The Signature Art Prize Forty Finalists

DegreeArt.com would like to announce this year’s forty Signature Art Prize Finalists.

Over 500 submissions were received, from student and graduate artists from around the world, entering for the chance to win representation by DegreeArt.com one of four cash prize of £1,000 each and gifts from our sponsors.

THE FINALISTS
(In alphabetical order)

PAINTING
JEMMA GRUNDON Once Upon A Time	JOSH GLUCKSTEIN Man
KATARZYNA MARIA WIODARCZYK X-Odus	MEGAN DE GREEF Untitled 2012
MOLLY GOLDWATER Yellow	NICK LORD Her Majesty The Queen
PHIL DAVIS Last of the Sun. (A Town Full of People on a Sunny Afternoon)	REBECCA BYRNE Mind Map 37
SEUNG AH PAIK Self Watchers	SOPHIE DERRICK Space Shilpa

PHOTOGRAPHY
AGATA LASKOWSKA Study on Human Emotion through Photographic Image	ANDREA PHILIP SCHOLTZ Ways of Operating III
CHRIS MEAR Retired Miners meeting at the West End Pub in Coalville, a cup of tea 2011	EMILY MACINNES Rewan
LAURA SOLOMONS Tintype, Edward	N J LARDER Girl with the Pearl Earring
SARAH PACKER Beggar Woman, Rome	STUART RUSSELL Kinross
UMIT KOSEOGLU Human/Nature 1	ZITA SAFFRETTE Tide I

MIXED MEDIA
ANNA ADAMKIEWICZ Generation  III	CHRISTOPHER EYLES  The Core of a Man's Spirit
GONNY VAN HULST Friend of Dorothy	HYUNJEONG LIM Somewhere
JACQUIT TUDOR The Crack on the Stairwell	JAMIE GREEN Street Sign #1
JENNY LEONARD Hiker	LAURA FISHMAN Pour No. 2
MATTHEW SPENCER Fighter Jet in Woods	YUKI ARUGA Snow White

SCULPTURE
ASHLEY PEEVOR Triad of Life	BEN ROMAIN & BRUNO JAMACIA Victory
CAROLINE PICK One Two	HANS K CLAUSEN Notion
MEGAN ROSE SKILL Laura	HARUMI FOSTER Mule
LOLA LAZARO HINKS Hello, World	MONIKA SUTKUTE Spectral Cartographies
SARAH BERNARDA MELCER Frankly, It's Just Benjamin	WILLIAM DARRELL Ballodica

Our judges, from London’s Art and Culture scene, came together to decide a winner in each of the four categories of Painting, Photography, Sculpture, and Mixed Media.

THE JUDGES

Mark Westall-  Creative Director of Fadwebsite

Marissa Cox- Online Arts Editor for Art Wednesday

Chris Pensa- Owner/Founder of Love Art London

Amira Hashish- Assistant Arts Editor of The Evening Standard

Ryan Lanji - Art Curator

Michal Ohana Cole- 2011 Signature Art Prize Winner: Mixed Media

Carolina Piteria- 2011 Signature Art Prize Winner: Painting

The four category winners will be announced at the VIP (invite only) opening gala exhibition on Tuesday 25^th September 2012 6-9pm, constructed in the historical Old Spitalfields market, in London’s Square Mile, showcasing all forty finalists. From there, the coveted exhibition will move into DegreeArt.com’s Execution Room for the First Thursday of October until 11^th of November 2012 6-9pmon Vyner Street in East London.

Directors of DegreeArt.com, Elinor Olisa and Isobel Beauchamp, will be welcoming you to their gallery to see the finalists and spend a moment with the winning signature pieces.

We also invite you to participate in the People’s Choice Award, which will be open for voting from the 31st August until October 29^th.

The winner of the People’s Choice will be announced at the second evening reception at DegreeArt.com’s  Execution Room on November 1^st @ 7pm. They will receive a £1,000 cash prize.

Should you wish to cover this event, to arrange interviews with the finalists, or to gain coverage of the announcements of the results please contact Hannah@DegreeArt.com/ 020 8980 0395

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