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Public Opening times 20th June to 4th July Thursday to Saturday 11:00 - 16:00
Prize Giving Awards Saturday 21st June 17:00-19:00
Exhibition held at:
Wrexham School of Art
49 Regent St, Wrexham LL11 1PF
Prize Winners 2025
Main Prize Winner: Laura Bygrave
Laura will receive a solo exhibition at Wrexham School of Art’s Insert Gallery, small cash prize, Materials sponsored by Tom Robertson Paints and Rosemary & Co Artist Brushes
Title: Billow
Medium: oil on board
Dimensions (Width x Height): 42 x 48cm,
Year Created: 2024
Oil Paint Prize Winner: Dorry Spikes
Dorry will receive a small cash prize, and materials sponsored by Michael Harding and Tom Robertson Paint and Rosemary & Co Artist Brushes
Title: Solitary Daughter
Medium: oil on board
Dimensions (Width x Height): 42 x 42 cm
Year Created: 2024
Watercolour Prize Winner: David Hancock
David will receive a small cash prize and materials sponsored by Michael Harding and Rosemary & Co Artist Brushes
Title: The Lovecats
Medium: Watercolour on Gesso Panel
Dimensions (Width x Height): 70 x 50cm
Year Created: 2025
Acrylic Prize Winner: Chris Daniels
Chris will receive a small cash prize and materials sponsored by Seawhite of Brighton and Rosemary & Co Artist Brushes
Title: Machbands (Chroma) LXII
Medium: Acrylic on linen
Dimensions (Width x Height): 41cm x 41cm
Year Created: 2023
About the prize
The inaugural Wrexham Painting Prize, in close association with the Wrexham School of Art, will celebrate painting as a dynamic and critical site of practice today. Launched to coincide with the first year of the MA Painting course at Wrexham School of Art, the prize reflects the course’s ethos of supporting ambitious, critically engaged painters at all stages of their careers. It aims to highlight innovation and experimentation within the medium. Shortlisted artists will have their work exhibited in an exhibition at Wrexham School of Art. The winners will be selected by a panel of professional that includes Gwennan Thomas, Marcus Cope and Daniel Pryde-Jarman.
Prizes will include:
Solo exhibition at the Wrexham School of Art gallery.
Material prizes from Michael Harding, Seawhite of Brighton, Rosemary & Co and Tom Robertson Handmade Artist’s Oil Colours.
Cash Prizes
Shortlist
Emily Allen, Craig Barber, Georgie Bates, Karl Bielik, Dominic Blower, Hannah Broadhead, Laura Bygrave, Graham Chorlton, Gordon Dalton, Chris Daniels, Lisa Denyer, John Llewellyn Elcock, Craig Fisher, Brendan Fletcher, Lesley Halliwell, David Hancock, Carey Hendron, Danielle Holland, Francesca Hughes Neal, Sue Kennington, Paul Lemmon, Susan Liggett, Angela Maloney, Paul Newman, Daniel Newsham, Michael Paramore, Playpaint, Annette Pugh, Jon Ridge, Melanie Russell, Dorry Spikes, Christine Stark, Andre Stitt, John Timberlake, Natasha Toms, Julian Wakelin and Henry Ward
KEY DATES
5th June: Shortlist revealed
If you are selected, you will need to wrap your work in preparation to send your work for the exhibition in Wrexham.
20th June: Exhibition opens to the public
Exhibition is open to anyone from the public to see.
21st June: Prize giving event
Private view and prize giving.
4th July: Exhibition Closes to the Public
5th July: Artist Event and Collection of Artwork Day