SPOTLIGHT

Making studio visits to our artists and seeing how their practice is developing is a treat. From visiting Ed Saye’s studio recently, it was clear that his practice has reached a pivotal point, a stage where he has found a subject and established a way of working that he can momentously build upon. This follows […]

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Congratulations to Laura Menzies who has received a travelling fellowship to visit different parts of the world – observing art programmes that work creatively with older people, particularly those with dementia. See all available work by Laura here. Laura’s work captures fleeting, intangible emotions : like the experience of simultaneously realising and forgetting on the point of sleep, […]

Art Prizes and Awards are vital for helping an artist gain recognition and a collector base – so it’s important that artists apply regularly for prizes. Compiled below is a list of notable Art Prizes for emerging artists along with details of New Blood Artists who have been commended or awarded these prizes.

First published in MoneyWeek – 22/12/2014 – Interested in investing in art but not quite ready to splash out on a household name? Sarah Ryan of New Blood Art looks at two rising artists inspired by painter Anselm Kiefer. Anselm Kiefer’s retrospective has just ended at the Royal Academy of Arts in London. The show spanned four […]

Congratulations to Julie-Ann Simpson who recently won a prize at the Royal Scottish Academy Open – The RSA Guthrie Award and Medal – for an outstanding painting by a Scottish artist under 35. It’s a great achievement! View her collection here.

MASTERS artist Bartosz Beda is currently exhibiting at the BCA in Bogota, Colombia and is his 3rd solo show this year. The exhibition is called ‘Blast of Absolute’ and is open from 26th November – 9th January. Below are some sneaky peaks of Bartosz setting up the exhibition.     

Joanne Hummel-Newell and Stephen Todd both have solo shows opening this week, so if you happen to be in either Portsmouth or Sheffield you’re in for a treat. Both artists have been showing with us for many years and are uniquely talented. If you won’t make the shows you can view and buy their work […]

It’s emerging art awards season & many New Blood Artists are gaining recognition – 8 New Blood Artists have been selected for the Discerning Eye Exhibition 2014: Margaret Ashman Daisy Clarke John Hainsworth Rosemary Lewis Keith Robinson Beau Rouse Rebecca Fontaine-Wolf Agata Maria Masternak Andreas Soldini is one of 20 artists, in excellent company, who has […]

Emiko Aida is awarded the The Ward Thomas Award – Emiko Aida has been awarded the The Ward Thomas Award at the National Open Art Competition for her piece ‘Requiem’. It’s a fantastic achievement and well deserved endorsement after many years of diligently honing her practice. Aida is a compassionate, tender and very vigilant observer […]