Portrayed 2025: A Juried National Exhibition of Portraiture

Portrayed is an all medium juried national exhibition of original and unique 2D and 3D portraiture artworks. All works either depict a human figure, or human face in this exhibit.

The open call for Portrayed received 713 submissions from 196 artists from 37 states. 59 works from 49 artists from 21 were selected for the show.
Portrayed was co-curated by Gallery Director Amanda Bradley, and Exhibition Juror and Artist, Mark E Miltz.

Mark Miltz, a native of Virginia, has been producing and selling paintings since 1974. After earning a fine art degree, he has spent the last 40 years as a commercial artist and illustrator. Since 2000, he has returned to his first love, representational painting. Concentrating on the figure, he brings to his work a high level of draftsmanship, combined with an appreciation for the abstract qualities of the paint itself. Miltz attacks his subjects with energetic paint, powerful composition and strong sense of light. Yet this energy is tempered with profound respect for the great tradition of western figure painting. Though modern in concept, the work pays homage to the masters of the past.
Miltz is currently working primarily in oils, which he likes for their versatility, rich color and strong textural qualities. His work is about the tension between the subject portrayed, and the means used to create the illusion of 'subject'. Tensions and ambiguities within the subject matter itself are at the heart of each piece. He invites you to explore each painting's many levels with him.
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