| Description | Painting of musician Nile Rodgers seated on a chair with an cream coloured electric guitar next to him on a guitar stand. Red background and floor.
In an interview with British fashion label Me+Em Blackburn said of the experience of painting Nile Rodgers;
"It was crazy at the time: to be flown out to America, 7 months pregnant, to paint living legend Nile Rodgers. Nile showed me around his house, his studio, his collection of guitars and, most importantly, his wardrobe. He has lived an extraordinary life and has endless stories about the people he worked with in the music industry. He's such a dude, the epitome of cool. I am so proud that my portrait of him now hangs in the Royal Albert Hall." |
| Administrative History | The painting was created by Christabel Blackburn as the winner of the Sky Arts Portrait Artist Of The Year 2020 which was broadcast on the Sky Arts Channel on 24 March 2020.
The winner was awarded a £10,000 prize for winning the television art contest, as well as a commission to paint musician Nile Rodgers to be displayed in the Royal Albert Hall. Blackburn had to travel to Connecticut in the USA to paint the portrait. |
| Custodial History | Presented as a loan to the Royal Albert Hall in December 2020 and hung in January 2021.
Loaned-out to Compton Verney art gallery 19 February-5 June 2022 for 'Portrait Artist of the Year: The Exhibition'. The commemorative exhibition celebrated eight years of SkyArts most successful tv series Portrait Artist of the Year. Curated by one of the programmes guest judges, Kathleen Soriano,the exhibition featured over 120 works of art. Showcasing the range of styles, media and approaches taken to portraiture, the exhibition will showcase past winners and their prize commissions for major museums and galleries, as well as examining how the genre of portraiture has been tested through the range of diverse and personal styles that have been revealed. |