Jenna's self-portrait included in the episode
In Insolation (series), Oil on Wooden Panel,
21 x 9 cm, 2022
SKY ARTS PORTRAIT ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Jenna Waldren featured on episode 5 of Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year 2024 on Wednesday 6th November. During the episode Jenna was set the challenge of painting historian Lucy Worsley in four hours. Not only did the judges select her to go through to the semi-final, Lucy also selected Jenna’s portrait to take home.
"What a surreal and incredible experience it was to take part in episode 5 of Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year 2024. It was such a joy to paint the historian Lucy Worsley, alongside such an incredible group of artists. Thank you so much to Lucy for choosing to take my portrait home and to the judges for selecting me to go through to the semi-final!"
The semi-final will air on Wednesday 4th December at 8pm on Sky Arts (Freeview Channel 36) or the NowTV app.
Photographs from the filming of Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year 2024
Credit: 2024 © Sky UK: Photographer: Chris Lobina