The 7th John Ruskin Prize exhibition

Visual literacy charity The Big Draw, together with the Prize founders and sponsors, The Guild of St George, announced the shortlist for The 7th John Ruskin Prize.

Selected from nearly 3000 entries, the shortlist, which called for artists to explore the theme ‘From the Eye to the Hand’ will be exhibited this January at Trinity Buoy Wharf. A total of 87 works by 85 artists, makers and innovators were selected by Andrew Nairne OBE: Director, Kettles Yard, Prof Anita Taylor: Dean of Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design at the University of Dundee, Charles.O.Job: Architect and designer, Nichola Johnson OBE FSA: Director of the Guild of St George, Emma Stibbon RA: Artist & Royal Academician.

The Prize embraces Ruskin’s polymathic qualities, focusing on the strengths of multidisciplinary practice and inviting submissions from creatives whose work defies easy categorisation.

The following awards will be announced at the Exhibition Preview & Awards Announcement on Wednesday January 15th:

• 1st Prize: £3000
• 2nd Prize: £2000
• The Alan Davidson Under 26 Prize: £1000
• The International Prize: £1000
• Innovation Prize: £500

The 7th John Ruskin Prize exhibition will open to the public at Trinity Buoy Wharf, London E14 0JW from Thursday 16th January to Sunday 2nd February 2025 between 11am and 6pm each day. A fully illustrated publication and public engagement programme will accompany the exhibition.

The shortlisted artists are:

William Alexander, Viv Allen, Steven Anderson, David Atkinson, Andrew Baldwin, Sally Baldwin, Jeanette Barnes, Kate Birss, Chris Blackburn, Vera Boele-Keimer, Sarah Bold, Duncan Brown, Chris Bruce, Kurt Buckley, Duncan Bullen, Lesley Bunch, Diana Burch, Caroline Burraway, Eric Butcher, Hermione Carline, Romaya Carole, Sarah Casey, David Cass, Francesca Centioni, Jack Clare, Victoria Clare Bernie, Julia Complin, David Connearn, Katy Cook, Emma Coop, Cicely Creswell, Aleksandra Czuja, Gerry Davies, Bryn Davies, Sarah Duncan, Hanfei Dyson, Angela Eames, Elisha Enfield, Miriam Escofet, Michael Geddis, Alice Goehrs, Melanie Goemans, Emilia Gonzalez, Arina Gordienko, Nick Grellier, Lydia Halcrow, Paul Hart, Julie Heaton, Sara Heywood, Harriet Hill, Meg Huby, Jo Israel, Owen Johnson, Oli Kellett, Joanne Lamb, Anthony Lau, CJ Lim, Madeleine Lohrum Strancari, Imogen Long, Karen Lorenz, Hannah MacCaig, Shona Macdonald, Ian Malhotra, Siobhan Martin, Lyndsay Martin, Carali McCall, Rosemarie McGoldrick, Myrna Mitchell, James Moore, David Mumby, Jenene Nagy, Hormazd Narielwalla, Robyn Neild, Nancy Nightingale, Eamon O'Kane, Samuel Owusu Achiaw, Tim Parry-Williams, Julie Pereira, Catherine Pink, Kathryn Poole, Klaudyna Rajchel, Sandra Richard, Jin Suk Kim, Laura White, and Pippa Young

Main image: Samuel Owusu Achiaw, Citrus in Manibus.