Jonathan Yeo Portraits

Jonathan Yeo is one of the world’s leading portrait artists, known internationally for his portraits of some of the most famous people in the world, including, Sienna Miller, Kevin Spacey, Stephen Fry, and Helena Bonham Carter.

Jonathan Yeo Portraits, the major new retrospective of Yeo’s works, will open at the Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle, on Saturday, 8 November 2014. After receiving great critical acclaim on opening at the National Portrait Gallery, and subsequently at the Lowry, the new show will reveal further pieces, to present the widest survey of Yeo’s oeuvre to date.

Paintings on display feature some of Yeo’s most iconic sitters, who are leaders in their field of expertise, ranging across the arts, fashion, politics, and business. Sitters include: Jude Law, Sir Michael Parkinson, Erin O’Connor, Malala Yousafzai, Doreen Lawrence OBE, and Grayson Perry. A range of studies and sketches will also go on show, to provide a comprehensive resumé of Yeo’s artistic career, spanning over two decades.

In addition, the Laing will unveil a number of new paintings, which have never been displayed publicly before, depicting illustrious sitters.