Prizes

Below are details of the seven prizes awarded to selected artists, along with information on each winner and the particular prize they won.

£5000 Northern Print Award


  

A cash prize awarded to one artist, Winner: Wenhai Zhang

Wenhai Zhang

Zhang

Embryo I, 2005
Linography Paper and Image 75 x 100cm
Printed on Fabriano, 200gsm Monoprint
From the portfolio Embryo  


Friends of the Laing Art Gallery Purchase Prize



Julie Milne, Curator at the Laing Art Gallery in conjunction with the panel selected work for purchase and inclusion in the Laing Art Gallery collection, Winners: Glynis Mills and Emma Stibbon

Glynis Mills

Glynis Mills studied York School of Art, UK and Leicester, UK. Exhibitions include: SWA, Mall Galleries, London, UK (2008/9); SEA, Mall Galleries, London, UK (2008). Lives and works in Tadcaster, UK.

 
In the swim II, 2008/9
Woodcut
Paper 55 x 65cm, Image 30 x 45cm
Printed on handmade paper, 125gsm
In an edition of 10

Emma Stibbon studied Goldsmiths College of Art, London, UK (1984); University of West of England, Bristol, UK (2005). Solo exhibitions include: Statlandschaften, Stadtmuseum, Berlin, Germany (2009), Retreat R O O M, London, UK (2008); Glacial Shift, Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge, UK (2008); Antarctica, upstairs berlin, Berlin, Germany (2007);  Jill George Gallery, London, UK (2002). Lives and works in Bristol, UK.

 Stibbon

Abandoned Whaling Station, Deception Island, 2007
Woodcut
Paper 117 x 238cm x 115 x 236cm
Printed on Japanese paper
In an edition of 5


V&A Print Prize (V&A Website Feature)*


The winning print featured on V&A website as a recent acquisition with text about the print by Gill Saunders, Senior Curator (Prints), Winner: Bronwen Sleigh

Bronwen Sleigh

Bronwen Sleigh (b.1980) studied Glasgow School of Art, Scotland (2002) and Royal College of Art, London, UK (2008). Solo exhibitions include: New Ground, Calgary University, Canada (2007); Nigg, Riggs and the Cromarty Firth, Highland Print Studio, Cromarty Courthouse, Scotland (2006). Lives and works in London, UK.

An Der Rampe III, 2008
Etching Paper and Image 24 x 24cm
Printed on Somerset satin, 300gsm
In an edition of 15 with 4 Artist's Proofs 

Nexus Art on Transport Commission Prize*


Production of the selected artist’s work commissioned for display on the concourse wall (dimensions 2.5m x 10m ) at Byker Metro Station from 26 June to 18 September. The commission included a fee of £2000 & travel/accommodation expenses up to £1000. For further information about Art on Transport visit www.nexus.org.uk. Winner : Tom Hammick

Tom Hammick

Tom Hammick (b.1963, Tidworth, UK) studied University of Manchester, UK (1985), Camberwell College of Art and NSCAD, London, UK (1990); London Institute, UK (1992). Solo exhibitions include; Nocturnal, Charleston Gallery, Sussex, UK (2008); Holding, The Eagle Gallery, London, UK (2008); Plural, Paul Kane Gallery, Dublin, Ireland (2006); Flowers East, London, UK (2005). Lives and works in Sussex, UK.

14 Tents, 2008
Monoprint and watercolour
190 x 80cm
Printed on Saunders Waterford, 450gsm
by Tom Hammick and Pete Kos at Thumbprint
Monoprint
Published by Hammick Editions


Northern Print International Residency Prize*


This short residency was open to non-UK based artists. This prize included travel and accommodation to use Northern Print’s printmaking studio in Newcastle upon Tyne. Winner: Rachel Gross

Rachel Gross

Rachel Gross studied Tyler School of Art, Temple University, USA (1998). Solo exhibitions include: Pictorial Illusion, Lamson Library, Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH, USA (2007); Recent Work, Gallery Metropole, Savannah, GA, USA (1999). Lives and works in Vermont, USA.


Reign, 2008
Intaglio print (aquatint, drypoint) with relief
Paper 76 x 56cm, Image 51 x 53cm
Printed on Rives BFK
2 Artist’s Proofs

Glasgow Print Studio and WASPS Residency Prize*


A month residency prize included accommodation for an artist at the new Glasgow Print Studio, part of the Trongate 103 development. Winners: Barton Hargreaves and Elizabeth Magill

Barton Hargreaves

Barton Hargreaves studied Royal College of Art, London, UK (2007) and Norwich School of Art and Design, UK (2000). Exhibitions include: Originals 09, Mall Galleries, London, UK (2009), Unnamed and Unfinished (solo show), The Little Gallery, Calgary, Canada (2006). Collections include: Conran Foundation; Tim Mara Trust; Clifford Chance Print Collection.

In Situ (Newcastle), 2009
Digital print
Life size
Printed on Aluminium Dibond 2mm
by Concorde Graphics
Unique, site specific
From the series In Situ

Elizabeth Magill

Elizabeth Magill (b.1959) studied Belfast College of Art, Northern Ireland (1982) and Slade School of Art, London, UK (1984). Solo shows include: Chronicle of orange, Wilkinson Gallery, London, UK (2008); Aborescence, Kerlin Gallery, Dublin, Ireland (2006); Ikon Gallery, Birmingham, UK (2004/5); Milton Keynes Gallery, UK (2004/5); BALTIC, Gateshead, UK (2004/5); Glynn Vivian Gallery, Swansea, Wales (2004/5); Artemis Greenberg Van Doren, New York, USA (2003). Lives and works in London, UK. 


Thornbird Day, 2006 
Lithograph
Paper 69 x 95cm, image 62 x 85cm
Printed on Somerset Velvet, 300gsm by Paupers Press
Published by Paragon Press, London
From the portfolio Parlous Land
Courtesy of Paragon Press
In an edition of 45

The Solution Group Website Design Prize*


Graphic design consultancy, Solution Group, designed and produced a content managed website for the artist. For further information about Solution Group visit www.solutiongroup.co.uk. Winner: Katherine Jones

Katherine Jones

Katherine Jones studied Camberwell College of Art, London, UK (2003) and Cambridge School of Art, UK (2001).
Exhibitions include: Wrexham Print International 2009, Memorial Gallery, Yale College, Wales (2009); Originals, Mall Galleries, London, UK (2005/07/08); The Anatomy of a Print, Vorsitzender des Kunstvereins, Landau, Germany (2007). Lives and works in London, UK.



An Old Friend’s House, 2007
Etching collagraph and block print on paper
Paper 29 x 37cm, Image 20 x 24cm
Printed on John Purcell Somerset textured white, 300gsm
In an edition of 25 with 5 Artist’s Proofs