Exeter College of Art alumni shortlisted for prestigious Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize
Exeter College of Art alumni Emily Ball has been shortlisted for the Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize 2021.
Emily studied BA Fine Art at Exeter College of Art between 1986 and 1989, before going on to complete her MA Fine Art at Farnham College of Art between 1997 and 1999. She was the winner of the National Contemporary Art Prize in 2004.
Her selected exhibitions include:
Solo exhibitions:
• Star Gallery, Lewes (2006).
• Atrium Gallery, Seawhite of Brighton (2017 and 2020).
Group exhibitions:
• RA Summer Exhibition, London (2004).
• C’mon and Give us a Kiss’ (with Rose Wylie, Roy Oxlade, and others), Moncrief Bray Gallery, Petworth (2009).
• Nanxi Academy, Wenzhou, China (2019).
Known as the UK’s most prestigious open exhibition for drawing, the Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize received 3,300 entries from 1,673 artist living in 46 different countries for its 2021 edition. Worth £27,000, the awards will be announced on Wednesday 29 September at Trinity Buoy Wharf in London.
101 drawings by 89 artists were selected for the Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize 2021 exhibition, by judges Sheela Gowda, Artist; Simon Groom, Director of Modern and Contemporary Art, National Galleries Scotland; and Zoé Whitley, Director of Chisenhale Gallery, London.
The diverse exhibition reflects a broad scope of drawing practice, conducted by artists, designers and makers at all stages of their careers – from students to established artists, living and working across the four nations of the UK as well as Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Cyprus, Denmark, Germany, Greece, India, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Spain, The Netherlands, and the USA.
The names of the five winners, chosen by the selection panel to share £27,000 in prizes, will be revealed in the Awards Announcement at Trinity Buoy Wharf in London on 29 September 2021.
The Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize 2021 exhibition will launch with the Awards Announcement at Trinity Buoy Wharf in London on 29 September 2021 prior to touring to venues across the UK.
A total prize fund of £27,000 will be awarded:
• First Prize of £8,000
• Second Prize of £5,000
• Student Award of £2,000
• Working Drawing Award of £2,000
• Evelyn Williams Drawing Award of £10,000
The Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize has an established reputation as the UK’s most important annual open exhibition of drawing. Led since its creation by Professor Anita Taylor (Dean of Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design, University of Dundee), the exhibition is known for its promotion and celebration of excellence in contemporary drawing practice.
The Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize provides an important platform for drawing, and for artists and makers as a catalyst within their careers. The annual exhibitions are selected by a roster of passionate and distinguished drawing experts–artists, architects, curators, designers, writers, and collectors.
The Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize is supported by the Trinity Buoy Wharf Trust, and 2021 marks the fourth year of their generous support for the annual open exhibition, which was founded in 1994.
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