2020 ART COMPETITION

We had a fantastic response with over 700 entries from across the UK and Europe, thank you to all the artists who entered.   We are most grateful to the judges: Stewart Geddes and Ann Blockley who did a brilliant job under very difficult circumstances.  A huge thank you to our prize sponsors, without whom the competition would not exist.

Our Prizewinners:

The Richard Hagen Gallery Prize £1000 – Karen Stamper ‘Down at the Allotments II No. 169

The Worshipful Company of Painter Stainers Prize for Representational Art £500 – Jane Overbury No. 138

The John Noott Galleries Prize for Figurative Art – £500 – Lindy Allfrey No. 001

The Little Buckland Gallery Prize for 3D Art – £500 – Judy Boyt No. 022

The New Entrant Prize – £250 each Bina Shah No. 160 (shared)

The New Entrant Prize – £250 each Deborah Westmancoat No. 186 (shared).

The Visitor’s Choice Prize – £500 of framing Hilary Deron for “Ancient Pulse”

Highly Commended:

Rod Ashman ‘Memories of Tintagel’ No. 009

Day Bowman ‘Study I Fortress Series’ No. 021.

Ellie Carr ‘Moon Form’ No. 026.

Gordon Connell ‘400 Traces I’ No. 038.

Liz Doyle ‘There was a Mountain’ No. 050.

Mike Duckering ‘Donde Estas’ No. 052.

Julia Engelhardt ‘Spring Scene with Black Wall II’ No. 057.

Plum Neasmith ‘Verrocchio: Fragments of Time’ No. 132.

Katie Sollohub ‘Play of Light, Normansfield Theatre’ No. 166.

Paul Wadsworth ‘Boat Ride Through Backwaters of Kerala’ No. 180.