The 6th John Ruskin Prize: Shortlisted Artists
Selected from over 4000 entries, the final shortlist of 78 pieces from 68 artists, makers and innovators have been given a platform for the unseen to be seen and the unspoken to be heard. The shortlist of The 6th John Ruskin Prize, which called for artists to explore the theme, ‘Seeing the Unseen, Hearing the Unspoken’ has attracted a record number of submissions from fine artists, makers and craftspeople from across the globe.
For the first time, submissions were open to a digital audience to facilitate international entries. There are also two new prizes - The International Prize and The 2024 Kate Mason Prize for Innovation. The shortlisted artists are:
Graham Short, Claudia Barreira, Nick Grellier, Keith Ashcroft, Fiona Hodges, Elmira Zohrehnejad, Pascal Miehe, Blythe Plenderleith, Belinda Ellis, Sally Muir, Lorsen Camps, Jared Barbick, William Bacon, Helen Restorick, Linda Hubbard, Julie Graves, Matt Lee, Abby Cocovini, Isobel Scarsbrook, Thomas Cameron, Muhammad Hossain, Olana Light, Anna Larin, Scott Kelly, Francesca Alaimo, Max Bainbridge, Alyson J Barton, Katy Shepherd, J.G.Fox, Patricia Townsend, Simone Guideri, Rhys Thorpe, Trudie Shutler, Lucy Stopford, Ruth Swain, Sally Hewett, Wyatt Carson, Kirsty Bogle, Maayan Sophia Weisstub, Alan Fortescue, Julia Polonski, David Aston, Helen Restorick, Zoja Kalinovskis, Olga Kataeva- Rochford, Eithne Healy, Frances Gynn, Emily Lucas, Blair Cahill, Lydia Adams, Donna Fleming, Duncan Cameron, Julie Barnes, Eddy Greenwood, Sally Baldwin, Antoni Kuźniarz, Caroline Burraway, Kerry Collison, Dorcas Casey, Kate McDonnell, Fiona Hodges, Pinkie Maclure, Zac Weinberg, Francesca Centioni, Chris Alton, Hanfei Dyson, Daniel Hosego, Curtis Holder, Sarah Gillespie and Elias Mendel.
Shortlisted Artists: Curtis Holder, Blythe Plenderleith, Sarah Gillespie and Olana Light.
The members of The 6th John Ruskin Prize selection panel are: Narinder Sagoo MBE, Cornelia Parker CBE RA, Bob and Roberta Smith RA, Gary Hill, Dr Rachel Dickinson, Julian Stair OBE and Jane Barnes.
The 6th John Ruskin Prize Winners
On Wednesday 31st January at the preview of The 6th John Ruskin Prize shortlist exhibition; Seeing The Unseen, Hearing the Unspoken held at Trinity Buoy Wharf, the prize organisers, visual literacy charity The Big Draw announced the 5 winners of The John Ruskin Prize:
Joint 1st Prize (£2500): Will You Hear Me? – Curtis Holder and Lucky Number 7 / Confetti – William Bacon
The Alan Davidson Foundation Under 26 Prize (£1000) Bed of Hails – Blythe Plenderleith
The International Prize (£1000): Sleep in the Kingdom of Dirt -Muhammad Amdad Hossain and The 2024 Kate Mason Prize for Innovation (£1000): Mary: Through Glass – Wyatt Carson.