Stripes (Self-Portrait), Oil on Copper, 2025, copyright Doris Rose
Selected for exhibition

HSFK Portrait Award at the National Portrait Gallery, London

This self-portrait has been selected for exhibition at one of the world's most prestigious portrait awards. The selected work is 'Stripes', a self-portrait oil painting on copper panel, inspired by how chronic migraine and ADHD alter sensory experience. Exhibition year edition Fine Art Prints available now while the NPG show runs — also available as posters & postcards. Read the Press Release
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National Portrait Gallery Portrait Award 2026 Dates

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After London, the Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Portrait Award 2026 exhibition tours to Derby Museum and Art Gallery (21 November 2026–21 February 2027), followed by The Gallery at The Arc, Winchester (5 March–9 June 2027).

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Doris Rose is a contemporary-realist portrait painter based in Ontario, Canada, shortlisted for the HSF Kramer Portrait Award at the National Portrait Gallery in the UK. Her current series, Blur, explores the emotional distortions of living with chronic migraine and ADHD. With 250K+ followers and 150M views, she shares her art and process with a global community.

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