Portrait Artist of the Year Australia Courtney Act, Mark Coles Smith and Margaret Pomeranz (Season 1, Episode 2)
TV Episode | Reality-TV

Primary photo for Courtney Act, Mark Coles Smith and Margaret Pomeranz

Portrait Artist of the Year Australia

Courtney Act, Mark Coles Smith and Margaret Pomeranz (Season 1, Episode 2)

TV Episode | Reality-TV

The second heat of the first season sees nine artists creating portraits of drag queen/singer/tv personality Courtney Act, actor/writer/composer Mark Coles Smith and film critic/writer/producer/television personality Margaret Pomeranz.

See all filmmakers & crew

Edit Released

Updated Nov 9, 2025

Release date

Nov 9, 2025 (Australia)

Awards

Series awards

2 nominations

Contacts

+ Add

Become a member to see contact information for Courtney Act, Mark Coles Smith and Margaret Pomeranz.

Cast	+ Add Cast
8 cast members

Name	Known for
Luke McGregor Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	Rosehaven (2016)
Miranda Tapsell Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	The Dry (2020)
Bree Pickering Self - Judge Self - Judge See fewer	Portrait Artist of the Year Australia (2025)
Robert Wellington Self - Judge Self - Judge See fewer	Portrait Artist of the Year Australia (2025)
Shane Jenek Self - Courtney Act - Sitter Self - Courtney Act - Sitter See fewer	Courtney Act: Ugly (2015)
Mark Coles Smith Self - Sitter Self - Sitter See fewer	Mystery Road: Origin (2022)
Margaret Pomeranz Self - Sitter Self - Sitter See fewer	Front Up (1994)
Abdul Abdullah Self - Judge Self - Judge See fewer	Finding the Archibald (2021)