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 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.