FINALISTS AND PRIZE WINNERS 2022

2022 FINALIST PAINTINGS

The Holly Bush Woman Painter Prize is now the largest painting prize dedicated to women painters in the UK.

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Details for Holly Bush Woman Painter Prize 2023 will appear here in February 2023.

DATES

Entries open at 9am on Tuesday 1st February and close on Sunday 1st May at midnight. Finalists will be announced on or before 18th May. There will be an awards evening on 8th June at 6.30pm.  22 Finalists will take part in an Exhibition at Lauderdale House, Highgate, London in the summer of 2022 along with the finalists from 2021

THE HOLLY BUSH EMERGING

WOMAN PAINTER OF 2022 PRIZES

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The Holly Bush Emerging Woman Painter of 2022 - £2000

A Solo Exhibition at The Art Space, Cass Art, Islington in 2022

Work displayed at Zebra One Gallery, Hampstead for one month

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The Tim May Memorial Prize - £1500

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The Susan Angoy Artist of African and Caribbean Heritage Award - £1500*

The Lady Petchey Sculpture Prize - £1500

Runner-up Prize - £750

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Cass Art Prize - £250 Cass Art Vouchers 

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The Mall Galleries Prize for Best Figurative Painting - Free entry to Open Calls at Mall Galleries (worth £180).

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The Holly Bush People's Vote Prize - £250 plus £250 Spend in Holly Bush Hampstead

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The Euan Millar Award for Abstract Art - £250

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The Emerson Award for Young Woman Artist (26 years and Under) - £250

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Best Overseas Artist - £250**

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The Amirul Choudhury Prize for a Woman Artist of South Asian Origin - £200***

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The John Wood Award  - £100

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The Prentice Award for Best Landscape - £100

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*The Susan Angoy Artist of African and Caribbean Heritage Award

This prize is open to Women Artists who have one of the following heritage:

Black African

Black Caribbean

Black Other

Mixed – White and Black Caribbean

Mixed – White and Black African

Other mixed background (to include Black African, Black Caribbean or Black Other)

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**Best overseas artist open to all women artists outside the UK - Please note that overseas artists are only eligible for the overseas prize, they are not eligible for any of the other prizes. Please tick the relevant boxes on the submission form. The winner will have their work made into a print and framed for the exhibition in 2022 at the expense of the Holly Bush Prize.

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***The Amirul Choudhury Prize for a Woman Artist of South Asian Origin

This prize is open to Women Artists who have one of the following categories of Heritage:

Pakistan

India

Bangladesh

Sri Lanka

Afghanistan

Bhutan

Nepal

Maldives.

SELECTION

Selection for the exhibition will be made solely on the artwork submitted, but to be eligible for the The Holly Bush Emerging Woman Painter Prize 2022, the entrant must provide an artist's statement that demonstrates how this award would impact on their opportunity to expand their practice, how they aim to develop and further their career: this statement should be no more than 300 words in length. 

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CONDITIONS FOR ENTRY

Any female artist over 18 may submit providing they are living and working in the UK. Overseas artists may enter to win the Prize for Best Overseas Artist

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Acceptable media: Paintings in watercolour, oil, pastel or acrylic. Mixed media will be accepted providing the work has a significant paint content.

Work must have been completed in the last two years.

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Maximum of two works submitted. Only one work will be chosen.

Works should not be larger than 1 metre wide or 130 cm high (including the frame).

Paintings should be completely dry at the time of delivery.

All work must be for sale. Commission on sales is 38%.

Exhibited works must be framed unless agreed with admin beforehand.