A portrait is a painting, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face and its expression is predominant. The intent is to display the likeness, personality, and even the mood of the person. For this reason, in photography a portrait is generally not a snapshot, but a composed image of a person in a still position. A portrait often shows a person looking directly at the painter or photographer, in order to most successfully engage the subject with the viewer.

The Great Portrait Show showcases 101 selections from 486 entries that display a variety of styles and mediums, all with the focus on portraiture. Artists selected to exhibit include:

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Patrick Affourtit
Karen Albanese Campbell
Brooke Albrecht
Daniel Alvarez
W.E. Arnold
Nora Balduff
Tony Bruno
Nicole Buchanan
Molly Christian
Jon Christopher
Teri Dashfield
Luke Davis
Victoria Douglas
Jenny Feng
Karl Francis
Audrey Galat
Summer Gallentine
Grant Gilliland
Grant Gilsdorf
Julia Goodman
Candi Hall
Avery Hartranft
Taylor Hickman
Kayla Holdgreve
Nikolaos Hulme
Sidney Irvine
Amanda Kline
Casey Laughter
Jeromy Laux
Sheryl Lazenby
Scott Marx
Stephanie Matthews
Cate McCleery
Amy McCrory
Kate Minear Sorenson
Mike O'Brien
Emma Parker
Logan Rance
Gaye Reissland
Steven Riggs
Brittany Robinson
David Ryan
Jennifer Sayger
Stacie Sells
Peter Shadix
Jamie Sommer
Natalie Steigmann-Gall
Johnny Stipancich
Nick Stull
Chris Tennant
Khanh Thach
Melodie Thompson
David Walker
Ria Waugh
Evan Williams
Donte Woods-Spikes