John Moores Painting Prize 2023 poster at Walker Art Gallery, William Brown St, Liverpool, L3 8EL
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3648 x 4768 px | 30.9 x 40.4 cm | 12.2 x 15.9 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
27 May 2023Location:
William Brown St, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK, L3 8ELMore information:
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 First winners: 1957 Jack Smith - "Creation and Crucifixion" 1959 Patrick Heron - "Black Painting - Red, Brown and Olive : July 1959" 1961 Henry Mundy - "Cluster" 1963 Roger Hilton - "March 1963" 1965 Michael Tyzack - " Alesso 'B' 1967 David Hockney - "Peter Getting Out of Nick's Pool" Recent winners: 2010 Keith Coventry - "Spectrum Jesus" 2012 Sarah Pickstone - "Stevie Smith and the Willow" 2014 Rose Wylie - "PV Windows and Floorboards" 2016 Michael Simpson - "Squint (19)" 2018 Jacqui Hallum - "King and Queen of Wands" 2021 Kathryn Maple - "The Common"