Three invited independent judges selected the winning work for the LSA Awards 2021 for the LSA Annual Exhibition 2021 - Jeremy Webster, Deputy Director, Attenborough Arts Centre, Andy Price, Senior Lecturer in Fine Art, De Montfort University and Dayle Flude, former owner of the Cank Street, Gallery and Gallerist.
Four prizes awarded in the exhibition are sponsored Rosemary & Co, The Artist Magazine, Zest-It Fine Art Materials, and On the Edge Framing. View the LSA Awards Evening - here
Amy Bonsor, Monochrome Boundaries, pen on stitched paper, 34 x 34 cm
The LSA George Pickard Prize
08 | Amy Bonsor | Monochrome Boundaries | Pen on stitched paper
sponsored by LSA
£250
Winning work selected by the 3 independent judges
"‘The judges were impressed by the intricacy and finesse brought to this ostensibly simple form by the craft process, and the delicate balance wrought between its presence as a drawing and an object.’
- Andy Price on behalf of the 3 independent judges
David Clarke, September, watercolour, 50 x 28 cm
The LSA Guy Dixon Prize
14 | David Clarke | September | watercolour
sponsored by LSA
£150
Winning work selected by the 3 independent judges
"‘A sense of quiet landscape, suffused with light, generated from the lucid, abstract arrangement of colour. There is nothing hidden in this work: its magic is worked in plain sight with satisfying economy of means."
- Andy Price on behalf of the 3 independent judges
Emma Fitzpatrick, Land 4, monoprint, 35 x 32 cm
The Henton Ellis Prize
27 | Emma Fitzpatrick | Land 4 | monoprint
sponsored by LSA
£100
Winning work selected by the 3 independent judges
"A tiny but impactful landscape. Drawn directly onto the plate a spontaneous muted monochromic response without the distraction of colour."
- Dayle Flude on behalf of the three independent judges
Linda Sharman, Rainy Day, Leicester Market, acrylic on board, 23 x 39 cm
The LSA President's Prize
61 | Linda Sharman | Rainy Day, Leicester Market | acrylic
sponsored by LSA
£100
Winning work selected by Lars Tharp, President of Leicester Society of Artists, Ceramics Historian, Broadcaster and Independent Art Consultant.
"Indistinct oily forms -initially a moody damp landscape; gradually, emerging through rain (the water now running down your neck), you find yourself sheltering behind the backs of others huddled under a market awning…and the mood returns."
- Lars Tharp
Jemish Maadhavji, Bindiful, oil and crystals on linen, 50 x 50 cm
The Zest-It Oil Painting Prize
50 | Jemisha Maadhavji | Bindiful | oil and crystals on linen
sponsored by
£250 Zest-It Fine Art Products
Winning work selected by the 3 independent judges
"‘The judges were impressed by this sensitive and delicate, well observed intimate portrait."
- Jeremy Webster on behalf of the 3 independent judges
Vivienne Cawson, From the Garden 2, watercolour & gouache, 39.5 x 45 cm
The Rosemary & Co Brushes Prize
12 | Vivienne Cawson | From the Garden 2 | watercolour & gouache
sponsored by
£100 Rosemary & Co voucher
https://www.rosemaryandco.com/
Winning work selected by Symi Jackson of Rosemary & Co
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Jacqui Gallon, Woodland Abstraction II, charcoal and pastel, 40 x 43 cm
The On The Edge Framing Prize
33 | Jacqui Gallon | Woodland Abstract II | charcoal and pastel
sponsored by
£100 On The Edge Framing voucher
Winning work selected by the 3 independent judges
"‘A sense of season and sincerity in the environment."
- Jeremy Webster on behalf of the 3 independent judges
Margaret Chapman, The Spring has Sprung, mixed media, 50 x 50 cm
The Artist Magazine Prize
13 | Margaret Chapman | Spring has Sprung! | mixed media
sponsored by
1 Year's subscription to The Artist magazine
https://www.painters-online.co.uk
Winning work selected by Dr Sally Bulgin, Editor, The Artist Magazine
"I love the energy and apparent spontaneity of the image, contained within a lovely rhythmical design full of delightfully pleasing shapes and brushmarks. It’s an uplifting piece to which my eye was drawn as soon as I saw it."
- Dr Sally Bulgin, Editor, The Artist Magazine
Catalogue of Works
About the exhibition
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