The New Blood Art Emerging Art Prize revolutionises the art world by empowering art educators to nominate the most promising emerging artists, providing a platform for the next generation of British talent to shine. This innovative curatorial approach celebrates the pivotal role of art institutions and individual tutors in fostering exciting new talent.
Tutor-Led Nomination Process
Tutors and lecturers from UK art colleges and universities nominate outstanding graduating artists, ensuring a diverse range of nominees from renowned institutions to regional colleges nationwide. By placing art educators at the heart of the nomination process, New Blood Art embraces a broader community perspective, deferring to the wisdom of those who know the artists and their work intimately.
Diverse Showcase of Emerging Talent
With nominees from across the UK, the prize showcases a rich tapestry of artistic styles and mediums, reflecting the diverse perspectives and expertise of the art education community. The initial group of nominees highlights visionary works across painting, sculpture, photography, and mixed media, echoing the legacy of institutions like the Royal College of Art in nurturing influential British artists.
Prize Benefits and Opportunities
The winner will receive a solo exhibition in 2025, providing a unique opportunity for international exposure. Shortlisted nominees will have the chance to exhibit in a physical group show, with all shipping and installation costs covered, further amplifying their visibility in the art world. The prize provides an unparalleled platform for discovering the next generation of contemporary British artists, supporting their development from the outset and offering an opportunity to acquire works by artists poised for lasting impact.
Empowering Emerging Artists
By innovating the curatorial process, New Blood Art reaffirms its 20-year commitment to making gallery representation more accessible and launching the careers of outstanding emerging artists from across Britain. The prize’s focus on empowering underrepresented voices and democratising the art world ensures that the next generation of British artists has a stronger, more diverse foundation.
Digital Platforms and Community Engagement
New Blood Art is committed to leveraging digital platforms to connect artists with audiences, providing alternative revenue streams and community-curation models that empower underrepresented artists. By upending conventional hierarchies, the gallery continues to champion its founding mission, shaping the future of contemporary British art.
2024 New Blood Art Emerging Art Prize Nominees.
NB. Following list is being updated in real time as nominations come through..
| Aberystwyth University: BA Fine Art: Honey Rees Tilly Cooke Saad Hussain Arts University Bournemouth: MA Fine Art: Lisa Moro Bhavana Rao Jessica Tipper Bath Spa University Birmingham City University Buckinghamshire New University Camberwell College of Art: BA Painting: Aruan Lima Santos Zahna Scott Marileze Canlas Cardiff Metropolitan University Carmarthen School of Art: BA Fine Art: Gwilym Pearce Jones Kelly Goddard Cerys Williams Central Saint Martins: BA Fine Art: Yarden Fudim (2D) Marie Jatta (XD) Wenjun Xie (3D) Charlotte Seux (4D) Chelsea College of Art City & Guilds of London Art School Bunny Hennessey Ted Mckenzie Orla Carolin Coventry University De Montfort University Edinburgh College of Art MA(HONS)FINE ART: Carys Reynolds Margaux Welch Georgia Boardman BA(HONS)PAINTING: Maciej Kość Esther Castle Kitty Yarrow BA(HONS)PHOTOGRAPHY: Alice Wheeler Charlotte Buckley Edward Cawood BA(HONS)SCULPTURE: Christian Sloan Justine Watt BA(HONS)INTERMEDIA: Ellis Ludlow Evie Mae Harding Izzy Osborn Falmouth University Liverpool John Moores London Metropolitan University Loughborough University Middlesex University: Varshga Premarasa Lamis Richardson Gabriel Bo Yang Pek | Manchester Met University Newcastle University University of Reading Royal College of Art: MA Painting: Julian Eleison Gina Kuschke Catherine Long MA Print: Sean Pearl Kirti Virmani Shenji He MA Contemporary Art Practice: Canaan Brown Sara Christova Julia Issi MFA Arts and Humanities: Gabriela Fernandez Katiana Weems Allison Gretchko MA Sculpture: Danny Young Flora Duley Weng lo Wong MA Ceramics and Glass: Damaris Dresser Beril Nur Denli Alexandra Kim Elliot Denny MA Jewellery and Metal: Margo Misiak-Olovic Chongshan Feng Oriana Catton Sheffield Hallam University The Slade School of Art Surrey Institute of Art and Design Swansea College of Art University of Brighton University of West of England University of Dundee University of Central Lancashire University of Northumbria University of Salford |
The inaugural New Blood Art Emerging Art Prize exhibition was held at the Saatchi Gallery in London during Frieze week 2023:
History of New Blood Art
New Blood Art is a space for emerging artists, just out of university. A launchpad and incubator for outstanding emerging artists in their fledgling and early career stages. The gallery has been meeting with these artists and their collectors since 2004.
Founder Sarah trained in fine art and art education. New Blood Art curates like a physical gallery in an innovative online model to represent emerging artists. Things began simply, with conversations: with artists, art tutors and a web developer. Since then Sarah has visited degree shows up and down the country every year inviting artists to show with the gallery. New Blood Art’s inclusive focus on art schools and institutions across the UK has allowed for a unique representation of talent and promise.
Meeting with artists and tutors as they are presenting their final year shows – New Blood Art has kept to its core values, remaining focused on the qualities of the work the artists are making and the promise they hold as their practice develops.
The New Blood Emerging Art Prize builds on these principles to support artists transitioning out of art school by making gallery representation more accessible. The gallery’s reputation for launching the careers of fledgling artists in their early stages has grown significantly over the past 20 years, with the annual introduction of new artists to the collector base and attention from various national publications.
New Blood Art partnered with StART art fair for the 2023 Prize
New Blood Art partnered with StART art fair over Frieze week, 11 – 15th October 2023 to present the inaugural New Blood Art Emerging Art Prize at Saatchi Gallery London. We are very grateful to StART and Founders David and Serenella Ciclitira for their support and for their work to date supporting emerging arts inaugurating numerous emerging and graduate art prizes, their support meant that these outstanding fledgling emerging artists, hand-picked by tutors across the UK gained fabulous exposure at the fair in 2023.
New Blood Art Emerging Art Prize Selected Artists:
37 emerging artists from over 100 nominees were selected from art institutions across the UK to show at Saatchi Gallery. View available work by these artists here
Sophie Rice
Jasmine Blakeway
John Sillince
Poppy Critchlow
Estelle Simpson
Lizzie Henson
Liv Fox
Emily Maguire
Stella Zozi
Joana Simaes
Edward Jones
Nancy Martin
Jai James
The Judges:
Anita Taylor joined Serenella Ciclitira and Sarah Ryan in judging the 2023 prize. Anita Taylor is an artist, Professor, and Dean of Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design at the University of Dundee. She is the founding Director of the foremost annual drawing exhibition in the UK, the Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize [since 1994], and Drawing Projects UK, a public-facing initiative dedicated to drawing [since 2009]. After graduating from MA Painting at the Royal College of Art [1987], she became Artist-in-Residence at Durham Cathedral [1987-88], then Cheltenham Fellow in Painting [1988-89] and has shown her work extensively in the UK and internationally.
The winner will receive a solo show in 2024, and one-to-one mentoring throughout the year with Sarah.
New Blood Art Emerging Art Prize Winner 2023
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Images from the show:
