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Threadneedle Prize 2012: Names Of Selected Artists

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Below yous tin notice the names of the artists selected for the 2012 exhibition of the £30,000 Threadneedle Prize.  Also included are links to their websites - simply click the name (where I convey been able to position these)

The £30,000 is the well-nigh valuable prize for a unmarried move of figurative fine art inwards the UK.

Threadneedle Prize 2012 - The Selection process
The Selectors: (Left to right) Nicholas Usherwood, Peter Randall-Page too Chris Riopelle

Back inwards June I announced that 153 works past times 144 artists from the UK of Britain too Northern Republic of Ireland too continental Europe convey been selected for the Threadneedle Prize Exhibition 2012 - see Threadneedle Prize 2012: Analysis of entries / selected artists

The total of 153 works is 3 times bigger than the issue of works exhibited inwards previous Threadneedle Exhibitions.  After roughly criticisms of the alternative final year, the selectors convey obviously included a much broader cross-section of figurative icon too sculpture than that seen inwards whatever previous Threadneedle Prize exhibition.  37 of the works selected are sculptures.

The artists included likewise vary from past times winners of major prizes - including this prize - too prominent figurative painters with the premier fine art societies to recent graduates too younger emerging artists.  This is likewise the start twelvemonth that artists from Continental Europe convey been able to submit work.

There are 2 benefits to the changes this year

  • Hopefully this broader approach volition furnish a ameliorate representation of the lineament of contemporary figurative artwork inwards the Uk today
  • Plus - if these trends buy the farm along - it makes the Threadneedle Prize = a much to a greater extent than attractive contest to motion into from the artist's perspective.

The Threadneedle Prize Exhibition 2012 is to endure held at the Mall Galleries inwards key London, which is held betwixt 26 September too thirteen Oct 2012.

Threadneedle Prize 2012: Selected Artists

I saw a lot to similar - too a lot of unique and/or master copy contemporary figurative fine art every bit I went through finding the websites. Right click on the link inwards their refer too opened upward inwards a novel tab to come across them.  

 If yous location whatever errors and/or desire to volunteer a link to a selected artwork (or an paradigm of it) delight larn out a comment or e-mail me - come across the correct manus column for how to contact me. I'm likewise happy to pose out a pocket-sized issue of additional images of selected move inwards this post - simply shipping me the file.
The 2012 exhibiting artists are:
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  • Christina Ballard 
  • 'Built" : recording too responding to the structure process  I wouldn't endure inwards the to the lowest degree fleck surprised to come across whichever drawing Jeanette has submitted on the shortlist for the Prizewinner.  She's an ex tutor of mine too I know how she works - from observation on site - too thence transposes it to huge drawings dorsum inwards the studio.
Jeanette Barnes - Charcoal Drawings of The Olympic Stadium, the Shard too the Aquatic Centre
From the "Built" exhibition at the Mall Galleries inwards June 2012
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One of Every Species of Bird works life inwards Hong Kong, Cage 26 past times Fran Gifford
110cm x 80cm, graphite pencil (drawn using solely horizontal lines

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My Feet by Ben Greener
Wood, glue, canvass dyed with tea too coffee.
10x24x34 cm
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Vote for the £10,000 Visitors' Choice Award

If yous see the exhibition yous tin shape a vote for the £10,000 Visitors’ Choice Prize afterwards you've viewed all the artwork. Every 1 of the 153 works is eligible to win this Prize.  That agency the populace vote actually counts for something - thence larn along to the gallery to come across this exhibition inwards September if yous can!

Prize announcements

Six works convey been shortlisted for the £30,000 Threadneedle Prize.  These volition endure announced at a Preview on the eventide of Tuesday 25 September 2012.

The winners of both The Threadneedle Prize too Visitors’ Choice volition endure announced at a particular Awards Dinner, hosted past times TV personality Victoria Coren, on Midweek 10 Oct 2012.

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