Online exhibition: Portrait Challenge

About the portrait

A portrait of acclaimed film director Sir Ridley Scott by Nina Mae Fowler is on show at the Laing Art Gallery. The portrait is on loan from the National Portrait Gallery, London as part of its COMING HOME project, which sees portraits of iconic individuals being loaned to places across the UK with which they are most closely associated. You can read more about the portrait here, or for more information about our learning programme, watch the video below:



Portrait Challenge: Sir Ridley Scott

Through schools, young people aged 12-18 were invited to take part in our Portrait Challenge. The challenge was to create a portrait in response to one of the three themes, including: At Home (look close); Coming Home (look out); and Thinking of Home: (look in). Below are the works that have been submitted in response to these themes. We hope you enjoy viewing them! 

#PortraitsComingHome

Image caption: "29:04:37" (Sir Ridley Scott) by Nina Mae Fowler, 2019 © National Portrait Gallery, London. Photo credit: Colin Davison



  • ant and dec drawing

    Jesmond Park Academy

    Ant and Dec

  • Artemisia Gentileschi Portrait_Skye McGilvray (1)

    Jesmond Park Academy

    Portrait of Artemisia Gentileschi by Skye

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    Jesmond Park Academy

    Image description

  • tree frog

    Jesmond Park Academy

    Tree frog

  • sdgsdg

    Jesmond Park Academy

    Shark

  • gk

    Jesmond Park Academy

    Starry night sky with cat

  • hjlhjl

    Jesmond Park Academy

    Portrait

  • man with no 8 snooker ball for his head

    Jesmond Park Academy

    Portrait number 8

  • eyes

    Jesmond Park Academy

    Eyes

  • sdg

    Jesmond Park Academy

    Portrait

  • dfhdf

    Jesmond Park Academy

    George's portrait, by Ben

  • ghkgh

    Jesmond Park Academy

    Portrait

  • fhdf

    Jesmond Park Academy

    Portrait

  • sdgsdg

    Jesmond Park Academy

    by Jack

  • sdgsdg

    Jesmond Park Academy

    Guinea pig

  • kgk

    Jesmond Park Academy

    Portrait

  • old age

    Jesmond Park Academy

    Portrait

  • dfhdfh

    Jesmond Park Academy

    Dog in window

  • dfg

    Jesmond Park Academy

    Cat

  • sdg

    Jesmond Park Academy

    Portrait drawing

  • sdgsd

    Jesmond Park Academy

    Dog

  • dfh

    Jesmond Park Academy

    Portrait

  • sdgsdg

    Jesmond Park Academy

    Portrait

  • girl drawing

    Jesmond Park Academy

    Girl portrait

  • cat

    Jesmond Park Academy

    Cat drawing

  • pig

    Jesmond Park Academy

    Piglet

  • sdgsdg

    Jesmond Park Academy

    Rain portrait of my mum, by Gabriel

  • sdgsdg

    Jesmond Park Academy

    Dog portrait

  • sdg

    Jesmond Park Academy

    Charcoal drawing

  • giraffe

    Jesmond Park Academy

    Giraffe

  • hdfh

    Jesmond Park Academy

    Dog portrait

  • sdgsdg

    Jesmond Park Academy

    TD portrait

  • penci ldrawing

    Jesmond Park Academy

    Pencil portrait

  • sdgsdg

    Jesmond Park Academy

    Walking in the fresh air

  • sdg

    Jesmond Park Academy

    City landscape

  • sdgsdg

    Jesmond Park Academy

    Springer spaniel

  • worm drawing

    Jesmond Park Academy

    Earth worm

  • sdgsdg

    Jesmond Park Academy

    Charcoal drawing

  • brothers

    Jesmond Park Academy

    Portrait

  • dfh

    Jesmond Park Academy

    by Daisy

  • dfh

    Jesmond Park Academy

    Pets Netflix Family

  • dfh

    Jesmond Park Academy

    Dog

  • dfhdfh

    Jesmond Park Academy

    Lulu the cat

  • dfh

    Jesmond Park Academy

    Watercolour cat

  • dfh

    Jesmond Park Academy

    Pencil drawing

  • sdgsdg

    Jesmond Park Academy

    Face shield and mask

  • sdgsdg

    Jesmond Park Academy

    Portrait

  • dfh

    Jesmond Park Academy

    Butterfly

  • halo

    Jesmond Park Academy

    Portrait

  • dfh

    Jesmond Park Academy

    Portrait

  • dfh

    Jesmond Park Academy

    Girl portrait

  • dfh

    Jesmond Park Academy

    Kobe Bryant

  • dfhdfh

    Jesmond Park Academy

    Spaniel

  • ghk

    Jesmond Park Academy

    Dog

  • sdg

    Jesmond Park Academy

    At Home

  • Paws

    Jesmond Park Academy

    Paws

  • Look In

    Jesmond Park Academy

    Look In

  • Portrait

    Jesmond Park Academy

    Portrait

  • Portrait

    Jesmond Park Academy

    Portrait

  • Look Out

    Jesmond Park Academy

    Look Out

  • Portrait with mask

    Jesmond Park Academy

    Portrait with mask

  • Stag

    Jesmond Park Academy

    Stag

  • Portrait

    Jesmond Park Academy

    Portrait

  • Coming Home

    Jesmond Park Academy

    Coming Home

  • Portrait

    Jesmond Park Academy

    Portrait

  • Portrait

    Jesmond Park Academy

    Portrait

  • Look Out

    Jesmond Park Academy

    Look Out

  • Rainbow

    Jesmond Park Academy

    Rainbow

  • Portrait

    Jesmond Park Academy

    Portrait

  • Look in

    Jesmond Park Academy

    Look in

  • Portrait

    Jesmond Park Academy

    Portrait

  • First name, yr 8, Manor Park

    Jesmond Park Academy

    The Cat

  • sfhsh

    Home Education

    Portrait, by Zelda age 15

  • sdgsdg

    Home Education

    Harry’s Style by Niamh, age 11

  • simone

    Home Education

    by Simone, aged 15

  • sdfdsf

    Home Education

    Home is where love begins and memories made, by Jesdina age 12

  • sdgsd

    Home Education

    by Sophie, age 13

  • I pray you will return home safely

    Home Education

    I pray you will return home safely by Grace, age 16

  • sfhsf

    Home Education

    Heading Home by Remy, age 16

  • dfhdfh

    Home Education

    Edith's drawing

  • dfhdf

    Kings Priory School

    by Ruby, Year 8

  • sdgs

    Kings Priory School

    by Jacob, Year 8

  • dgsg

    Kings Priory School

    by Olivia, Year 8

  • gsdg

    Kings Priory School

    by Ava, Year 8

  • sdgsdg

    Kings Priory School

    by Laura, Year 8

  • sdg

    Kings Priory School

    by Scarlett, Year 8

  • sdgsd

    Kings Priory School

    by Bella, Year 8

  • gsdg

    Kings Priory School

    by Archie, Year 8

  • sdgsdg

    Kings Priory School

    by Beth, Year 8

  • by Ted, Yr 5

    Mowden Hall

    by Ted, Yr 5

  • dgsdg

    Mowden Hall

    by Tasha, Yr3

  • by Bridie, Yr 6

    Mowden Hall

    by Birdie, Yr 6

  • Eleanor, Yr 5

    Mowden Hall

    by Eleanor, Yr 5

  • Coming Home, by Jack

    Newcastle District Scouts

    Coming Home, by Jack

  • Thinking of Home, by Daisy

    Newcastle District Scouts

    Thinking of Home, by Daisy

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    Newcastle District Scouts

    Coming Home, by Jack

  • dgsdg

    Newcastle District Scouts

    'my mam, she smells of cuddles', by Lucy

  • At Home, by Owain

    Newcastle District Scouts

    At Home, by Owain

  • Looking

    Sacred Heart High School

    Looking

  • Looking Out

    Sacred Heart High School

    Looking Out

  • Looking In

    Sacred Heart High School

    Looking In

  • Flower

    Sacred Heart High School

    Flower

  • Portrait

    Sacred Heart High School

    Portrait

  • Portrait

    Sacred Heart High School

    Portrait

  • Portrait

    Sacred Heart High School

    Portrait

  • Looking Closer Portrait

    Sacred Heart High School

    Looking Closer Portrait

  • Looking Closer

    Sacred Heart High School

    Looking Closer

  • Portrait

    Sacred Heart High School

    Portrait

  • Looking Home

    Sacred Heart High School

    Looking Home

  • Coming Home - Looking Out, by Ellie

    South Tyneside College

    Coming Home - Looking Out, by Ellie

  • Debenham High School Yr9

    Debenham High School

    Snowy landscape scene, by Oliver (Year 9)

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    Debenham High School

    Street scene, by Peter (Year 9)

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    Debenham High School

    Looking out, by William (Year 9)