{"id":1415427,"date":"2020-12-16T10:30:12","date_gmt":"2020-12-16T10:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/?p=1415427"},"modified":"2026-03-31T15:46:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T14:46:45","slug":"ruth-murray-expert-judge-jpp-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/2020\/12\/16\/ruth-murray-expert-judge-jpp-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruth Murray: Jackson’s Painting Prize 2021 Expert Judge"},"content":{"rendered":"

The final expert judge we have the pleasure of welcoming to the expert judging panel for the Jackson’s Painting Prize 2021<\/a> is artist Ruth Murray, who won the Jackson’s Painting Prize 2020 with her oil painting Geraniums<\/em>. Here, Ruth tells us about her favourite artists, exhibition highlights of the past year and, speaking from experience, gives her advice to those thinking about entering the competition this year.<\/p>\n

Above image:<\/strong> Duff<\/em>, 2018, Ruth Murray, Oil on canvas, 210 x 150 cm | 82.6 x 59 in.<\/small><\/p>\n

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Ruth Murray in her studio<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Clare: Can you tell us about your experience of filming the interview this year?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ruth: We had to be a bit more imaginative with filming during the pandemic since it wasn\u2019t possible for Jackson\u2019s to travel to my studio in Manchester. I knew a local videographer (Dann Cooper<\/a>) who fortunately was able to do the filming for us. He was excellent at making me feel less self-conscious!<\/p>\n

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Clay Heads<\/em>, 2012
Ruth Murray
Oil on canvas, 170 x 140 cm | 55.1 x 66.9 in.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Clare: Do you have an art collection of your own? Can you tell us about any of the works in your collection?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ruth: I have a few pieces but not a collection. I did buy a painting by Emma Sophie Wilson<\/a> recently through #artistsupportpledge<\/a>, a helpful initiative on Instagram, where artists use the hashtag to put up work costing \u00a3200. And then every time an artist reaches \u00a31,000 of sales, they pledge to buy \u00a3200 of work from other artists. This started early in the pandemic and Matthew Burrows<\/a>, who established the pledge, has been awarded an MBE for service to the arts.<\/p>\n