Celebrating the diversity, excellence and range of drawing in the UK
12 September – 28 October 2012 JVA at Jerwood Space, London
The Jerwood Drawing Prize 2012 is the largest and longest running annual open exhibition for drawing in the UK. Judged by an independent panel of selectors; Stephen Coppel , Curator of the Modern Collection, Department of Prints and Drawings at the British Museum; Kate Macfarlane, Co-Director of Drawing Room, London; and Lisa Milroy, Artist and Head of Graduate Painting, Slade School of Fine Art, UCL, the Prize aims to explore and celebrate the diversity, excellence and range of current drawing practice in the UK. As a response to the ever-growing popularity of the competition, and the present financial landscape of the arts, Jerwood Visual Arts (JVA) and Drawing Projects UK are delighted this year to announce an increase in the total prize fund, from £11,000 to £17,000 , a rise of over 50%.
From its beginning, the Jerwood Drawing Prize has championed the breadth of contemporary drawing in the UK. The 2011 exhibition displayed diverse interpretations of drawing and included video installation, collage and embroidery. The First Prize, awarded to Gary Lawrence for his detailed ballpoint pen drawing, Homage to Anonymous, 2011, acknowledges the traditional medium of draughtsmanship.
From a submission of almost 3,000 entries, the selectors have brought together an exhibition of 77 works from 73 artists. The shortlist includes established artists as well as relative newcomers and students fresh from art college. The selected works will be exhibited at JVA at Jerwood Space, London from 12 September - 28 October 2012 , and then tour to venues across the UK including the new Jerwood Gallery, Hastings and mac, Birmingham.
The prizes, which will be awarded to the winning artists at a ceremony on Tuesday 11 September 2012, are a first prize of £8,000, second prize of £5,000 and two student awards of £2,000 each.
The artists short-listed for the Jerwood Drawing Prize 2012 are:
Katie Aggett, Judith Alder, Linda Antalova, Aglaé Bassens, Meghana Bisineer, Matthew Burrows, Malina Busch, Jane Bustin, Elizabeth Butterworth, Heeseung Choi, Alexander Costello, Toni Davey, Jeffrey Dennis, Jane Dixon, Paul Eachus, Mark Evans, Marisa J. Futernick, Matteo Fuzzi, Richard Galloway, Stefan Gant, Pippa Gatty, Albert Geere, Karolina Glusiec, Margarita Gluzberg, Thomas Gosebruch, Beatrice Haines, Susie Hamilton, Tom Hammick, Jane Harris, Oona Hassim, Greg Hayman, Jefford Horrigan, Joanne Hummel-Newell, Abigail Hunt, Robin Jones, Kerstin Kartscher, Min Kim, Rebecca Kunzi, Nadine Mahoney, Sam Mould, Kyounghee Noh, Nengi Omuku, Simon Parish, Sarah Pettitt, Kasper Pincis, Kathy Prendergast, Carl Randall, Howard Read, Frances Richardson, Ishai Rimmer, Fiona Robinson, Daniela Sarigu, Katy Shepherd, Ruth Simons, Simson & Volley, Eiko Soga, Bada Song, Sarah Spackman, Jenny Steele, Maaike Anne Stevens, Rebecca Swindell, Eleanor Taylor, Shelley Theodore, Mathew Tom, Amikam Toren, Felicity Truscott, Andrew Vass, Julia Vogl, Sarah Kate Wilson, Ching Wong, Tanya Wood, William Wright, Aishan Yu
For further details please contact Press Officer, Isabel Cooper, at Parker Harris: 01372 462109 or [email protected]
Jerwood Visual Arts will host a series of evening events to accompany the exhibition. Events are free but must be booked in advance, for more information please check the Jerwood Visual Arts website.
Notes to Editors
The Jerwood Drawing Prize is part of Jerwood Visual Arts and is run in partnership with Drawing Projects UK.
Jerwood Visual Arts (JVA) is a contemporary gallery programme of awards, exhibitions and events at Jerwood Space, London and on tour nationally. Jerwood Visual Arts supports and showcases the work of talented emerging artists. It aims to make connections and provoke conversations within and across visual arts disciplines. JVA is a major initiative of the Jerwood Charitable Foundation. www.jerwoodvisualarts.org
The Jerwood Charitable Foundation is dedicated to imaginative and responsible revenue funding of the arts, supporting artists to develop and grow at important stages in their careers. The aim of their funding is to allow artists and arts organisations to thrive; to continue to develop their skills, imagination and creativity with integrity. It works across art forms, from dance and theatre to literature, music and the visual arts. www.jerwoodcharitablefoundation.org
Drawing Projects UK was established in 2009 by Professor Anita Taylor, Co-Founder of the Jerwood Drawing Prize (originally Cheltenham Open Drawing Exhibition) and Director of the National Art School, Sydney. Drawing Projects UK aims to develop, organise and promote projects in drawing that contribute to and enhance knowledge and understanding of drawing in the UK.
Selectors Biographies
Stephen Coppel is Curator of the Modern Collection, Department of Prints and Drawings, British Museum . He was appointed Assistant Keeper of the print collection in 1992 and became responsible for the modern collection in 2004. Most recently, he has curated Picasso prints: The Vollard Suite , on display at the British Museum from 3 May – 2 September 2012. www.britishmuseum.org
Kate Macfarlane is a Curator and Co-Founder and Co-Director of Drawing Room, London, a nonprofit organisation that explores ideas around contemporary drawing and makes them visible in the public domain. It provides a unique resource for the promotion of drawing, its practice, theory and methodology. www.drawingroom.org.uk
Lisa Milroy, Artist and Head of Graduate Painting, Slade School of Fine Art, UCL, was born in Vancouver, Canada and graduated from Goldsmiths College in 1982. Known for her still life painting, she also works with print, drawing and animation. In the last five years she has exhibited in the UK, Switzerland, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, South Korea, China, USA and Iceland, and her work is held in several significant public and private collections. She was elected to the Royal Academy of Arts in 2006. www.lisamilroy.net
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