skinner; an esteemed group of judges travel across the Europe in search of a new star in the art world. Each episode features a regional competition where artists are shortlisted and challenged to produce a portrait of one of three famous sitters. At the end of each round, the judges select an artist to go to the semifinal. The finalists will have their work displayed at the world-famous National Portrait Gallery in London and the winner will receive a £10,000 commission to paint a portrait which will become part of the permanent collection at the British Library.

Portrait Artist of the Year release and status details

  • Status: Running
  • Network or platform: Sky Arts
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Premiered: 2013-11-05
  • Episode guide coverage: 129 episodes across 13 seasons.

Portrait Artist of the Year cast

  • Kathleen Soriano as Judge
  • Kate Bryan as Judge
  • Tai Shan Schierenberg as Judge
  • Joan Bakewell as Host
  • Stephen Mangan as Host
  • Frank Skinner as Host

Portrait Artist of the Year episode guide

Selected early, recent, and upcoming episodes from the available schedule.

  1. Season 1, Episode 1: London — 2013-11-05
  2. Season 1, Episode 2: Glasgow — 2013-11-12
  3. Season 1, Episode 3: Dublin — 2013-11-19
  4. Season 1, Episode 4: Cardiff — 2013-11-26
  5. Season 1, Episode 5: Paris — 2013-12-03
  6. Season 1, Episode 6: National Portrait Gallery — 2013-12-10
  7. Season 12, Episode 5: Melvin Odoom, Max Beesley, Emily Atack — 2025-10-29
  8. Season 12, Episode 6: Shane Lynch, Gabby Logan, Beth Rigby — 2025-11-05
  9. Season 12, Episode 7: Jacob Collier, Fatiha El-Ghorri, Jack Dee — 2025-11-12
  10. Season 12, Episode 8: Jack Rooke, Reece Clarke, Tim Peake — 2025-11-19
  11. Season 12, Episode 9: Mary Berry — 2025-11-26
  12. Season 12, Episode 10: Brian Cox — 2025-12-03
  13. Season 12, Episode 11: Winner's Film — 2025-12-03
  14. Season 12, Episode 12: Best of 2025 — 2025-12-10
  15. Season 13, Episode 1: Lennie James, Sheridan Smith, Vanessa Williams — 2026-10-07
  16. Season 13, Episode 2: Louis Theroux, Anthony Scaramucci, Joanna Scanlan — 2026-10-14
  17. Season 13, Episode 3: Matt Weston, Dexter Fletcher, Nikita Gill — 2026-10-21

Portrait Artist of the Year season guide

Season-by-season episode counts and known air-date ranges from the available schedule metadata.

  1. Portrait Artist of the Year Season 1 — 6 episodes. Known air dates: 2013-11-05 to 2013-12-10.
  2. Portrait Artist of the Year Season 2 — 9 episodes. Known air dates: 2014-11-04 to 2014-12-30.
  3. Portrait Artist of the Year Season 3 — 9 episodes. Known air dates: 2017-01-24 to 2017-03-14.
  4. Portrait Artist of the Year Season 4 — 11 episodes. Known air dates: 2018-01-16 to 2018-03-20.
  5. Portrait Artist of the Year Season 5 — 11 episodes. Known air dates: 2019-02-12 to 2019-04-16.
  6. Portrait Artist of the Year Season 6 — 11 episodes. Known air dates: 2020-01-21 to 2020-03-31.
  7. Portrait Artist of the Year Season 7 — 11 episodes. Known air dates: 2020-10-14 to 2020-12-16.
  8. Portrait Artist of the Year Season 8 — 12 episodes. Known air dates: 2021-10-13 to 2021-12-22.
  9. Portrait Artist of the Year Season 9 — 11 episodes. Known air dates: 2022-10-05 to 2022-12-14.
  10. Portrait Artist of the Year Season 10 — 11 episodes. Known air dates: 2023-10-11 to 2023-12-13.
  11. Portrait Artist of the Year Season 11 — 12 episodes. Known air dates: 2024-10-09 to 2024-12-18.
  12. Portrait Artist of the Year Season 12 — 12 episodes. Known air dates: 2025-10-01 to 2025-12-10.
  13. Portrait Artist of the Year Season 13 — 3 episodes. Known air dates: 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-21.

Schedule source and freshness

Show metadata, cast and episode dates are supplied by TVMaze; the provider record was updated 2026-10-01. Running status does not by itself confirm another season. Dates and schedules can change.

Portrait Artist of the Year release questions

When is the next episode of Portrait Artist of the Year?

Next episode "Lennie James, Sheridan Smith, Vanessa Williams" airs October 7, 2026.

When is the next season of Portrait Artist of the Year?

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What is the season status of Portrait Artist of the Year?

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