FINALISTS FOR 2022
Prize Winners will be announced at the Private View and Prize-Giving - Wednesday 8th June -
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2022 FINALIST PAINTINGS
You can vote for these Paintings in our People's vote - https://bit.ly/3LrZo0Z
ELEANOR ABOU-SAKR
The Board of Keys
Oil on canvas.
Price: £400
Size: (w) 30cm; (h) 25cm; (d) 1cm
ELLA KILGOUR
Mabel with Side Eye
Oil on linen
Price: £900
Size: (w) 16inches; (h) 20inches; (d) 1inches
CALYPSO RUBENSTEIN-KEIGHTLEY
Dressing in the Dark
Oil on linen
Price: £525
Size: (w) 38cm; (h) 44cm; (d) 3cm
JULIE SADDI
Ruby and the Table
Oil on Linen Canvas
Price: £800
Size: (w) 51cm; (h) 51cm; (d) 2cm
ANYA WARD
Liminal State I
Acrylic on Canvas.
Price: £330
Size: (w) 33.5cm; (h) 33.5cm; (d) 3.5cm
JEANETTE LYN-WATKINS
The Neighbour's Fence
Oil on Linen
Price: £500
Size: (w) 30cm; (h) 30cm; (d) 3cm
NATALIE DUNCKER
A Long Walk Home
Acrylic on Mounted Board
Price: £295
Size: (w) 30cm; (h) 30cm; (d) 4cm
ENNE
Outburst
Marker, Acrylic and Spray pPaint on Canvas
Price: £2500
Size: (w) 100cm; (h) 120cm; (d) 4cm
PETA WAINWRIGHT
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Titchwell Downpour
Oil on Board
Price: £550
Size: (w) 69cm; (h) 59cm; (d) 2cm
KATE BENTLEY
Decay and Hope.
Oil on Panel
Price: £1200
Size: (w) 60cm; (h) 50cm; (d) 1cm
VENETTA NICOLE
Lucid Dreaming
Price: £1750
Size: (w) 100cm; (h) 100cm; (d) 2cm
RUTH BULLOCK
Tony - Post Robotic Radical Prostatectomy
Oil on Canvas
Price: £3000
Size: (w) 80cm; (h) 100cm; (d) 3cm
LOUISE RIEGER
Bright Light
Oil on Canvas.
Price: £550
Size: (w) 13inches; (h) 17inches; (d) 1inches
RUTH SWAIN
That Sinking Feeling
Oil on board
Price: £2500
Size: (w) 45cm; (h) 50cm; (d) 1cm
JO RICHARDS
21st Century Girls
Oil on Canvas
£2500
Size: (w) 100cm; (h) 150cm; (d) 35cm
CAROLINE POOL
Here I am: Laurel
Price: £3000
Size: (w) 101cm; (h) 153cm; (d) 4cm
CHLOE COX
Firefly
Oil on Canvas
Price: £2500
Size: (w) 61cm; (h) 76cm; (d) 2cm
FELCITY STARR
Daffodils in Crystal
Oil on Wood Panel
Price: £400
Size: (w) 40cm; (h) 60cm; (d) 1cm
ELLY HADJIPATERAS
The World at Her Feet
Oil on Canvas. . Price: £2500Size: (w) 70cm; (h) 80cm; (d) 3cm
YESIDE LINNEY
Emergence.
Acrylic and Ink, resined on Dibond
Price: £595
Size: (w) 60cm; (h) 60cm; (d) 1cm
YESIDE LINNEY
The Color Purple
Acrylic and Ink, resined on Dibond
Price: £595
Size: (w) 60cm; (h) 60cm; (d) 1cm
KAREN DE LA GORCE
The Rock n' Roll Rug
Price: £1600
Size: (w) 65cm; (h) 65cm; (d) 4cm
2022 FINALIST PAINTINGS
You can vote for these Paintings in our People's vote - https://bit.ly/3LrZo0Z
VERITY AMELIA
In Between Meetings
Oil on Canvas
Price: £2800
Size: (w) 90cm; (h) 60cm; (d) 6cm
ELEANOR ABOU-SAKR
The Board of Keys
Oil on canvas.
Price: £400
Size: (w) 30cm; (h) 25cm; (d) 1cm
RICHA VORA
Roles
Oil on Canvas
Price: £800
Size: (w) 60cm; (h) 60cm; (d) 5cm
ELLA KILGOUR
Mabel with Side Eye
Oil on linen
Price: £900
Size: (w) 16inches; (h) 20inches; (d) 1inches
CALYPSO RUBENSTEIN-KEIGHTLEY
Dressing in the Dark
Oil on linen
Price: £525
Size: (w) 38cm; (h) 44cm; (d) 3cm
JULIE SADDI
Ruby and the Table
Oil on Linen Canvas
Price: £800
Size: (w) 51cm; (h) 51cm; (d) 2cm
ANYA WARD
Liminal State I
Acrylic on Canvas.
Price: £330
Size: (w) 33.5cm; (h) 33.5cm; (d) 3.5cm
JEANETTE LYN-WATKINS
The Neighbour's Fence
Oil on Linen
Price: £500
Size: (w) 30cm; (h) 30cm; (d) 3cm
NATALIE DUNCKER
A Long Walk Home
Acrylic on Mounted Board
Price: £295
Size: (w) 30cm; (h) 30cm; (d) 4cm
ENNE
Outburst
Marker, Acrylic and Spray pPaint on Canvas
Price: £2500
Size: (w) 100cm; (h) 120cm; (d) 4cm
PETA WAINWRIGHT
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Titchwell Downpour
Oil on Board
Price: £550
Size: (w) 69cm; (h) 59cm; (d) 2cm
KATE BENTLEY
Decay and Hope.
Oil on Panel
Price: £1200
Size: (w) 60cm; (h) 50cm; (d) 1cm
VENETTA NICOLE
Lucid Dreaming
Price: £1750
Size: (w) 100cm; (h) 100cm; (d) 2cm
RUTH BULLOCK
Tony - Post Robotic Radical Prostatectomy
Oil on Canvas
Price: £3000
Size: (w) 80cm; (h) 100cm; (d) 3cm
LOUISE RIEGER
Bright Light
Oil on Canvas.
Price: £550
Size: (w) 13inches; (h) 17inches; (d) 1inches
RUTH SWAIN
That Sinking Feeling
Oil on board
Price: £2500
Size: (w) 45cm; (h) 50cm; (d) 1cm
JO RICHARDS
21st Century Girls
Oil on Canvas
£2500
Size: (w) 100cm; (h) 150cm; (d) 35cm
CAROLINE POOL
Here I am: Laurel
Price: £3000
Size: (w) 101cm; (h) 153cm; (d) 4cm
CHLOE COX
Firefly
Oil on Canvas
Price: £2500
Size: (w) 61cm; (h) 76cm; (d) 2cm
FELCITY STARR
Daffodils in Crystal
Oil on Wood Panel
Price: £400
Size: (w) 40cm; (h) 60cm; (d) 1cm
ELLY HADJIPATERAS
The World at Her Feet
Oil on Canvas. . Price: £2500Size: (w) 70cm; (h) 80cm; (d) 3cm
YESIDE LINNEY
Emergence.
Acrylic and Ink, resined on Dibond
Price: £595
Size: (w) 60cm; (h) 60cm; (d) 1cm
YESIDE LINNEY
The Color Purple
Acrylic and Ink, resined on Dibond
Price: £595
Size: (w) 60cm; (h) 60cm; (d) 1cm
KAREN DE LA GORCE
The Rock n' Roll Rug
Price: £1600
Size: (w) 65cm; (h) 65cm; (d) 4cm
The Holly Bush Woman Painter Prize is now the largest painting prize dedicated to women painters in the UK and we are very excited to announce the details for this year.
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Holly Bush Woman Painter Prize will culminate in an exhibition of works by the 2022 Finalists alongside the Finalists of 2021 at Lauderdale House in Highgate London N6 5HG.
HOW TO TAKE A GOOD PHOTOGRAPH OF YOUR ARTWORK
To be in with a chance of winning you need to upload a really good image of your work. Not only does this give the judges the best possible view of your work, it also makes a good impression. Download the document below to assist you.
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.
3D ONLINE EXHIBITION
WILL APPEAR HERE IN JUNE 2022
2021 PRIZE-GIVING
The 2021 Prize is now completed and we are delighted to make the event available for viewing below.
Congratulations to our Winner Solly Solomon
2021 FINALISTS
These are the artworks of our 2021 Finalists. If you wish to buy any of the work please email us.
