Don’t miss your chance to meet the next generation of talented artists at our 2017 Purchase Prize exhibition.
The Purchase Prize exists to celebrate and support the work of young artists at the outset of their careers and is open to artists who have graduated from a UK art school within the last three years.
This year’s exhibition showcases 25 works by 20 artists, all on display at The Cello Factory, 7 – 11 December 2017.
Emmanuel Awuni (Goldsmiths), Anquish, oil on canvas
Olivia Bax (Slade), Study (blue/orange), foam, lightweight clay and hooks
Teresa Zerafa Byrne (Chelsea College of Arts), Reconstruction – Floor 1, wood and metal
Maite Cascón (Royal College of Art), The Shadow Tree, installation of 15 original prints
Lotti Closs (West Dean College), Gulch, hand-carved alabaster & Loll, hand-carved alabaster and found unidentified stone
José Rafael Cordeiro (Wimbledon College of Arts), The Secret Life of an Embryo, oil on canvas & Minus One Dot, oil on canvas
Caroline Derveaux (Chelsea College of Arts), Field, acrylic and spray paint on cork canvas
Oliver Eglin (Royal College of Art), Et In Arcadia Ego & Il Cavallo, both hand-prints on C-type paper
Madinah Farhannah Thompson (The Cass), No Black Girls Sorry / Sara’s Story, performance lecture & installation
Chloe Greenfield (Camberwell College of Arts), Offerings, ceramic fried egg, Ketchup Bottle and handbuilt mug & Ketchup & Mustard, a pair of screen-printed wall hangings with hand embroidery
Eden Hawkins (Edinburgh College of Art), Portfolio 1 & 3, two digital prints on Baryte paper
Amanda Houchen (City & Guilds of London Art School), Chimera, oil and acrylic on mixed fibre
Katie Rose Johnston (Glasgow School of Art), Wool Rather Than Marble, sculptural installation
Liam Leslie (Central Saint Martins), Maxxi VIII, silver gelatin print, hand-printed by the artist
Anna Liber Lewis (Royal College of Art), Holy Trinity, oil on canvas
Kemi Onabule (Wimbledon College of Arts), Midnight, oil on canvas
Harrison Pearce (City & Guilds of London Art School), Interview (prototype), kinetic sculpture and sound installation
Natasha Sabatini (Wimbledon College of Arts) Zirconix, drypoint etching on monoprint
Victoria Sin (Royal College of Art), Part Three / Cthulhu Through The Looking Glass, film
Sophie Vallance (Camberwell College of Arts), Leopard, charcoal and acrylic on canvas
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2017 Purchase Prize Exhibition
2-6 pm daily (2-4 pm Sunday), 7- 11 December
The Cello Factory, London SE1 8TJ