Miriam Escofet
@miriamescofet.bsky.social
Artist.
Winner of the BP Portrait Prize 2018. Member of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters.
instagram @miriam.escofet.artist
www.miriamescofet.com
Winner of the BP Portrait Prize 2018. Member of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters.
instagram @miriam.escofet.artist
www.miriamescofet.com
The 3rd work I will be showing at
THE DISTINCTIVE EYE : SINGULAR VOICES IN BRITISH PAINTING
12 - 21 November
Panter & Hall , Pall Mall
The Temple
oil on linen 76 x 51 cm
the only remaining work from an earlier period when I was exploring ideas of architecture and allegory.
THE DISTINCTIVE EYE : SINGULAR VOICES IN BRITISH PAINTING
12 - 21 November
Panter & Hall , Pall Mall
The Temple
oil on linen 76 x 51 cm
the only remaining work from an earlier period when I was exploring ideas of architecture and allegory.
November 9, 2025 at 3:59 PM
The 3rd work I will be showing at
THE DISTINCTIVE EYE : SINGULAR VOICES IN BRITISH PAINTING
12 - 21 November
Panter & Hall , Pall Mall
The Temple
oil on linen 76 x 51 cm
the only remaining work from an earlier period when I was exploring ideas of architecture and allegory.
THE DISTINCTIVE EYE : SINGULAR VOICES IN BRITISH PAINTING
12 - 21 November
Panter & Hall , Pall Mall
The Temple
oil on linen 76 x 51 cm
the only remaining work from an earlier period when I was exploring ideas of architecture and allegory.
2nd of 3 works I will be showing at
THE DISTINCTIVE EYE : SINGULAR VOICES IN BRITISH PAINTING
12 - 21 November
Panter & Hall, Pall Mall
@PanterandHall
Terra
gouache on paper 71 x 58 cm
www.panterandhall.com/collections/...
THE DISTINCTIVE EYE : SINGULAR VOICES IN BRITISH PAINTING
12 - 21 November
Panter & Hall, Pall Mall
@PanterandHall
Terra
gouache on paper 71 x 58 cm
www.panterandhall.com/collections/...
November 7, 2025 at 12:49 PM
2nd of 3 works I will be showing at
THE DISTINCTIVE EYE : SINGULAR VOICES IN BRITISH PAINTING
12 - 21 November
Panter & Hall, Pall Mall
@PanterandHall
Terra
gouache on paper 71 x 58 cm
www.panterandhall.com/collections/...
THE DISTINCTIVE EYE : SINGULAR VOICES IN BRITISH PAINTING
12 - 21 November
Panter & Hall, Pall Mall
@PanterandHall
Terra
gouache on paper 71 x 58 cm
www.panterandhall.com/collections/...
1 of 3 works I will be showing at
THE DISTINCTIVE EYE : SINGULAR VOICES IN BRITISH PAINTING
12 - 21 November
Panter & Hall, Pall Mall, London
Stargazing (Childhood Ontology Series)
pastel and mixed media (including gold leaf) on paper 74 x 53 cm
www.panterandhall.com/collections/...
THE DISTINCTIVE EYE : SINGULAR VOICES IN BRITISH PAINTING
12 - 21 November
Panter & Hall, Pall Mall, London
Stargazing (Childhood Ontology Series)
pastel and mixed media (including gold leaf) on paper 74 x 53 cm
www.panterandhall.com/collections/...
October 31, 2025 at 6:00 PM
1 of 3 works I will be showing at
THE DISTINCTIVE EYE : SINGULAR VOICES IN BRITISH PAINTING
12 - 21 November
Panter & Hall, Pall Mall, London
Stargazing (Childhood Ontology Series)
pastel and mixed media (including gold leaf) on paper 74 x 53 cm
www.panterandhall.com/collections/...
THE DISTINCTIVE EYE : SINGULAR VOICES IN BRITISH PAINTING
12 - 21 November
Panter & Hall, Pall Mall, London
Stargazing (Childhood Ontology Series)
pastel and mixed media (including gold leaf) on paper 74 x 53 cm
www.panterandhall.com/collections/...
The RP inaugural Drawing Prize 2025 'Revealing the Human' opens tomorrow at the University of Hull Art Gallery
October 3rd - November 30th
I'm delighted to be showing these drawings amongst a really strong selection of works, which you can see online on the RP website therp.co.uk
October 3rd - November 30th
I'm delighted to be showing these drawings amongst a really strong selection of works, which you can see online on the RP website therp.co.uk
October 2, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The RP inaugural Drawing Prize 2025 'Revealing the Human' opens tomorrow at the University of Hull Art Gallery
October 3rd - November 30th
I'm delighted to be showing these drawings amongst a really strong selection of works, which you can see online on the RP website therp.co.uk
October 3rd - November 30th
I'm delighted to be showing these drawings amongst a really strong selection of works, which you can see online on the RP website therp.co.uk
A hop through my process for a recent commission, from life drawing and observation, to layout drawing and final oil painting.
All stages help to resolve certain decisions about the final work for me.
Sound on for comments.
Portrait of Professor Margaret Stanley
for Christ's College, Cambridge
All stages help to resolve certain decisions about the final work for me.
Sound on for comments.
Portrait of Professor Margaret Stanley
for Christ's College, Cambridge
September 30, 2025 at 8:26 PM
A hop through my process for a recent commission, from life drawing and observation, to layout drawing and final oil painting.
All stages help to resolve certain decisions about the final work for me.
Sound on for comments.
Portrait of Professor Margaret Stanley
for Christ's College, Cambridge
All stages help to resolve certain decisions about the final work for me.
Sound on for comments.
Portrait of Professor Margaret Stanley
for Christ's College, Cambridge
These drawings will be shown in the RP inaugural Drawing Prize 2025 'Revealing the Human'
University of Hull Art Gallery
October 3rd - November 30th
@rp
@universityofhull
Layout Drawing A & B for a portrait of Elara
graphite, conte, gouache, ink on cans on paper
38 x 29.5 cm each
University of Hull Art Gallery
October 3rd - November 30th
@rp
@universityofhull
Layout Drawing A & B for a portrait of Elara
graphite, conte, gouache, ink on cans on paper
38 x 29.5 cm each
September 15, 2025 at 5:16 PM
These drawings will be shown in the RP inaugural Drawing Prize 2025 'Revealing the Human'
University of Hull Art Gallery
October 3rd - November 30th
@rp
@universityofhull
Layout Drawing A & B for a portrait of Elara
graphite, conte, gouache, ink on cans on paper
38 x 29.5 cm each
University of Hull Art Gallery
October 3rd - November 30th
@rp
@universityofhull
Layout Drawing A & B for a portrait of Elara
graphite, conte, gouache, ink on cans on paper
38 x 29.5 cm each
An insight into a recent very small drawing on panel, a reworking of an earlier idea.
You'll need sound on for the insights!
'Vanitas Revisited'
mixed media drawing on panel 20 x 15 cm
Framed size 29 x 24 cm
You'll need sound on for the insights!
'Vanitas Revisited'
mixed media drawing on panel 20 x 15 cm
Framed size 29 x 24 cm
September 10, 2025 at 1:08 PM
An insight into a recent very small drawing on panel, a reworking of an earlier idea.
You'll need sound on for the insights!
'Vanitas Revisited'
mixed media drawing on panel 20 x 15 cm
Framed size 29 x 24 cm
You'll need sound on for the insights!
'Vanitas Revisited'
mixed media drawing on panel 20 x 15 cm
Framed size 29 x 24 cm
This work has recently returned from an extraordinary series of exhibitions over the past 2 years - from Hangzhou and Beijing in China, to the Palacio Real in Madrid, and finally Barcelona at MEAM.
It gives me a chance to video it for the first time.
It gives me a chance to video it for the first time.
August 11, 2025 at 1:26 PM
This work has recently returned from an extraordinary series of exhibitions over the past 2 years - from Hangzhou and Beijing in China, to the Palacio Real in Madrid, and finally Barcelona at MEAM.
It gives me a chance to video it for the first time.
It gives me a chance to video it for the first time.
A very condensed, edited, super fast glimpse into the painting process of the red leather jacket in my recent portrait of Professor Margaret Stanley for Christ's College, Cambridge.
www.christs.cam.ac.uk/news/portrai...
www.christs.cam.ac.uk/news/portrai...
July 21, 2025 at 3:33 PM
A very condensed, edited, super fast glimpse into the painting process of the red leather jacket in my recent portrait of Professor Margaret Stanley for Christ's College, Cambridge.
www.christs.cam.ac.uk/news/portrai...
www.christs.cam.ac.uk/news/portrai...
My portrait of Professor Margaret Stanley for Christ's College, Cambridge.
oil on linen over panel 90 x 65 cm
Unveiled last week.
www.christs.cam.ac.uk/news/portrai...
A new portrait of Professor Margaret Stanley, OBE, by Miriam Escofet hangs in the Hall.....
oil on linen over panel 90 x 65 cm
Unveiled last week.
www.christs.cam.ac.uk/news/portrai...
A new portrait of Professor Margaret Stanley, OBE, by Miriam Escofet hangs in the Hall.....
July 17, 2025 at 12:03 PM
My portrait of Professor Margaret Stanley for Christ's College, Cambridge.
oil on linen over panel 90 x 65 cm
Unveiled last week.
www.christs.cam.ac.uk/news/portrai...
A new portrait of Professor Margaret Stanley, OBE, by Miriam Escofet hangs in the Hall.....
oil on linen over panel 90 x 65 cm
Unveiled last week.
www.christs.cam.ac.uk/news/portrai...
A new portrait of Professor Margaret Stanley, OBE, by Miriam Escofet hangs in the Hall.....
My portrait of Professor Margaret Stanley OBE, was unveiled at Christ's College, Cambridge during their Midsummer Feast.
An Hon Fellow of Christ's, best known for her work on the HPV vaccine, it's been an honour to paint such a distinguished individual, who I found to be full of warmth and humour.
An Hon Fellow of Christ's, best known for her work on the HPV vaccine, it's been an honour to paint such a distinguished individual, who I found to be full of warmth and humour.
July 15, 2025 at 10:59 AM
My portrait of Professor Margaret Stanley OBE, was unveiled at Christ's College, Cambridge during their Midsummer Feast.
An Hon Fellow of Christ's, best known for her work on the HPV vaccine, it's been an honour to paint such a distinguished individual, who I found to be full of warmth and humour.
An Hon Fellow of Christ's, best known for her work on the HPV vaccine, it's been an honour to paint such a distinguished individual, who I found to be full of warmth and humour.
Tomorrow Saturday 5 July is the last chance to see the @thecbpp exhibition at The Department Store, Brixton @squirepartners
I am completely in love with this building, which is worth a visit in itself!
I am completely in love with this building, which is worth a visit in itself!
July 4, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Tomorrow Saturday 5 July is the last chance to see the @thecbpp exhibition at The Department Store, Brixton @squirepartners
I am completely in love with this building, which is worth a visit in itself!
I am completely in love with this building, which is worth a visit in itself!
Looking forward to the opening of the 3rd CBPP exhibition at The Department Store tomorrow!
www.thecbpp.org is a collective of some of the best contemporary portraiture you will see. Don’t miss it!
The building itself is worth a visit!
thedepartmentstore.com
Open daily 26 June - 5 July
www.thecbpp.org is a collective of some of the best contemporary portraiture you will see. Don’t miss it!
The building itself is worth a visit!
thedepartmentstore.com
Open daily 26 June - 5 July
June 25, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Looking forward to the opening of the 3rd CBPP exhibition at The Department Store tomorrow!
www.thecbpp.org is a collective of some of the best contemporary portraiture you will see. Don’t miss it!
The building itself is worth a visit!
thedepartmentstore.com
Open daily 26 June - 5 July
www.thecbpp.org is a collective of some of the best contemporary portraiture you will see. Don’t miss it!
The building itself is worth a visit!
thedepartmentstore.com
Open daily 26 June - 5 July
Father's Day
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June 15, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Father's Day
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This work has been part of a 9 month long exhibition at the MEAM Barcelona and will be coming home soon.
REALISM NOW - 27 Sept 2024 - 1 June 2025
A curated exhibition of international artists aiming to show the varied and wide approaches to contemporary figurative painting.
REALISM NOW - 27 Sept 2024 - 1 June 2025
A curated exhibition of international artists aiming to show the varied and wide approaches to contemporary figurative painting.
June 11, 2025 at 2:38 PM
This work has been part of a 9 month long exhibition at the MEAM Barcelona and will be coming home soon.
REALISM NOW - 27 Sept 2024 - 1 June 2025
A curated exhibition of international artists aiming to show the varied and wide approaches to contemporary figurative painting.
REALISM NOW - 27 Sept 2024 - 1 June 2025
A curated exhibition of international artists aiming to show the varied and wide approaches to contemporary figurative painting.
A time-lapse through the evolution of a painting.
All works are individual but for me certain principles hold fast:
- Everything starts with drawing
- Background in painting is key
- Light and Space are the building blocks
Portrait of Prof Helen Moore for Corpus Christi College, Oxford
All works are individual but for me certain principles hold fast:
- Everything starts with drawing
- Background in painting is key
- Light and Space are the building blocks
Portrait of Prof Helen Moore for Corpus Christi College, Oxford
June 4, 2025 at 6:07 PM
A time-lapse through the evolution of a painting.
All works are individual but for me certain principles hold fast:
- Everything starts with drawing
- Background in painting is key
- Light and Space are the building blocks
Portrait of Prof Helen Moore for Corpus Christi College, Oxford
All works are individual but for me certain principles hold fast:
- Everything starts with drawing
- Background in painting is key
- Light and Space are the building blocks
Portrait of Prof Helen Moore for Corpus Christi College, Oxford
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As we wave goodbye to the Royal Soc of Portrait Painters exhibition, here is a video I didn't get round to sharing.
The final prep before getting the panel into a temporary exhibition frame.
Prof Helen Moore, President of Corpus Christi College, Oxford
oil on linen over panel 85 x 65 cm
As we wave goodbye to the Royal Soc of Portrait Painters exhibition, here is a video I didn't get round to sharing.
The final prep before getting the panel into a temporary exhibition frame.
Prof Helen Moore, President of Corpus Christi College, Oxford
oil on linen over panel 85 x 65 cm
May 22, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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As we wave goodbye to the Royal Soc of Portrait Painters exhibition, here is a video I didn't get round to sharing.
The final prep before getting the panel into a temporary exhibition frame.
Prof Helen Moore, President of Corpus Christi College, Oxford
oil on linen over panel 85 x 65 cm
As we wave goodbye to the Royal Soc of Portrait Painters exhibition, here is a video I didn't get round to sharing.
The final prep before getting the panel into a temporary exhibition frame.
Prof Helen Moore, President of Corpus Christi College, Oxford
oil on linen over panel 85 x 65 cm
Being interviewed by James Nicholls at the Private View of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters annual exhibition at the Mall Galleries, for his Art Review feature of our exhibition
Talking about my portrait of Prof Helen Moore, President of Corpus Christi College, Oxford
Talking about my portrait of Prof Helen Moore, President of Corpus Christi College, Oxford
May 16, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Being interviewed by James Nicholls at the Private View of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters annual exhibition at the Mall Galleries, for his Art Review feature of our exhibition
Talking about my portrait of Prof Helen Moore, President of Corpus Christi College, Oxford
Talking about my portrait of Prof Helen Moore, President of Corpus Christi College, Oxford
Details of my drawing of Prof Helen Moore, President of Corpus Christi Oxford, which I am exhibiting alongside her portrait in oils, at the Royal Society of Portrait Painters exhibition at the Mall Galleries
This drawing was made during my sittings with Helen over a period of several days.
This drawing was made during my sittings with Helen over a period of several days.
May 14, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Details of my drawing of Prof Helen Moore, President of Corpus Christi Oxford, which I am exhibiting alongside her portrait in oils, at the Royal Society of Portrait Painters exhibition at the Mall Galleries
This drawing was made during my sittings with Helen over a period of several days.
This drawing was made during my sittings with Helen over a period of several days.
Sitter and Portrait!
It was lovely to have my sitter see her finished portrait for the first time at the opening of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters exhibition this week at the Mall Galleries, London
Prof Helen Moore, President of Corpus Christi College, Oxford
Exhibition until 17 May
It was lovely to have my sitter see her finished portrait for the first time at the opening of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters exhibition this week at the Mall Galleries, London
Prof Helen Moore, President of Corpus Christi College, Oxford
Exhibition until 17 May
May 11, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Sitter and Portrait!
It was lovely to have my sitter see her finished portrait for the first time at the opening of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters exhibition this week at the Mall Galleries, London
Prof Helen Moore, President of Corpus Christi College, Oxford
Exhibition until 17 May
It was lovely to have my sitter see her finished portrait for the first time at the opening of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters exhibition this week at the Mall Galleries, London
Prof Helen Moore, President of Corpus Christi College, Oxford
Exhibition until 17 May
What a fabulous opening to the Royal Society of Portrait Painters exhibition yesterday!
A wonderful array of the best contemporary portraiture on show, including some great invited artists.
And we had the incomparable Simon Schama presenting the opening speech!
Opens today 8 - 17 May
Mall Galleries
A wonderful array of the best contemporary portraiture on show, including some great invited artists.
And we had the incomparable Simon Schama presenting the opening speech!
Opens today 8 - 17 May
Mall Galleries
May 8, 2025 at 3:37 PM
What a fabulous opening to the Royal Society of Portrait Painters exhibition yesterday!
A wonderful array of the best contemporary portraiture on show, including some great invited artists.
And we had the incomparable Simon Schama presenting the opening speech!
Opens today 8 - 17 May
Mall Galleries
A wonderful array of the best contemporary portraiture on show, including some great invited artists.
And we had the incomparable Simon Schama presenting the opening speech!
Opens today 8 - 17 May
Mall Galleries
One of the drawings I will be showing at the Royal Society of Portrait Painters exhibition opening this week.
Life drawing of Ausrǎ
conte on hand canson paper 63 x 52 cm
RP annual exhibition
8 - 17 May
Mall Galleries
London
www.mallgalleries.org.uk/exhibitions-...
Life drawing of Ausrǎ
conte on hand canson paper 63 x 52 cm
RP annual exhibition
8 - 17 May
Mall Galleries
London
www.mallgalleries.org.uk/exhibitions-...
May 5, 2025 at 7:47 AM
One of the drawings I will be showing at the Royal Society of Portrait Painters exhibition opening this week.
Life drawing of Ausrǎ
conte on hand canson paper 63 x 52 cm
RP annual exhibition
8 - 17 May
Mall Galleries
London
www.mallgalleries.org.uk/exhibitions-...
Life drawing of Ausrǎ
conte on hand canson paper 63 x 52 cm
RP annual exhibition
8 - 17 May
Mall Galleries
London
www.mallgalleries.org.uk/exhibitions-...
I am glad to be showing a few drawings at the Royal Society of Portrait Painters exhibition. This is one of them. Drawing is fundamental part of my practice and shows up in different ways and approaches.
RP annual exhibition
8 - 17 May
Mall Galleries
www.mallgalleries.org.uk/exhibitions-...
RP annual exhibition
8 - 17 May
Mall Galleries
www.mallgalleries.org.uk/exhibitions-...
April 27, 2025 at 8:51 AM
I am glad to be showing a few drawings at the Royal Society of Portrait Painters exhibition. This is one of them. Drawing is fundamental part of my practice and shows up in different ways and approaches.
RP annual exhibition
8 - 17 May
Mall Galleries
www.mallgalleries.org.uk/exhibitions-...
RP annual exhibition
8 - 17 May
Mall Galleries
www.mallgalleries.org.uk/exhibitions-...
I will be showing this recent portrait commission of Prof Helen Moore, President of Corpus Christi College, Oxford, at the Royal Society of Portrait Painters annual exhibition opening on the 8th May at the Mall Galleries London.
RP exhibition 8 - 17 May
www.mallgalleries.org.uk/exhibitions-...
RP exhibition 8 - 17 May
www.mallgalleries.org.uk/exhibitions-...
April 22, 2025 at 2:49 PM
I will be showing this recent portrait commission of Prof Helen Moore, President of Corpus Christi College, Oxford, at the Royal Society of Portrait Painters annual exhibition opening on the 8th May at the Mall Galleries London.
RP exhibition 8 - 17 May
www.mallgalleries.org.uk/exhibitions-...
RP exhibition 8 - 17 May
www.mallgalleries.org.uk/exhibitions-...
This week was the opening of BEYOND THE PRIZE at the Mall Galleries, where I am showing this recent drawing .
16 to 26 April 2025
Guest curated by Tabish Khan, the exhibition brings together the best prize winning artists from art societies across the UK
www.mallgalleries.org.uk/exhibitions-...
16 to 26 April 2025
Guest curated by Tabish Khan, the exhibition brings together the best prize winning artists from art societies across the UK
www.mallgalleries.org.uk/exhibitions-...
April 18, 2025 at 5:07 PM
This week was the opening of BEYOND THE PRIZE at the Mall Galleries, where I am showing this recent drawing .
16 to 26 April 2025
Guest curated by Tabish Khan, the exhibition brings together the best prize winning artists from art societies across the UK
www.mallgalleries.org.uk/exhibitions-...
16 to 26 April 2025
Guest curated by Tabish Khan, the exhibition brings together the best prize winning artists from art societies across the UK
www.mallgalleries.org.uk/exhibitions-...