Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize 2022

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Thursday, September 29, 2022
  • The Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize 2022 received over 3,200 submissions from 1,600 candidates located across the world.
  • 113 drawings by 94 artists shortlisted for the Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize.
  • 21 drawings by 19 practitioners shortlisted for the Working Drawing Award.
  • Exhibition Launch & Awards Announcements will be on 28 September 2022.
  • The Exhibition will be open to the public at Trinity Buoy Wharf in London from 29 September to 16 October 2022.

Known as the UK’s most prestigious annual open exhibition for drawing, the Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize received over 3,200 entries from 1,617 artists and drawing practitioners from 45 countries for the 2022 exhibition.

113 drawings by 94 artists were selected for the Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize 2022 by Lucy Byatt, Director of Hospitalfield; Danie Mellor, Artist; Isabel Seligman, Monument Trust Curator of Modern and Contemporary Drawing in the Department of Prints and Drawings at The British Museum.

The Working Drawing Award is a special category within the exhibition and celebrates the role of drawing within architecture, design and making processes.
21 working drawings by 19 practitioners were selected for the Working Drawing Award by: Niall Hobhouse, Collector, Writer & Trustee, Drawing Matter; Tania Kovats, Professor of Drawing & Making, University of Dundee; Daniel McAuliffe, Education Director (Hubs), The Prince’s Foundation.

The drawings selected for the Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize 2022 exhibition reflect a broad scope of contemporary drawing practice - including works on paper and other supports, moving image and performance - by artists and drawing practitioners at all stages of their careers – living and working across the UK as well as Australia, Chile, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Spain, and the USA.

The following awards will be announced at the Exhibition Launch & Awards Announcement on 28 September 2022:

First Prize of £8,000

Second Prize of £5,000

Student Award of £2,000

Working Drawing Award of £2,000

The Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize 2022 exhibition will open to the public at Trinity Buoy Wharf in London from 29 September 2022 until 16 October 2022 before touring to venues across the UK. A fully illustrated publication and public engagement programme will accompany the exhibition and tour.

The Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize has an established reputation as the UK’s most important annual open exhibition for drawing.

Founded in 1994 by artist and Professor, Anita Taylor, Dean of Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, University of Dundee, the annual Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize celebrates talent and excellence in current drawing practice.

The exhibition provides an important platform for artists, designers, makers and other drawing practitioners as a catalyst within their careers, and champions the role, breadth, and value of drawing in creative practice today.

The Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize is supported by the Trinity Buoy Wharf Trust, and 2022 marks the fifth year of their generous support for the annual open exhibition, which was founded in 1994.

Key dates:

28 September 2022: Exhibition Launch & Awards Announcement

29 September 2022: Exhibition opens to the public at Trinity Buoy Wharf

16 October 2022: Exhibition closes at Trinity Buoy Wharf and goes on tour

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Trinity Buoy Wharf, London
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