Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize 2016

Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize 2016

Winners Announced

Henry Kondracki awarded First Prize of £15,000 for his depiction of Cowgate, Edinburgh

The Worshipful Company of Painter Stainers and the Lynn Foundation are delighted to award the Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize 2016 to Henry Kondrackifor his atmospheric oil painting The Cowgate.Now in its eleventh year, the Prize is one of the most prestigious awards for artists in the UK, and is unique in its focus on draughtsmanship and representational painting.Kondracki receives the £15,000 top prize in addition to an engraved gold medal.

Kondracki, who lives and works in Edinburgh, comments:“A well worn part of Edinburgh, the Cowgate’s history goes back a long way … My memory is part of the story of the city, but only a small part. I am aware of all the people who have walked these same snowy streets, leaving tracks that record their journeys, rather like drawing – a moment in time frozen.”

“Henry Kondracki'sThe Cowgatewas an instant choice for the Prize. The painting is full of atmosphere and feeling. Kondracki is a very respected painter and he has been in the final selection several times, although he has never actually won the Prize.”Ken Howard OBE RA NEAC, artist, 2016 selector.

The Young Artist Award of £2,500 is awarded to BernadettTimko for her oil painting Studio 7. Timko is currently studying portrait painting at Heatherley’s School of Fine Art, London, and is a scholar of the New English Drawing School. “Moments which are filled with emotions compel me to paint. My intention is to keep those moments alive on the canvas.”

London artist Charlie Schafferhas won the £5,000 Brian Botting Prize, for his sensitive representation of the human figure in his painting Madonna. “By spending prolonged periods of time with the sitter, a unique relationship forms that can only exist within the context of sitting for a painting,” Charlie explains.“The finished painting itself ends up being a record of this experience, an almost inevitable by-product of the situation.”

Five Runner-up prizes of £1,500 each were awarded to: Benjamin Andreas, for Hoxton Square Daytime; Peter Clossick forGarden; Joe FanforFontainebleau Reconstruction; Ian Rowlands for The Pond;Neale Worley forModel.

The exhibition features 139works by some of the very best UK painters,and was selected this year by five highly regarded art world figures:Catharine Davison, Artist; Ken Howard OBE RA NEAC, Artist; James Lloyd, Artist; Sam Wadsworth, Artist;Andrew Wilton, Visiting Research Fellow at Tate Britain.

The exhibition is on at the Mall Galleries, London, from 7 – 13 March 2016. It then tours to Guildford House Gallery from 25 June – 17 July 2016.Most of the works are for sale and are available to view in an online gallery at:

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Exhibition Information:

Venue: Mall Galleries

Address: The Mall, London, SW1Y 5DB

Dates: 7 – 13 March 2016

Opening Hours: 10am – 5pm daily

Nearest Tube: Charing Cross

Admission: Free

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Venue: Guildford House Gallery

Address: 155 High Street, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 3AJ

Dates: 25 June – 17 July 2016

Opening Hours: Mon-Sat: 10am – 4.45pm. Sundays: 11am – 4pm

Admission: Free

Website:

For general enquiries please contact the competition organisers, Parker Harris:

Tel. 01372 462 190

Email.

Twitter: #LPSPrize @ParkerHarrisCo

Exhibition events:

Out of the Gallery - Monday 7 March, 2pm

Tips for all artists to explore new and creative ways to exhibit their work

The talk is free to attend, no booking required.

Life Drawing - Tuesday 8 March, 12-2pm / Friday 11 March, 12-2pm

Form and Line Workshops with Henry Gibbons Guy

Drawing workshops are free to attend, booking essential . Drawing materials provided.

To book please contact Parker Harris on 01372 462190 or email .

Notes to editors:

The Worshipful Company of Painter-Stainers

Formed in 1502 by the amalgamation of companies in existence before 1283, the Worshipful Company of Painter-Stainers is actively engaged in supporting the art and craft of painting. With a strong commitment to fine art, the Worshipful Company of Painter-Stainers is delighted to sponsor this annual prize in conjunction with the Lynn Foundation.

The Lynn Foundation

The Lynn Foundation is a charity devoted to children, the disabled, music and the arts. Its contribution is the prize money totalling £25,000 and an engraved gold medal for the winner of the First Prize.

Brian Botting

Brian Botting, Master of the Painter-Stainers Company from 2003-4, has kindly bequeathed a £5,000 annual prize to be awarded to an artist aged 30 or under for an outstanding representation of the human figure.