Teen Portrait Competition
Inspired by the museum’s triennial Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition, the 2025 Teen Portrait Competition is open to students between the ages of 13 and 17 residing in the U.S. and its territories. Two winners will be chosen: one in the 13- to 15-year-old category and one in the 16- to 17-year-old category. The two winning portraits will be displayed in the museum outside The Outwin 2025: American Portraiture Today exhibition. The portraits by the winners and finalists will be featured on the National Portrait Gallery’s website.
The submission window has closed. Stay tuned for the winners of the 2025 Teen Portrait Competition here.
Check out the online exhibition of 2022's winners and finalists