After receiving over 1300 entries and after many hours of deliberation by the Jackson’s Judging Panel, we are delighted to announce the winners of the Jackson’s Emerging Artist Prize! Three category prizes – Painting, Drawing & Printmaking, and three People’s Choice Awards have been selected. Read on to find out about each winning artwork.
3 Category Prizes: £400 Jackson’s Art Gift Voucher each
and
an editorial features in 2 medium-specific publications.
Winners were chosen by the Jackson’s Judging Panel
PAINTING CATEGORY AWARD
Energy Flow, 2017
Uchercie Tang
Oil on canvas, 90 x 90 cm
Artist Bio:
Uchercie is a multi-disciplinary artist whose practice blends photography, painting, poetry, design and avant-garde installation. She received a bachelor degree in Theatre Design from The Central Academy of Drama and is currently enrolled in Camberwell Colleges of Arts, focussing on Fine Art Practice. Uchercie is based in London and Beijing and uses art as a means of expression to alleviate depression and reflect on self-existence.
Description of Artwork:
‘Energy flow.’
Keep an eye out for Uchercie’s work, which will be featured on Wave Collective and in Floorr Magazine in 2019
DRAWING CATEGORY AWARD
Death Throes, 2018
Kathryn Poole
Pen and paper, 70 x 100 cm
Artist Bio:
‘I draw with the desire to hold onto something of the departed; securing a trace of life glimpsed in a corpse. Human memory is transitory. Although the physical specimen may rot and fade away and my memory may become unreliable, the representations I make will remain as a testament to their existence. The impressions I take allow me to reconstruct people and animals from fragments into a whole. Contrary to the conventions of traditional naturalists, I collect everything but the specimen itself; not intruding further upon their death. Recording this data aids in memorisation and through this, memorialisation.’
Description of Artwork:
”Death Throes’ is a drawing from the project ‘Bypass Wildlife’ – an archive of drawings, animations and photographs of the roadkill I find on my daily commute. Watching the animals slowly disintegrate inspired me to create a more permanent memorial to their lives.’
Keep an eye out for Kathryn’s work, which will be featured on The Practical Creative Podcast and in Thinking Through Drawing in 2019.
PRINTMAKING CATEGORY AWARD
Night Flux #4, 2018
Francesco Poiana
Aquatint print on paper, 200 x 160 cm
Artist Bio:
Francesco Poiana is an artist and illustrator based in London. He graduated in Painting at the Rome Art Academy and is now doing an MA at Central Saint Martins College. ‘In the last year, I have worked as an illustrator collaborating with many companies such as “Hermione de Paola”, “Curcio Editore” and “Rover Dreams productions”. At present, I’m working on a graphic novel and on the contemporary Landscape project “Mirabilia Urbis”.
Description of Artwork:
‘Like in the Tarkowsky’s Zone, the landscape here is taking the shape of a psychological site. Every place is real and fantastic at the same time. This is the point at which psychology and geography collide. Psychogeography is a mirror of our subconscious thoughts on the emotional landscape.’
Keep an eye out for Francesco’s work, which will be featured in The Hand Magazine and Pressing Matters in 2019.
3 People’s Choice Awards: £50 Jackson’s Art Gift Voucher each
Winners determined by public vote – the 3 artworks from the longlist with the highest number of votes
Bowl of Sunshine, 2018
Claire Osborne
Watercolour on paper, 30 x 51 cm
Artist Bio:
‘I am a self-taught watercolourist living in Athens, Georgia who began painting in a committed fashion starting in January 2015. For as long as I can recall I have been simply mesmerized by watercolour art. When I was eventually at a point in my life where I had time for personal interests, I happened to see a watercolour exhibit. Rather than wanting to buy a piece, my overwhelming thought was – I don’t want to buy someone else’s watercolour painting, I want to LEARN how to paint my own’
Description of Artwork:
‘Lemons in light and shadow in glass bowl on linen draped wood table.’
Nightwatch, 2018
Jacqueline Bright
Pastel on pastelmat, 25 x 30.5 cm
Artist Bio:
‘I live in Norfolk and am inspired by the huge amount of wildlife I have right on my doorstep. I have always loved animals and birds of all kinds and I love drawing animals in a realistic style using pastels. I find pastels are a beautiful medium to work with, and they help me to create a lovely soft look.’
Description of Artwork:
‘A beautiful barn owl, on the lookout’
Mirror to the Soul, 2018
Kelley Butler
Pastel on pastelmat, 30 x 24 cm
Artist Bio:
‘My drawing began just 18 months ago when I injured my achilles tendon and was laid up at home. I wanted to draw my dogs so I searched “how to draw a realistic dog” online. There were many time lapse videos on YouTube but my techniques really developed when I found Patreon. I have learned so much from the wonderful teachers like Jason Morgan, Lisa Ann Watkins and others. I’ve combined the techniques I’ve learned and really enjoy the combination of pastels and coloured pencils. I always found comfort when able to use my creative mind now I spend every day drawing during the day and watching tutorials on Patreon at night. I had always wished I could find some way to earn a living using my creative side and now that dream has come true. I love drawing pet portraits, wildlife and nature and have a long, long list of things I want to draw.’
Description of Artwork:
‘I had horses for 20 years and I think there is nothing more soulful than a horse’s eye. I loved this reference photo from Pixabay because you can see the photographer and the overhang of the barn in the reflection which reminded me of my horse barn.’
View the Emerging Artist Prize 2018 Shortlist here on the Jackson’s Competition Website
