Meet Ruth Murray, Winner of Jackson’s Painting Prize 2020

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Ruth Murray won the Jackson’s Painting Prize 2020 with her painting Geraniums. Watch Ruth in her South Manchester studio talking about her practice, inspiration and the experience of winning the £5000 main prize in our annual competition.

Ruth Murray. Geraniums. Winner Jackson's Painting Prize 2020
Geraniums, 2018
Ruth Murray
Oil on canvas, 180 x 160 cm

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Clare McNamara is the former Editor of Jackson’s Art Blog. During her time in the role, she regularly contributed interviews, reviews, and in-depth features. Clare has a background in fine arts, and her multidisciplinary practice includes illustration, graphic design, video, and music. Her combined experience as both a practitioner and editor informed her editorial approach, helping to shape content that supports and engages Jackson’s community of artists.

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  1. Just lovely to hear about Ruth’s days in
    her studio and to know that she won the
    prize and it will help her so much is such
    a joyful thing.

  2. Great to see that a relatively unknown (or at
    least not famous) young woman has secured
    the Jackson’s Painting Prize for work that is in a fine
    painting tradition. The work is well crafted
    on a human scale and also that 5K means a
    lot to the artist at a tricky time. Well done
    Ruth.

  3. All I can say is brilliant, brilliant brilliant!
    Light, texture, craftswomanship . I hope this
    accolade will launch Ruth on to wherever
    she’d like to go

  4. Judith Demaestri

    It is absolutely breathtaking! This would be
    on my wall right now if I could afford
    it, incredible work, Bravo!!!

  5. That could easily be a 1000 piece jigsaw in
    the future. So excellent is the work, really
    deserves the award…so very well done

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