Election Artist Explained

The Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art of the British House of Commons chooses an official Election Artist to document the election campaigns in the United Kingdom's general elections.^[1]

The first Election Artist was Jonathan Yeo, who produced three portraits of party leaders for the 2001 United Kingdom general election.

Artists

Election	Artist
	Jonathan Yeo
	David Godbold^[2]
	Simon Roberts
	Adam Dant^[3]
	Cornelia Parker^[4]
	Nicky Hirst^[5]
	Joanne Coates^[6]

Notes and References

1. News: Photographer Simon Roberts is official election artist. 26 May 2017 . . 20 March 2010.
2. Laura Smith-Spark, "Artist to capture campaign colour", BBC News, 15 April 2005
3. Web site: Hogarth for our times is chosen to chronicle the general election. TheGuardian.com. 21 March 2015.
4. News: Sculptor Cornelia Parker named as 2017 election artist. BBC News. May 2017.
5. Web site: Nicky Hirst named official artist for the 2019 General Election . . 6 August 2020 . 13 November 2019.
6. News: Election artist 'honoured' to record 'key moments'. Hayley. Coyle. 25 June 2024. BBC News. 1 November 2024.