Sussex Portrait Artist of the Year - Meet Our Judges

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Wendy Barratt

- Winner of the Sky Portrait Artist of the Year 2023 Series (10) - her winning commission of Dame Jane Goodall now hangs in the National Portrait Gallery.

- Her paintings have been accepted for the Royal Society of Portrait Painters annual exhibition 2 years in a row.

- Her work has been selected for the Herbert Smith Freehills Portrait Awards exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery

Amy Dury

- Amy Studied Printmaking at Glasgow School of Art & has an MA in Fine Art from Univeristy of Brighton

- Sky Portrait Artist of the Year 2021 participant  

-  2021 Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize entrant

- Guest on Painting Insights and John Daltons art podcast 

- In 2023 Amy exhibited with both the Royal Institute Sof Watercolour Painters and the Royal Society of Portrait Painters

- In 2024 s

Eden Maseyk

As co-founder of the incredible Helm gallery in Brighton, Eden is responsible for creating a varied exhibition programme and carefully curated permanent collection alongside maintaining a consistently high customer experience. 

Eden is keen to establish Helm as a tastemaker gallery, bringing a fresh and unintimidating approach to a market clouded with exclusivity.