The prestigious Zurich Portrait Prize exhibition is leaving the capital for the first time to be showcased in Cork. “Crawford Art Gallery is delighted to partner for the first time with the National Gallery of Ireland on the hugely anticipated Zurich Portrait Prize exhibition,” Crawford Art Gallery director, Mary McCarthy, said. “Showcasing portraiture to new audiences at Crawford Art Gallery is a wonderful development for the competition,” she said. Winner of the Zurich Portrait Prize 2019The first winner of the Zurich Young Portrait Prize is a photograph entitled, “The new age”, by Mabel Forsyth and Mary O’Carroll, 12-year-old cousins from Dublin. The National Gallery of Ireland’s Zurich Portrait Prize, sponsored by the insurance company, Zurich, is now in its sixth year.

Source: Irish Examiner January 15, 2020 13:30 UTC