John Moores Painting Prize

The John Moores Painting Prize is a biennial award to the best contemporary painting, submission is open to the public. The prize is named for Sir John Moores, noted philanthropist, who established the award in 1957. The winning work and short-listed pieces are exhibited at the Walker Art Gallery as part of the Liverpool Biennial festival of visual art.[1][2]

John Moores Painting Prize
Awarded for	Painting prize
Location	Liverpool
Country	England
Hosted by	Walker Art Gallery
Reward(s)	£25,000
First awarded	1957
Website	www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

Winners

• 1957 Jack Smith - "Creation and Crucifixion"[3]
• 1959 Patrick Heron - "Black Painting - Red, Brown and Olive : July 1959"[4]
• 1961 Henry Mundy - "Cluster"[5]
• 1963 Roger Hilton - "March 1963"[6]
• 1965 Michael Tyzack - " Alesso 'B' "[7]
• 1967 David Hockney - "Peter Getting Out of Nick's Pool"[8]
• 1969 Richard Hamilton and Mary Martin - "Toaster" and "Cross" (respectively)[9][10]
• 1972 Euan Uglow - "Nude, 12 vertical positions from the eye"[11]
• 1974 Myles Murphy - "Figure with Yellow Foreground"[12]
• 1976 John Walker - "Juggernaut with plume - for P Neruda"[13]
• 1978 Noel Forster - "A painting in six stages with a silk triangle"[14]
• 1980 Michael Moon - "Box-room"[15]
• 1982 John Hoyland - "Broken Bride 13.6.82"[1][16]
• 1995 David Leapman - Double-Tongued Knowability[17]
• 1993 Peter Doig - "Blotter"[18]
• 1991 Andrzej Jackowski - "The Beekeeper's son"[19]
• 1989 Lisa Milroy - "Handles"[20]
• 1987 Tim Head - "Cow mutations"[21]
• 1985 Bruce McLean - Oriental Garden Kyoto[22]
• 1997 Dan Hays - "Harmony in Green"[23]
• 1999 Michael Raedecker - "Mirage"[24]
• 2002 Peter Davies - "Super Star Fucker - Andy Warhol Text Painting"[25]
• 2004 Alexis Harding - "Slump/Fear (orange/black)"[26]
• 2006 Martin Greenland - "Before Vermeer's Clouds"[27]
• 2008 Peter McDonald - "Fontana"[28]
• 2010 Keith Coventry - "Spectrum Jesus"[29]
• 2012 Sarah Pickstone - "Stevie Smith and the Willow"[30]
• 2014 Rose Wylie - "PV Windows and Floorboards"[31]
• 2016 Michael Simpson - "Squint (19)"[32]
• 2018 Jacqui Hallum - "King and Queen of Wands"[33]

See also

• List of European art awards

References

1. "National Museums Liverpool - History of the John Moores Prize". Liverpoolmuseums.org.uk.
2. "EXHIBITIONS / Moores the merrier, but for how long?: The winner of the John Moores prize has been announced. The only thing now in doubt is the future of the prize itself". Independent.co.uk.
3. "Jack Smith - Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool museums". Liverpoolmuseums.org.uk. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
4. "Patrick Heron - Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool museums". Liverpoolmuseums.org.uk. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
5. "Henry Mundy - Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool museums". Liverpoolmuseums.org.uk. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
6. "Roger Hilton - Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool museums". Liverpoolmuseums.org.uk. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
7. "Alesso 'B' by Michael Tyzack (1933-2007) - Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool museums". Liverpoolmuseums.org.uk. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
8. "David Hockney - Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool museums". Liverpoolmuseums.org.uk. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
9. "Richard Hamilton - Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool museums". Liverpoolmuseums.org.uk. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
10. "Cross by Mary Martin (1907-1969) - Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool museums". Liverpoolmuseums.org.uk. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
11. "Euan Uglow - Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool museums". Liverpoolmuseums.org.uk. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
12. "Myles Murphy - Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool museums". Liverpoolmuseums.org.uk. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
13. "John Walker - Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool museums". Liverpoolmuseums.org.uk. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
14. "Noel Forster - Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool museums". Liverpoolmuseums.org.uk. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
15. "Michael Moon - Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool museums". Liverpoolmuseums.org.uk. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
16. "John Hoyland RA (1934 - 2011)". Royalacademy.org.uk.
17. "David Leapman - Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool museums". Liverpoolmuseums.org.uk. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
18. "Peter Doig - Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool museums". Liverpoolmuseums.org.uk. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
19. "Andrzej Jackowski - Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool museums". Liverpoolmuseums.org.uk. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
20. "Lisa Milroy - Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool museums". Liverpoolmuseums.org.uk. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
21. "Tim Head - Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool museums". Liverpoolmuseums.org.uk. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
22. "Bruce McLean - Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool museums". Liverpoolmuseums.org.uk. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
23. "Harmony in Green by Dan Hays (born 1966) - Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool museums". Liverpoolmuseums.org.uk. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
24. "Michael Raedecker - Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool museums". Liverpoolmuseums.org.uk. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
25. "Peter Davies - Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool museums". Liverpoolmuseums.org.uk. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
26. "'Slump/Fear (orange/black)', Alexis Harding - Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool museums". Liverpoolmuseums.org.uk. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
27. "'Before Vermeer's Clouds', Martin Greenland - Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool museums". Liverpoolmuseums.org.uk. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
28. "'Fontana', Peter McDonald - Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool museums". Liverpoolmuseums.org.uk. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
29. "'Spectrum Jesus', Keith Coventry - Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool museums". Liverpoolmuseums.org.uk. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
30. "BBC News - John Moores Painting Prize won by Sarah Pickstone". Bbc.co.uk. 2012-09-15. Retrieved 2012-10-17.
31. "Rose Wylie wins John Moores Painting Prize aged 80". BBC.co.uk. 19 September 2014.
32. Brown, Mark (7 July 2016). "Michael Simpson wins 2016 John Moores painting prize". theguardian.com.
33. Kennedy, Maev (12 July 2018). "Jacqui Hallum wins John Moores painting prize". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 July 2018.

External links

• John Moores Painting Prize