Select from our collection of today’s foremost portrait artists.

Portraits South, founded in 1977, is the largest full-service company representing portrait artists available for commission in the United States. With its home office located in Raleigh, North Carolina, Portraits South markets the talents of nearly 100 artists of national and international distinction. Our artists work in a variety of media including oil, pastel, watercolor, charcoal, pencil as well as terra cotta and bronze sculpture.

Portraits South specializes in helping clients select the artist who can best capture the subject, in a way that suits your style and budget. Our services are provided to you at no additional cost over what you would pay to work directly with an artist.

All the images shown are original art, not photographs.

Begin by browsing through our gallery of sample portraits to better identify the type and style of portrait you prefer.

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