John Moores Painting Prize

John Moores Painting Prize
Awarded for Painting prize
Location Liverpool
Country England
Hosted by Walker Art Gallery
Reward(s) £25,000
First awarded 1957
Website www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

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.[1] [2]

Winners

References

  1. 1 2 "National Museums Liverpool - History of the John Moores Prize". liverpoolmuseums.org.uk.
  2. "EXHIBITIONS / Moores the merrier, but for how long?: The winner of the John Moores prize has been announced. The only thing now in doubt is the future of the prize itself". independent.co.uk.
  3. Kennedy, Maev (12 July 2018). "Jacqui Hallum wins John Moores painting prize". the Guardian. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  4. Brown, Mark (7 July 2016). "Michael Simpson wins 2016 John Moores painting prize". theguardian.com.
  5. "Rose Wylie wins John Moores Painting Prize aged 80". BBC.co.uk. 19 September 2014.
  6. "BBC News - John Moores Painting Prize won by Sarah Pickstone". Bbc.co.uk. 2012-09-15. Retrieved 2012-10-17.
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