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ART FORWARD CONTESTS CONGRATULATES THE WINNERS OF OUR INAUGURAL CONTEST - SPRING 2015

ART FORWARD CONTESTS CONGRATULATES THE WINNERS

OF OUR INAUGURAL CONTEST – SPRING 2015

PAINTING

Gold – Stephanie Peek

Silver – Patricia Chambers, Kara Maria, Sam Tudyk

Bronze – Pat Benincasa, Janine Castillo, Larry Graeber, Jan Kalab, Andrzej Karwacki, Carol Ladewig, Gloria Matuszewski, Jacqueline Moses, Cory Sewelson, Smail Siaghi, Hiroko Yoshimoto, Faridun Zoda

PHOTOGRAPHY

Gold – Matthew Arnold

Silver – Philip Augustin, Durga Garcia, Eric Newnam

Bronze – Lester Blum, Angelo Bressanutti, Cody Brothers, Joachim Hildebrand, Lynn Karlin, Cynthia Matty-Huber, Emmanuel Monzon, Dale Reid, Angie Rucker, Andrew Smith, Tom Wheeler, Qian Zhao

Stephanie Peek (www.stephaniepeek.com), Requiem, 2009

Oil on wood panel, 30x30 inches

Kara Maria (www.karamaria.com)

Who Watches the Watchers? 2011

Acrylic on canvas, 46x46 inches

Sam Tudyk (www.tudyk.com)

Bangkok Billboard, 2013

Acrylic, tea paper, collage, 40x30 inches

Patricia Chambers (lindychambers.com)

What the Heck, 2014

Oil on ampersand board, 30x30 inches

Matthew Arnold (www.matthewarnoldphotography.com)

Bunker Z97 After a Sandstorm, Wadi Zitoune Battlefield, Libya, 2012

Archival pigment print, 30x40 inches

Philip Augustin (philipaugustin.com)

#13-060-06, 2013

Gelatin silver print, 24x20 inches

Durga Garcia (durgagarcia.com)

Desert Silhouette, 2015

Mounted photograph, 15x12x2 inches

Eric Newnam (ericnewnam.com)

Sea Arch, Malibu, California, 2014

Gelatin silver print, 20x16 inches

Announcing our next contest – MY ART, MY VISION

Contest 2 Summer 2015 – Opening May 1, closing July 1, 2015

Your prizes as a Gold Award Winner:

Your art printed in a double-spread ad in Art Ltd. magazine

Your art exhibited for sale in a California gallery

Your share of $1,000 cash award

Prizes for Gold Award Winners:

★ Gold Award Winners in painting and photography will each have their winning image printed in a full page ad as part of a double-spread ad in Art Ltd. magazine (published in Los Angeles, 85,000 readers). A $4,000 value

★ Gold Award Winners in painting and photography will be invited to exhibit their work for sale in two well-established California galleries during the month of September.

★ Gold Award Winners in painting and photography will share a $1,000 cash award.

★ Gold Award Winners' images and names will be featured in special announcements emailed to 90,000 opt-in subscribers of online art newsletters in the US and Europe.

★ Gold Award Winners' images will be featured in our Art Forward Online Winners Gallery. Each image is listed by title, year, media, and size as well as artist's name, city, country, and website.

Prizes for Silver Award Winners:

★ Silver Award Winners' images and names will be featured in special announcements emailed to 90,000 opt-in subscribers of online art newsletters in the US and Europe.

★ Silver Award Winners names will be listed in a double-spread ad in Art Ltd. magazine (published in Los Angeles, 85,000 readers).

★ Silver Award Winners' images will be featured in our Art Forward Online Winners Gallery. Each image is listed by title, year, media, and size as well as artist's name, city, country, and website.

Prizes for Bronze Award Winners:

★ Bronze Award Winners' names will be listed in special announcements emailed to 90,000 opt-in subscribers of online art newsletters in the US and Europe.

★ Bronze Award Winners names will be listed in a double-spread ad in Art Ltd. magazine (published in Los Angeles, 85,000 readers).

★ Bronze Award Winners' images will be featured in our Art Forward Online Winners Gallery. Each image is listed by title, year, media, and size as well as artist's name, city, country, and website.

Go to our website and find out how you can win outstanding exposure!

Website: ArtForwardContests.com

Submission: CallForEntry.org

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SHAPE OPEN EXHIBITION AND CLOSING PARTY at Lewisham Arthouse

Wednesday March 12th - 29th 2014

James Lake
Entitlement - series number 1
2013
Cardboard
910mm x 520mm x 180mm
© James Lake

Lewisham Art House

Dates: Wednesday March 12 - 29 2014
Opening hours: Wed- Sun 12-6pm
Late Opening and Closing Party: Friday 28 March 2014 from 6 - 8:30PM
Address: 140 Lewisham Way, SE14 6PD London, United Kingdom
Web: http://www.lewishamarthouse.org.uk

The Shape Open is an annual call-out which invites disabled and non-disabled artists to submit work in response to a disability focused theme.

This year's theme, 'Disability Re-assessed', generated submissions from an exciting multidisciplinary range of artists and includes painting, textile, photography and video works. After a successful six month tour the exhibition has reached its final destination, opening at the Lewisham Arthouse from Wednesday 12 - 29 March 2014.

Join us at the exhibition tour closing party on Friday 28 March 2014 from 6 - 8:30PM for the final opportunity to see this unique and thought provoking collection of works by 29 emerging contemporary artists.

Maria Constantinou
Bandaged
2013
C-Type Print
107cm x 72cm
© Maria Constantinou

Special mention goes to the Shape Open Prize winners Eric Fong and Katherine Araniello, who were selected by our Open Patron Yinka Shonibare MBE, Marcel Baettig, CEO of Bow Arts and Tony Heaton, CEO of Shape.

Eric Fong
Reflection 01
2013
HD Digital File
3 mins 56 Sec
© Eric Fong

Yinka Shonibare MBE, launched the exhibition at the Nunnery Gallery (Bow Arts) and commented on the winning submission:

'Eric Fong's winning film is piece which plays with perception, and moves between abstraction and reality. What is so impactful here is that it plays with one's own judgment and feelings of how other people might look different to one's own self.'

Shape, the UK's leading arts charity working to improve access into arts and culture for disabled people.

Aminder Virdee
...And The Odds & Sods
2013
Solid Maple Wood.
25mm x 25mm x 25mm
© Aminder Virdee

Featuring artists:
Eric Fong (Winner of the Shape Open best in show prize), Katherine Araniello (runner up for Best in Show prize), Katharine Armstrong, Lizz Brady, Sophie Brown, Charles Burns, Vivi-Mari Carpelan, Ellie Collins, Maria Constantinou, Alice Dass, Beth Davis-Hofbauer, Jon Adams, Tony Allan, Gabriel Andreu, Rachel Gadsden, Ruth Hamblett, Stephen Lee Hodgkins, Matthew Humphreys, Margherita Isola, Fabienne Jacquet, Kasia Kaldowski, Babis Karalis, Ann Kelson, Pragya Kumar, James Lake, Beth Lau, Dene Leigh, Ilsun Maeng, Aga Maria Masternak, Marion Michell, Graham Miller, Cecilia Montague, Annie Morgan, Andrew Omading, Thomas Owen, Jo Paul, Evaldas Pauza, Bekki Perriman, Simon Raven, Yvette Rawson, Sally Redway, Ivan Riches, Christopher Sacre, Tracy Simpson, Monica Takvam, Will Thompson, Aminder Virdee, Jenni-Juulia Wallinheimo-Heimonen, Andy Wild, Naomi Woddis and The Vacuum Cleaner.

Marion Michell
Soldier's child
2012-2013
Crocheted from wool/polyester yarn
450mm x 260mm
© Marion Michell

Shape Website: www.shapearts.org.uk
Exhibition Page: http://www.shapearts.org.uk/artandexhibitions/shape-open-2013.aspx
Shape Twitter: @ShapeArts
Shape Facebook: ShapeArts
Enquires Contact:
020 7424 7330
[email protected]

Lewisham Art House
Wednesday March 12th - 29th 2014
Opening hours are: Wed- Sun 12-6pm
140 Lewisham Way
SE14 6PD London, United Kingdom
Web: http://www.lewishamarthouse.org.uk

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Griffin Art Prize 2013

Luke George and Elizabeth Rose win the Griffin Art Prize 2013

Luke George and Elizabeth Rose have been awarded the Griffin Art Prize which includes a six-month residency in a large, well-lit studio above the Griffin Gallery.

Prize also includes:

A supply of the world’s finest artist materials from Winsor & Newton, Liquitex and Conté à Paris
A solo exhibition at the Griffin Gallery, complete with a catalogue

Luke and Elizabeth the first pair of artists to win the prize, with their mixed media work ‘Gate’ - 2013
People’s Choice award to be announced on Monday, 2 December. Voting online, through Griffin Gallery and brand sponsors’ social media channels

Exhibition open until 29 November 2013
Griffin Gallery, 21 Evesham Street, London W11 4AJ

Luke George and Elizabeth Rose have been named the winners of the Griffin Art Prize 2013. This young couple - the first collaborative artists to win the prize - met at City and Guilds of London Arts School and currently work together in Faversham.

Luke and Elizabeth competed with nine other shortlisted artists for the prize, which includes use of an exclusive studio space in West London. Luke and Elizabeth work together on their pieces, driven by their connection to one another and a shared enthusiasm to work towards a united vision. They are constantly investigating the possibilities of materials and whether any mark that they make on a canvas is a ‘happy accident’ that takes their artwork in an entirely new direction, or whether a fresh start is in order. This journey of discovery inspired their exploration into paint and mixed media with their award winning work, Gate (2013).

Luke George and Elizabeth Rose, winners of the Griffin Art Prize 2013, said:

“This feels like the beginning of a new story. We don’t know how the story will develop but we are looking forward to moving from Faversham to London to take up the residency in this fantastic workspace. The beauty is in the unknown. It is lovely to feel so supported as we enter into this great adventure.”

The prize is an independent annual award aimed at supporting the UK’s most talented emerging artists and is open to anyone who has graduated from university or art college within the last five years. The work from the ten shortlisted artists is on display in the Griffin Gallery until 29 November.

Luke and Elizabeth were awarded the one-off opportunity to take up a six-month residency in a large well-lit studio. The studio is above the gallery and adjacent to the Innovation & Development laboratory of leading global art brands Winsor & Newton, Liquitex and Conté à Paris, where high quality art materials are refined and developed using the latest technology and innovation. They will also be given the opportunity to exhibit new work in a solo show in September 2014.

Becca Pelly-Fry, Griffin Gallery Director, says:

“Luke and Elizabeth show great potential and a great deal of confidence for a pair of young emerging artists. I am really excited to see what comes out of their residency. The Griffin Gallery, along with our sponsors Winsor & Newton, Liquitex and Conté à Paris, is looking forward to starting this supportive process, where we will work closely with them over their six month residency."

The judging panel based their decision on innovation and potential and was made of freelance arts writer Jessica Lack, Director of the Shoreditch based Charlie Smith Gallery, Zavier Ellis, Scottish painter Andrew Grassie and Jenny Lindén Urnes, Owner and Chairman of Lindéngruppen, a family business based in Sweden, focusing on long-term development of industrial companies, including Winsor & Newton, Conté à Paris and Liquitex.

Zavier Ellis, Griffin Art Prize 2013 Judge and Director, CHARLIE SMITH London, said:

"We are very pleased to present the Griffin Art Prize to Luke George & Elizabeth Rose. The quality of applicants was very high this year and the shortlist was varied in style, medium and genre so it was not easy. However, we were impressed with the way that George and Rose have harnessed the history of abstraction whilst giving us something technically new and visually engaging. It will be intriguing to see how they utilise the studio space with access to the expertise of Winsor & Newton, Liquitex and Conté à Paris, as their practice is very much based on experimentation with materials."

The work on show in the Griffin Art Prize 2013 Shortlist Exhibition includes a wide range of media from painting and drawing, to photography, printmaking and installation. The shortlisted artists include Eleanor Bedlow, Emily Moore, Mary Wintour, Luke George & Elizabeth Rose, Helen Frank, Nicole Wong, Rae Hicks, Scott Robertson, Susannah Douglass and Yuhwa Son.

The Griffin Gallery is an exciting art space located in West London at the head office of some of the world’s finest artist materials: Winsor & Newton; Liquitex and Conté à Paris. The gallery uses its independence to support emerging artists and explore the cutting edge of contemporary art and craftsmanship.

The judges; Zavier Ellis, Andrew Grassie, Jessica Lack and Jenny Lindén Urnes chose the following 10 artists for the shortlist and exhibition:

Eleanor Bedlow
Susannah Douglas
Helen Frank
Luke George & Elizabeth Rose
Rae Hicks
Emily Moore
Scott Robertson
Yuhwa Son
Mary Wintour
Nicole Wong

See their works now at www.griffinartprize.co.uk

Eleanor Bedlow

Susannah Douglas

Helen Frank

Luke George & Elizabeth Rose

Rae Hicks

Emily Moore

Scott Robertson

Yuhwa Son

Mary Wintour

Nicole Wong

www.griffinartprize.co.uk

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Jessica Faiss and Rollin Leonard Receive Moving Image Award 2013

Jessica Faiss and Rollin Leonard Receive "Moving Image Award"

Their Artworks "Solitude" and "360º / 18 Lilia" Were Selected for 53 Art Museum in Guangzhou, China.

Moving Image art fair, is very pleased to announce that artists Jessica Faiss, represented by Galleri Flach, Stockholm, Sweden, and Rollin Leonard, represented by Transfer Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, are the recipients of the 2013 Moving Image Award. The Moving Image Award funds the acquisition of artwork exhibited at the fair for the permanent collection of contemporary art institutions. For the 2013 London edition of Moving Image, the selection was made by Mr. James Hu, curator for 53 Art Museum in Guangzhou, China.

Jessica Faiss, Solitude, 2012, video, 8:40min loop. Courtesy the artist and Flach Galleri.

Solitude by the Swedish/Swiss artist Jessica Faiss, is one of two videos in which the beholder follows a suggestive movement forward from the inside of a car or a train, experiencing greyish or autumnal sceneries passing by.
The videos are based on motion and suggestive moments in unpopulated areas in a Nordic environment and describe a state of travelling in a continuous, meditative movement, which is a recurrent theme in Jessica Faiss' works. The artist describes it as a way to capture a sense of vulnerability and loneliness but also of peace and liberation. It's about to face oneself in an existential condition in which suggestive and repetitive movements through landscapes creates conditions for such a meeting to take place.
Although Jessica Faiss is an artist that works in several different techniques the imagery is held together by a visual purity and reduction. Thus emerges a natural dialogue between the different expressions – video, photography, collage and painting – which highlights different perspectives on a ground state. The images in the videos are alternately seductive and disturbing that attract and hold the viewer's gaze and perception. It is a visual language that refers more to painterly qualities than to narrative and narration.

Artist Bio
Jessica Faiss was born 1973 in Martigny, Switzerland, but lives and works since many years in Stockholm, Sweden. She is educated at the University College of Crafts, Art and Design in Stockholm and has since then participated in a series of exhibitions in Sweden and internationally.

Rollin Leonard, 360º / 18 Lilia, 2013, Video, delivered as .mp4 and .mov, :36sec loop. Courtesy the artist and Transfer Gallery.

360° / 18 Lilia exploits the mathematical concept of ‘highly composite numbers' and what the artist dubs ‘visual elasticity' (a common thread in Leonard's work). The number of photographs in this work totals 360, a highly composite number and one with an extraordinarily large number of divisors. This allowed for several timelines to be abstracted evenly from the set and to optimize the time it takes to syncopate again. The result is the face falls out of and back into order in the fewest frames possible. Human faces, bodies, and familiar objects are frequent subjects for the artist partly because of our innate ability to recognize the objects despite scrambling or distorting the image. A face, a subject with high visual elasticity, is especially resistant to being obscured or lost in pattern. Just as you see faces in wood grain, clouds, and shadows, your mind easily knits Lilia together even when fragmented.

Artist Bio
Rollin Leonard, born in 1984, lives and works in Portland, Maine where he maintains a photography and production studio. He has shown large-scale video installations, photographic prints, and web-based work since 2004. His medium varies but his conceptual approach is consistent – projecting the logic, meaning, or pattern from one domain into another, often using the human body as a vehicle to do so. Leonard earned a BA in Philosophy and a BA in Painting from the University of Minnesota in 2007.

Leonard's work has been shown at The Photographer's Gallery, London; Point Ephémère, Paris; Museum of the Moving Image, New York; Essential Existence Gallery, Leipzig; Moving Image Art Fair, New York & London; NADA Art Fair, New York; and online at Fach & Asendorf Gallery.

ABOUT THE MOVING IMAGE AWARD
Established in 2012 to help incorporate video and film into the permanent collections of art institutions, the inaugural Moving Image Award honored San Francisco collectors Pamela and Richard Kramlich, who have supported contemporary artists working in video, film, and new media through their private collection and through the New Art Trust, a non-profit organization they founded to advance the collection, preservation, exhibition, and understanding of technology-based art forms. The Kramlichs' dedication has inspired Moving Image to reach out to similarly-minded supporters to expand the inclusion of video, film and new media in museum collections globally.

Moving Image co-founders Murat Orozobekov and Edward Winkleman noted that "presenting a global snapshot of contemporary video art has been one of the goals of Moving Image since its inception and having this opportunity to collaborate with and connect artists with collections on an international level is a testament to our mission. We are so grateful to Mr. Qiangbo Li for his generous support of the Moving Image Award, and have so enjoyed working closely with Mr. James Hu of 53 Art Museum on the award this year. We feel Moving Image London 2013 is perhaps the strongest presentation of the fair to date, and we are delighted that Jessica Faiss and Rollin Leonard have been selected as the recipient of the 2013 Moving Image Award."

ABOUT 53 ART MUSEUM
53 Art Museum is located in Guangzhou City, China, situated in a modern construction designed from repurposed rail car hangars, the site combines the history of the old industrial atmosphere of Guangzhou and the modern art pavilion aesthetic. Featuring 53 galleries within its walls, the museum is dedicated to the experimental, pioneering, cross-border nature of international contemporary art. Under the slogan of "Standing in Guangdong, with eyes on the world", 53 Art Museum devotes itself to promoting contemporary art, especially video art.

ABOUT MOVING IMAGE
Moving Image art fair returns to The Bargehouse, October 17-20, 2013, during the Frieze Art Fair in London. Located within a short walking distance of Tate Modern, the Bargehouse is adjacent to the legendary Oxo Tower on the South Bank. Moving Image will be free to the public and open Thursday - Saturday, October 17 - 19, 11 am - 7 pm, and on Sunday, October 20, 11 am - 4 pm. An opening reception for Moving Image will take place Thursday, October 11, 6 - 8 pm. Moving Image was conceived to offer a unique viewing experience with the excitement and vitality of a fair, while allowing moving image-based artworks to be understood and appreciated on their own terms. Moving Image London 2012 will feature a selection of international commercial galleries and non-profit institutions presenting single-channel videos, single-channel projections, video sculptures, and other larger video installations.

Moving Image
October 17-20, 2013

Bargehouse
Oxo Tower Wharf
Bargehouse Street
South Bank
London SE1 9PH, UK

For more information, contact Edward Winkleman at (44) 07887 817306 or email us at [email protected]

www.moving-image.info

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