Exhibitions

The Outwin 2016: American Portraiture Today

March 12, 2016 – January 8, 2017

Sedrick, Sed, Daddy by Sedrick Huckaby, oil on canvas, 2014. Courtesy of Valley House Gallery & Sculpture Garden. © Sedrick Huckaby

National Portrait Gallery
8th and G Streets, NW
Washington, DC

2nd Floor, West

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This exhibition features 43 pieces including sculptures, mixed-media pieces, photographs, paintings and drawings. The jurors considered this exhibition a synopsis of historical and cultural events that have unfolded in the past three rounds, particularly in terms of race, sexual identity, gender and concerns about protecting childhood in an age of technology and gun violence. This year’s competition received more than 2,500 entries in a variety of visual-arts media.

Held every three years, the Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition was made possible by volunteer and benefactor Virginia Outwin Boochever (1920–2005). The competition invites artists all over America to investigate the art of contemporary portraiture. The resulting exhibition celebrates excellence and innovation, with a strong focus on the variety of portrait media used by artists today.