Landscape Artist of the Year

Landscape Artist of the Year

2015
★★★☆☆ 6.8/10
📺 10 Seasons
🎬 87 Episodes
📅 Returning Series
🌐 EN
⏱️ 45 min/episode
Reality
It is a nationwide search to find the best landscape artist. Filmed at picturesque locations around the UK, contestants paint National Trust properties for a chance to win a £10,000 commission for a British institution's permanent collection. Through several rounds, winners are selected to advance to the semifinal, and then to the final. Judging the competition are British art historian Kate Bryan, independent curator Kathleen Soriano, and award-winning artist Tai-Shan Schierenberg.

Where to Watch (US)

Stream

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Prime Video with Ads

Seasons

Season 1
2015 • 9 Episodes
Joan Bakewell and Frank Skinner are joined by judges Tai Shan Schierenberg, Kathleen Soriano and Kate Bryan to find the nation's best landscape painter.
Season 2
2016 • 9 Episodes
Frank Skinner and Joan Bakewell search for a new star landscape artist as contestants capture National Trust properties across the country, starting at Scotney Castle, Kent.
Season 3
2017 • 9 Episodes
Hosts Joan Bakewell and Frank Skinner launch a nationwide search for the Landscape Artist of the Year 2017 as contestants paint iconic locations across the country.
Season 4
2018 • 9 Episodes
Stephen Mangan and Joan Bakewell search for the country's best landscape artist. The competition begins in Yorkshire, where the contestants attempt to paint Fountains Abbey.
Season 5
2019 • 9 Episodes
Joan Bakewell and Stephen Mangan return with the search for the nation's best landscape painter, starting at Smeaton's Tower in Plymouth.
Season 6
2021 • 9 Episodes
This year's competition kicks off as six new hopefuls head to Chartwell House, once home to Winston Churchill.
Season 7
2022 • 10 Episodes
With an emphasis on our endangered environment, this year's competition begins as competitors visit the spectacular Eden Project.
Season 9
2024 • 3 Episodes
Stephen Mangan heads to spectacular Dunnottar Castle in Aberdeenshire, where eight artists are competing for a spot in the semi-final.
Season 10
2025 • 10 Episodes

Network

Sky Arts

Production

Storyvault Films

Keywords

artisttalent showlandscape