Welcome to the official site for the Contemporary British Portrait Painters

The CBPP draws together some of Britain’s best contemporary portrait and figurative painters, currently working and exploring what it means to represent people in art. 

Our 2026 Annual Exhibition has now finished. Thank you to everyone who visited the show!

 

The CBPP is a non-profit artists collective, run by and for our members. Through our regular communications, general networking and our Annual Exhibition, we aim to encourage our members’ careers, while also inspiring, nurturing and educating the next generation of figurative and portrait artists.