John Moores Painting Prize
| John Moores Painting Prize | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Awarded for | Painting prize |
| Location | Liverpool |
| Country | England |
| Hosted by | Walker Art Gallery |
| Reward(s) | £25,000 |
| First awarded | 1957 |
| Official website | www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk |
The John Moores Painting Prize is a biennial award to the best contemporary painting, submission is open to the public. The prize is named for Sir John Moores, noted philanthropist, who established the award in 1957. The winning work and short-listed pieces are exhibited at the Walker Art Gallery as part of the Liverpool Biennial festival of visual art.[1] [2]
Winners
- 2016 Michael Simpson[3]
- 2014 Rose Wylie[4]
- 2012 Sarah Pickstone[5]
- 2010 Keith Coventry
- 2008 Peter McDonald
- 2006 Martin Greenland
- 2004 Alexis Harding
- 2002 Peter Davies
- 1999 Michael Raedecker
- 1997 Dan Hays
- 1995 David Leapman
- 1993 Peter Doig
- 1991 Andrzej Jackowski
- 1989 Lisa Milroy
- 1987 Tim Head
- 1985 Bruce McLean
- 1982 John Hoyland[1] [6]
- 1980 Michael Moon
- 1978 Noel Forster
- 1976 John Walker
- 1974 Myles Murphy
- 1972 Euan Uglow
- 1969 Richard Hamilton and Mary Martin
- 1967 David Hockney
- 1965 Michael Tyzack
- 1963 Roger Hilton
- 1961 Henry Mundy
- 1959 Patrick Heron
- 1957 Jack Smith
References
- 1 2 "National Museums Liverpool - History of the John Moores Prize". liverpoolmuseums.org.uk.
- ↑ "EXHIBITIONS / Moores the merrier, but for how long?: The winner of the John Moores prize has been announced. The only thing now in doubt is the future of the prize itself". independent.co.uk.
- ↑ Brown, Mark (7 July 2016). "Michael Simpson wins 2016 John Moores painting prize". theguardian.com.
- ↑ "Rose Wylie wins John Moores Painting Prize aged 80". BBC.co.uk. 19 September 2014.
- ↑ "BBC News - John Moores Painting Prize won by Sarah Pickstone". Bbc.co.uk. 2012-09-15. Retrieved 2012-10-17.
- ↑ "John Hoyland RA (1934 - 2011)". royalacademy.org.uk.
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