Star Portraits - A new Bravo! original series

Star Portraits is an all new original series by Bravo! Canada. The series was developed by PTC Productions and based on the hit BBC program. The show is hosted by Broadway star Louise Pitre.

The series begins on September 12th @ 8:00 pm on Bravo! Canada and runs every Saturday until December 12th.

www.bravo.ca and www.starportraits.ca

In each 30 minute episode, 3 Canadian working artists are introduced to a Canadian personality. They must get work quickly in order to perform as much preliminary work as possible with the star. They have 2 weeks to complete their portrait. Louise visits each artists in their studio to see how the work is coming along. At the end of each episode, the star is presented with the 3 portraits one of which they may select for their personal collection. The remaining portraits are grouped and 6 selected for the permanent collection of the Canadian Portrait Society. The rest are auctioned off at Joyner Waddinton's Auction of Important Canadian Art. The proceeds go to a charity selected by the celebrity.

Academy of Realist Art instructor Juan Carlos Martinez has been selected as one of the artists. He will be completing the portrait of Alex Trebek on the episode aired on Saturday November 14th @ 8:00 pm.

Celebrities

Alex Trebek
The Amazing Kreskin
Ashley MacIsaac
Colin Mochrie
Debbie Travis
Elvis Stojko
Enrico Colantoni
George Chuvalo
Margaret Trudeau
Measha Brueggergosman
Pamela Wallin
Dr. Roberta Bondar
General Romeo Dallaire

Artists

Allan Harding MacKay
Brian Smith
Carrie Colton
Catto Houghton
Christina Sealey
Daniel Hughes
Daniel Ross
Elaine Goble
Erik Dzenis
Gabor Paul Mezei
Gertrude Kearns
Gregory Sean Damery
Heather Cooper
Isabella Stefanescu
Jamie Bradbury
Jason Kronenwald
John Viljoen
Juan Carlos Martinez
Judy Finch
Katherine Stone
Kim Van Stygeren Medland
Kristy Gordon
Laurie McGaw
Manny Neubacher
Maria Gabankova-Brezina
Marie Finkelstein
Mark Thompson
Natalie Majaba Waldburger
Natasha
Opal Dunbar Adams
Paul Robert Turner
Reid McLachlan
Sara Sniderhan
Shannon Reynolds
Stefan Galvanek
Tom Campbell
Travis Shilling
Veronica Kvassetskaia-Tsyglan
Wageh Yassa