30th Sep 2024

Discover the Future of British Art: New Blood Art Emerging Art Prize


The New Blood Art Emerging Art Prize revolutionises the art world by empowering art educators to nominate the most promising emerging artists. This prize provides a vital platform for the next generation of British talent to shine, celebrating the pivotal role of art institutions and individual tutors in fostering exciting new voices.

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 community-led perspective, harnessing the insights of those who know these artists and their work most intimately.

By placing mentors and tutors at the heart of the curation process, New Blood Art is disrupting traditional insular models and elevating underrepresented artistic voices.

Diverse Showcase of Emerging Talent
The prize features an eclectic range of artistic styles and mediums, reflecting the varied perspectives of the art education community. Our nominees represent visionary works across painting, sculpture, photography, and mixed media—echoing the legacy of prestigious institutions like the Royal College of Art in shaping the future of contemporary British art.

Prize Benefits and Opportunities
The winner will receive a solo exhibition in 2025, offering an invaluable opportunity for international exposure. Shortlisted nominees will participate in a physical group exhibition, with all shipping and installation costs covered, further amplifying their visibility. The prize provides an unparalleled opportunity to acquire works by artists poised for lasting impact as they embark on their professional journeys.

Why Invest in Emerging Artists?
Investing in artists at the start of their careers not only supports their creative development but also allows collectors to own original works before broader recognition raises their profile. As emerging artists gain acclaim, their work often increases in value, offering both emotional and financial rewards for early supporters.

Empowering Emerging Artists
By innovating the curatorial process, New Blood Art reaffirms its 20-year commitment to making gallery representation more accessible. The Emerging Art Prize strengthens this mission by elevating underrepresented voices and democratising access to the art world, ensuring that Britain’s next generation of artists has a stronger, more diverse foundation.

Digital Platforms and Community Engagement
New Blood Art continues to harness digital platforms to connect artists with audiences, providing alternative revenue streams and engaging models of community curation. This commitment to innovation ensures that our platform shapes the future of contemporary British art, empowering artists and engaging collectors in new ways.

2024 New Blood Art Emerging Art Prize Nominees

Aberystwyth University:
BA Fine Art:
Honey Rees
Tilly Cooke
Saad Hussain


Arts University Bournemouth:
BA Fine Art:
Thea Schultz 
Holly Hinchliffe 
Shannon Westrup 

 
MA Fine Art:
Lisa Moro 
Bhavana Rao 
Jessica Tipper


BA Fine Art
Thea Schultz
Holly Hinchcliffe
Shannon Westrup

 
Bath Spa University

Elizabeth Helder
Emma Matthews
Maisie Timney

Xia Smith


Buckinghamshire New University 

Ella Woodcock

Camberwell College of Art
:
BA Painting:
Aruan Lima Santos
Zahna Scott
Marileze Canlas 


Cardiff Metropolitan University

Aneira Thomas
Rosa Nasr Butler
Naomi Griffiths

 
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 

 
University of Dundee 

Liberty Thompson
Tom Houlihan
Aime Harding
Esme Scott


Edinburgh College of Art
MA(HONS)FINE ART:
Carys Reynolds
Margaux Welch
Georgia Boardman

Edinburgh College of Art
BA(HONS)PAINTING:
Maciej Kość
Esther Castle
Kitty Yarrow




Edinburgh College of Art
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 
Sarah Sweeney
Hanna Kojima Boyd

University of Leeds
Ruolin Wu
Emily Eve
Jun Rui Lo

Abby Prior
Zoe Maxwell


Loughborough University Middlesex University:

Varshga Premarasa
Lamis Richardson 
Gabriel Bo Yang Pek 


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
Ina Leah

MA Sculpture:
Danny Young 
Flora Duley 
Weng lo Wong

MA Ceramics and Glass:
Damaris Athene
Beril Nur Denli 
Alexandra Kim 

Elliot Denny 

MA Jewellery and Metal:
Margo Misiak-Olovic 
Chongshan Feng 
Oriana Catton 


University of East of London
BA FINE ART 
Justas Pakstys
Jay Ming ho
Ashlee Clark

MA FINE ART
Margaret Prescod
Carl Engmann
Ann-Marie Williamson


University of West of England 


University Central Lancashire
Jasmin Barrett
Andrea Bradbury

The inaugural New Blood Art Emerging Art Prize exhibition was held at the Saatchi Gallery in London during Frieze week 2023:

Emerging Art Prize Saatchi Gallery

History of New Blood Art

New Blood Art partnered with StART art fair for the 2023 Prize

New Blood Art is a launchpad / incubator and gallery for outstanding emerging artists in fledgling and early career stages. The gallery 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

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

Sophie Lloyd is the winner of the New Blood Art Emerging Art Prize 2023. 
Read more here

Images from the show:

Saatchi Gallery
Toby Wills-Hart
Saatchi Gallery
Leticia Ferreira
Saatchi Gallery
Joana Simaes
Saatchi Gallery
Eleanor Whitbread
New Blood prize artist
Remi Jablecki
New Blood prize artist
Lizzie Henson
New Blood prize artist
Poppy Critchlow
New Blood prize artist
You Liang Zhu
New Blood prize artist
Nikoline Sonasson
New Blood prize artist
Haneen Hadiy
New Blood prize artist
Aislinn Evans
New Blood prize artist
Jasmine Blakeway
New Blood prize artist
Emma McElreavey
New Blood prize artist
Aurélie Meriel
New Blood prize artist
Daniel Talbot-Mason
New Blood prize artist
Sophie Lloyd
New Blood prize artist
Liv Fox
New Blood prize artist
Freya Povlsen
New Blood prize artist
Octavia Madden

A favourite view from the annual degree show tour: the Fine Art Corridor, Duncan of Jordanstone College, Dundee
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