Welsh Artist of the Year

The Welsh Artist of the Year award is an annual art competition in Cardiff's St David's Hall, open to amateur and professional artists who have a link to Wales. It has been running annually since 2000.[1][2][3]

The competition has become a significant feature in the Welsh visual arts calendar, possibly due to the prestige associated with the title Welsh Artist of The Year. However the title's relationship with the actual competition structure could be seen as misleading, firstly because the selection process requires the artist to submit an application form and pay an entry fee (therefore only participating artists can be considered). The selection is also limited to one artwork per artist and that artwork is limited in size, rather than considering an artist's entire contribution for the year, which the title may suggest.[4][5][6] A comparison with Cardiff's well resourced Artes Mundi prize may put the actual stature of Welsh Artist of the Year into perspective.

Prizes handed out in Painting, Drawing, Sculpture, Photography, Applied arts categories as well as a Student prize. An overall winner and runner-up prize are awarded.[7] Winners are chosen by a judging panel composed mainly of fellow artists,[8] with the winner receiving a cheque for £2000.

Following the announcement of the winners in June an exhibition is held at St David's Hall, Cardiff, showing the prizewinners and shortlisted works.[7]

The competition will not be held in 2014, as staff will be focusing their efforts on developing the "visual arts in the capital".[9]

Winners
2014

No competition

2013

Winner: Sarah Ball (painting) [7]
Runner-up: John Abell (printmaking) [8]

2012

Winner: Gemma Copp (video) [10]
Runner-up: Aled Rhys Hughes (photography)

2011

Winner: Paul Emmanuel (painting on sheep fleece) [11]
Runner-up: Pamela Rawnsley (applied arts)

2010

Winner: Elfyn Lewis (painting) [1][12]
Runner-up: Emily Jenkins (sculpture)

2009

Winner: Tim Freeman (printmaking) [13]
Runner-up: Fern Thomas (photography)

2008

Winner: Philippa Lawrence (conceptual sculpture/photography) [14]
Runner-up: Eleri Mills (painting)

2007

Winner: Walter Keeler (ceramics) [15]
Second prize: Virginia Head (drawing)
Third prize: Daphne Hurn (painting)

2006

Winner: Ruth Harries (textiles) [16]
Runner-up: Elizabeth Forrest (sculpture)

2005

Winner: Sally Moore (painting) [12]

2003

Winner: Brendan Stuart Burns (painting)[17]
Runner-up: Philip Nicol (painting)[18]

2002

Winner: Rob Piercy (painting) [19]
Runner-up: Tony Goble (painting)

2000

Winner: Brendan Stuart Burns (painting)[20]
Runner-up: Clive Hicks-Jenkins (painting)[21]

See also

References
  1. Welsh Artist of the Year, BBC Wales (blog), 23 June 2010. Retrieved 2013-08-23.
  2. "Noms open for Welsh Artist of the Year", Buzz Magazine, 3 February 2010. Retrieved 2013-08-23.
  3. "Welsh artist of the year", Axis artists' database. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
  4. "Welsh Artist of the Year review", Vulgar Culture website. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
  5. "Welsh Artist of the Year 2013 review", Wales Arts Review. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
  6. "2013 application form", St David's Hall. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
  7. "Welsh Artist of the Year 2013 is announced", WalesOnline, 9 June 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-23.
  8. "Sarah Ball named Welsh Artist of the Year 2013", a-n.co.uk, 11 June 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-23.
  9. http://www.stdavidshallcardiff.co.uk/english/exhibitions/
  10. "Gemma Copp named Welsh Artist of the Year", WalesOnline, 2 July 2012. Retrieved 2013-08-23.
  11. "Welsh Artist of Year: Fleece painter Paul Emmanuel", BBC Wales, 6 June 2011. Retrieved 2013-08-23.
  12. "Elfyn named Welsh Artist of the Year", Cambrian News, 24 June 2010. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
  13. "Tim Freeman - Welsh Artist of the Year", Buzz Magazine, 27 May 2009. Retrieved 2013-08-23.
  14. "Philippa named Welsh Artist of Year", WalesOnline, 23 June 2008. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
  15. "Keeler named Welsh Artist of the Year for the joy of 'W.I.'", Western Mail, 4 June 2007. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
  16. Susie Wild, "Welsh Artist of Year", Metro, 27 June 2006. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
  17. http://www.brendanstuartburns.co.uk/
  18. "Second time winner of Artist of the Year inspired by coastline", Western Mail, 9 June 2003. Retrieved 2013-09-13.
  19. Hannah Jones (24 April 2002) "Late arrival a winner for Piercy; PAINTING: Landscape watercolourist successfully moves in new direction.", Western Mail. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
  20. http://www.brendanstuartburns.co.uk/about/awards-and-prizes
  21. http://www.hicks-jenkins.com/biography.html
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