Portrait Artist of The Year

In this first heat, 9 artists are challenged to create a portrait of one of 3 celebrities: Singer-songwriter Gabrielle, actor Jacob Fortune-Lloyd and tattoo artist Grace Neutral.

In this second heat, 9 artists are challenged to create a portrait of one of 3 celebrities: writer and broadcaster Gyles Brandreth, conductor and Kingdom Choir founder Karen Gibson and actor Sophie Cookson.

In this third heat, 9 artists are challenged to create a portrait of one of 3 celebrities: fashion model, designer and presenter Alexa Chung, comedian Nish Kumar and actor Philip Glenister.

In this fourth heat, 9 artists are challenged to create a portrait of one of 3 celebrities: singer-songwriter Celeste, actor Lydia West and journalist, author and broadcaster Alastair Campbell.

In this fifth heat, 9 artists are challenged to create a portrait of one of 3 celebrities: actors Kelly Macdonald, Hugh Skinner and Polly Walker.

In this sixth heat, 9 artists are challenged to create a portrait of one of 3 celebrities: historian and presenter David Olosuga, space scientist Maggie Aderin-Pocock and ballet star, actor and model Sergei Polunin.

In this seventh heat, 9 artists are challenged to create a portrait of one of 3 celebrities: nature presenter and campaigner Chris Packham, choreographer Arlene Phillips and champion power lifter Ali Jawad.

In this eighth heat, 9 artists are challenged to create a portrait of one of 3 celebrities writer and broadcaster Ian Hislop and actors Emma Dabiri and Daniel Mays.

Just three artists will be chosen to go through to the next stage, where they will be within touching distance of a GBP 10,000 prize commission to paint internationally renowned violinist, Nicola Benedetti, for the Scottish National Portrait Gallery.

After making it through the semi-final, just three artists remain in the running to become Portrait Artist of the Year.