08-29 October 2014
Selected by
Sir Peter Blake (Artist), Anthony Green RA (Artist),
Nicholas Usherwood (Features Editor,
Galleries Magazine), Jill Hutchings
(Director, Curwen Gallery)
Private View & Prize Announcements on Tuesday 7th October 6-8pm
Two prize winners will be announced during the evening
Winner of
the Curwen Gallery Prize for Figurative Painting (£1000 and a solo exhibition at Curwen Gallery)
Winner of
the Odgers Berndtson Purchase Prize |
| Alison Elliot |
The
work of eighteen artists feature in this exhibition, each having been selected
from the many submissions that were made to Curwen Gallery’s first ever prize
for figurative painting.
The
panel of esteemed judges, Artists Sir Peter Blake and Anthony Green
RA, and Nicholas Usherwood, Features Editor of 'Galleries' magazine
joined Jill Hutchings, Director of Curwen Gallery, in making the final
selection of artists.
This
collection of works shows some of the great diversity in subject matter, style and approach in contemporary figurative
painting.
Alison Elliott’s life-sized baby giraffe creates a huge impact as its sits at over two metres high, filling the wall from floor to ceiling. At the other end of the spectrum, Jeremy Galton still draws the viewer’s attention, albeit more quietly, with his exquisite still life of a humble hard boiled egg.
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| Jeremy Galton |
Alongside more representational works including The Humanist (Self Portrait inspired by Erwin Panofsky) by Michael Sangster, and Richard Dack’s coastal scenes, more surreal or dreamlike imagery is seen in the work of Sandy Damon, Eileen Schaer or Josh Hollingshead.
In Hollingshead’s ambitiously large and detailed
work Imaginary Gallery, famous works of art cover the vast hanging space
from hundreds of well known artists throughout history.
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| Michael Sangster |
One
of these eighteen shortlisted artists will be announced as the winner of the
Curwen Gallery Prize for Figurative Painting at the private view on 7th
October, winning not only a cash prize but the opportunity of a solo exhibition
at Curwen Gallery in 2015.
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| Josh Hollingshead |
Colin Allbrook, Richard Dack, Sandy Damon, Alison
Elliot, Jeremy Galton, Josh Hollingshead, Peter Jones, Michael Kirkbride, Mark
Lawrence, Jill Leman, Martin Leman, Bridget Moore, Colin Murray, Max Naylor,
Michael Sangster, Eileen Schaer, Mark Ward and Robert E Wells.
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| Richard Dack |
or call 0207 323 4700
For more information on the exhibition see the website
http://www.curwengallery.co.uk/prize/index.htm
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