The Bath Open Art Prize 2023

Fast becoming one of the South West’s key art events, and organised by Fringe Arts Bath, the Bath Open Art Prize is open to all Artists working in all media and all genres. 

105 Artists have been chosen to exhibit in a group show selected by our 2023 judges Andrea V. Wright, Artist and Jon Bennington, Curator and Arts Speaker. Discover more about the judges, and all the selected Artists’ names below.

1st and 2nd Prize winners will be announced by the judges on Friday 13th October. Katie O’Brien, 44AD Project Director, will announce the recipient of the Solo Exhibition Opportunity, and Craig Jenkins of TSL Consulting will announce the new Emerging Artist Award.

We invite you, the visitor, to vote for your winner in the People’s Choice award: the Artist with the most votes will receive a £50 art voucher kindly donated by Minerva Art Supplies.

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Andrea V. Wright, Artist

In 2016 Andrea was the first recipient of the 44AD artspace Solo Exhibition Opportunity at the Bath Open Art Prize, and we are delighted to have her return this year as a selector and judge.

Andrea is a multi-disciplinary visual artist currently based in London, UK. She graduated with a BA from Chelsea College of Art & Design in 1994 and embarked on a career in fashion, styling and music, working with magazines such as The Face, Arena and Italian Vogue before re-engaging with her art practice in 2010. 

Since graduating with Distinction with an MFA, Fine Art, Bath School of Art & Design in 2016 Andrea has been invited to exhibit in London at Arthouse1, the Collyer Bristow Gallery, Koppel Project, ’New Relics’ at Thames Side Studios, Prevent This Tragedy at Von Goetz, Post Institute curated by Dateagle Art and ‘Index’ curated by ThorpStavri. 

Andrea had her first Solo Show in 2019 at Galeria Nordes, Spain and was selected for the Jerwood Drawing Prize 2017, Royal Society of Sculptors Bursary Award 2017/18 and the Ingram Collection Purchase Prize 2019. Andrea completed the PADA residency in Lisbon, Portugal in 2021 which culminated in a solo show at the Foundry Gallery, London in March 2022 and is currently a mentor for MASS Sculpture School. 

Recently Andrea has shown work in the epic ‘Factory Project’, ‘Drape’ at Fold Gallery, ’New Forms’ at the Saatchi Gallery, London and ‘LUMA’ curated by AORA.

www.andreavwright.com
Instagram: @andreavwright

Jon Benington, Curator and Arts Speaker

After studying art history for four years in London, Jon worked full-time from 1982-2022 in public galleries in Leeds, Glasgow, Cheltenham and Bath. In the latter two places he particularly enjoyed engaging with the local artistic communities on exhibition and outreach projects, backed up by new research, publications and selling opportunities. At the Victoria Art Gallery he did much to extend the permanent collection into and beyond the post-war period, with many acquisitions of works by prestigious artists based in Bath and its environs. He now works freelance as a writer, curator and lecturer with a specialism in 20th/21st century art.

linkedin.com/in/jon-benington-9028906

Selected works will be exhibited at 44AD artspace in central Bath from Thurs 12th to Saturday 28th October 2023.

1st Prize: £500 cash sponsored by The Arts Society Wessex Area and The Arts Society Community Grants.

2nd Prize: £250 cash sponsored by The Bell Inn.

People's Choice: £50 art vouchers, sponsored by Minerva Arts Supplies

Solo Exhibition Opportunity provided by 44AD artspace: an exhibition in 44AD artspace's basement gallery.

Emerging Artist’s Award: £250 sponsored by TSL Consulting
The Bath Open Art Prize Emerging Artist Award will be awarded to an early-stage Artist of any age, who is in the first 10 years of their practice. They may be a student, a graduate or self-led in their learning and whether practicing full or part-time are committed to developing their practice.

Amanda Hall

Andrea McCurdy

Anna Fairchild

Anna Neima

Anya Beaumont

Asha Uberoi

Austen O'Hanlon

Barbara Cheney

Barbara Curry

Beate Gördes

Bevil Templeton-Smith

Boyuan Wang

Carlos Ordonez

Carol Baines

Caroline Killoury

Charlie Hurcombe

Charlotte Abraham

Charlotte Moore

Christian Stamas

Christopher Hibbard

Clare Day

Clare Thatcher

Connor Vickery-Gearty

Dan Wood

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Dave Hyde

David Bradley

Dominic Warwood-Smith

Edie Evans

Edson Villarreal

Ellie Thompson

Emily Braney

Emily Slinger

Erin K Hague

Eve Harker

Fan Ji

Francesca Alaimo

Gehext

Geoff Shillito SWAc

Gideon Summerfield

Gillian Hawkins

Glasschick

Hammer Chen

Helen Dryden

Howard Jeffs

Irene Llorca

Irene Waters

Ivana Ng

Jennifer Ng

Joe Carter

Joe Tymkow

Jonas Wolff

Josie Phillips

Katya Granova

Kevin Schafner

Kraus

Lilly Foster-Eardley

Liz Cholmondeley

Lizzie Hill

Lola Bennett

Maria Voievodina

Martine Baldwin

Maxim Jones

Maya Mo Coleborn

Melissa Mahon

Melissa Wraxall

Michelle Cartlidge

Mike Skinner

Milly Aburrow

Natasha Sheikh

Nelson

Nic Pehkonen

Oh Junghoon

Oliver Holden

Oliver Hurst

Olivia Rees

Peisley

Peter Webb

Poppy Whatmore

Raymond Wirick

Rhea Morton

Richard Crooks

Rodney Holt

Saffron Murray-Browne

Sally MacPherson

Sapphire Henriksen

Sarah-May Rogers

Shinhye You

Sian Cann

Simon Billingham

Susan McCraith

Teiiji Wallace-Lewis

Theo Dunford

Tim Bates

Toby Rainbird

Tom Cartmill

Tonia Gunstone

Usha Pearce

Victoria Bone

Violet Von Riot

William Rounce

William Trewartha-Jones

Wuchao Feng

Yasmin Noorbakhsh