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Roger Hilton won first prize in 1963 with his painting 'March 1963'.

Artist and juror Peter Lanyon wrote to Hilton: "You got an absolute majority, a vote of four out of five" and told him it was the best painting to come out of Britain since the war.

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2022-12-02

Did the jurors get it right? Have your say - cast your vote for the 2020 Visitors' Choice by Monday 3 May 👉 https://t.co/x5E8f6OMlw

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2021-04-28

Congratulations to the 2020 first prize winner Kathryn Maple 🎉

Kathryn will receive £25,000 and her work will also be acquired by the and join its collection of contemporary painting!

Find out more below 👇



https://t.co/Pjx4CiAYYC

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2021-03-05

FIRST PRIZE WINNER! Congratulations to Kathryn Maple whose painting 'The Common' was selected by the jurors as the 31st winner of the competition. Watch the jurors discuss their rationale and hear from each of the five prizewinners here: https://t.co/bsbHfyLe8u

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2021-03-05

"My paintings often come together like a collage, with the subject emerging from filtered shapes and bursts of colour." prizewinner Kathryn Maple’s 'The Common' evokes quiet moments of urban mundanity... where nature is seen and celebrated https://t.co/ukudx19VTL

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2021-02-26

The inspiration for prizewinner Steph Goodger’s The Motherland are the red brick pillboxes along the eroded banks of the River Medway. Overpowered by the roots of a tree, they are “instantaneously crushed into a single moment of painful impact.” https://t.co/ukudx19VTL

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2021-02-24

TODAY: launches online featuring work by artists from across the country. Take a virtual tour of the exhibition and discover which 5 paintings have been shortlisted for this year's first prize.

https://t.co/uOgsnbcNqy

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2021-02-12

TOMORROW: Explore the 67 paintings featured in this year's prestigious with an online tour of the exhibition (currently installed & hopefully visitable IRL soon!)

https://t.co/uOgsnbcNqy

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2021-02-12

3/5 'The Motherland' by Steph Goodger

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2021-02-12

‘SUNDAY’ by Karl Bielik from JM2016, oil on canvas.

‘Irregular canvases cover the studio walls & floors, I shift from one painting to another, experimenting playfully with mark making’ 🎨💚

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2020-03-29

Alli Sharma, Ingrid 2 (A Kind of Loving), oil on canvas,

'Painting allows me to take an ambiguous glance at my past & the emotional investments we make. This is inspired by British social realism... the spotlight is on female characters, not the angry young man.'

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2020-03-27

Zoom in on 2002 John Moores first Prizewinner, Peter Davies 'Super Star F**ker - Andy Warhol Text Painting'. It's on display now in our past prizewinner's display https://t.co/yp4Qmk4pUj

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2018-04-16