2024 Contemporary British Painting Prize
Contemporary British Painting Prize 2024
Artist Daniel H Bell is the prizewinner of the 2024 CBP Prize, receiving £8000, an essay written about his painting practice by Louisa Buck (writer and broadcaster), membership to Contemporary British Painting and to be one of the selectors for the 2024 CBP Prize.
Olivia Sterling was awarded the ‘Highly Commended’ prize.
The judges also made a special mention of Lothar Götz.
The Blyth Gallery Exhibition Award
Congratulations to Sophia Rosenthal, the winner of the Blyth Gallery Exhibition Award announced by the gallery curator Mindy Lee. Sophia will receive the opportunity to exhibit at Blyth Gallery, Imperial College, London.
The Judith Tucker Memorial Prize
The winners of the inaugural Judith Tucker Memorial Prize will be announced on November 30th at the opening of the Sheffield showing of the prize at Persistence Works.’
The 17 finalists are: Simon Averill | Ruth Bateman | Daniel H Bell | Eric Butcher | Alison Critchlow | Zavier Ellis | | Lothar Götz | Andy Harper | Davina Jackson | Angela Lizon | Lily Macrae | Dougal McKenzie | Harriet Mena Hill | Sophia Rosenthal | Olivia Sterling | Simon Taylor | Polly Townsend |
The winner was announced on Saturday 14 September 2024 at BayArt Gallery. The exhibition tours to Thames-Side Studios Gallery, London, followed by Huddersfield Art Gallery Curates at Yorkshire Artspace: Persistence Works, Sheffield.
Heartfelt thanks to Louisa Buck, Martyn Cross and Paul Hedge for their joyful enthusiasm, boundless energy and thoughtful consideration in judging this year‘s Contemporary British Painting Prize. It has been an absolute joy to work with you all!
The seventeen shortlisted artists were selected by a group of practicing painters, all members of Contemporary British Painting: Natalie Dowse, Rich Jellyman (winner of the 2023 prize), Andrew Litten and Molly Thomson.
BayArt Gallery, 54B/C Bute Street, Cardiff Bay CF10 5AF
Saturday 14th September – Saturday 19th October 2024
Thames-Side Studios Gallery, Thames-Side Studios, Harrington Way, Warspite Road, Royal Borough of Greenwich, London SE18 5NR
Friday 1st – Sunday 17th November 2024
Huddersfield Art Gallery Curates at Yorkshire Artspace: Persistence Works, Sheffield, S1 2BS.
30th November 2024 – 11th January 2025
We would like to thank our judges and selectors, BayArt Gallery, Thames-Side Studios, Huddersfield Art Gallery, and John Talbot, collector of contemporary painting, for generously donating the prize money for the third year in a row.
We are also extremely grateful to Lubaina Himid for her generous financial support this year.
