The Threadneedle Prize is the UKʼs leading showcase for contemporary paintings and sculptures that promote the practice of representational art, but challenge its language and assumptions. All works in the exhibition are sourced through open submission and this year the selectors reviewed a record of 4,350 entries, more than double the number received in previous years.
Seven artworks have been shortlisted for this yearʼs £25,000 Threadneedle Prize. The winner has already been chosen by the selectors and will be announced by Clemency Burton-Hill at an awards ceremony on Wednesday 5 October. Each runner-up will receive £1,000. The exhibition will be on display at the Mall Galleries from 22 September to 8 October 2011.
A further £10,000 Visitorsʼ Choice prize will be awarded to the work that receives the highest number of public votes during the exhibition (voting closes on 3 September). In a departure from previous years, all 52 works on display, including the shortlist, will be eligible to win this public prize.
The Threadneedle Prize is the UKʼs leading showcase for contemporary paintings and sculptures that promote the practice of representational art, but challenge its language and assumptions. All works in the exhibition are sourced through open submission and this year the selectors reviewed a record of 4,350 entries, more than double the number received in previous years.
Selectors for this yearʼs prize-winner and exhibition are: Julie Lomax, London Head of Visual Arts, Arts Council England, Lisa Milroy, Artist and Head of Graduate Painting, Slade School of Fine Art and Godfrey Worsdale, Director of BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art. Godfrey Worsdale is also a juror for the 2011 Turner Prize.
Six of the seven shortlisted artists are women, following an unbroken streak of female winners since the Prize began in 2008. All seven artists are aged 40 or under.
The seven shortlisted works are:
- Open Lid by Georgina Amos
- White Burka by Howard Dyke
- Everything in its Right Place by Sarah R Key
- Anon Series (4) by Nadine Mahoney
- Bad Government (After Lorenzetti) by Henrietta Simson
- Knife by Laura Smith
- Birch in Space, 2010 by Amy Stephens
To find out more visit The Threadneedle Prize for Painting and Sculpture website.
