The Liverpool Art Prize is

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competition open to professional

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s based in the

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area of the

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Background

The inaugural competition took place in 2008. The competition was inspired by the

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held in Liverpool in 2007 at the

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. The Liverpool Art Prize is organised b
www.artinliverpool.com

Winners and Shortlisted artists

* 2008 - Exhibition 29 February 2008 to 7 May 2008 ** Imogen Stidworthy - Overall Winner ** The Singh Twins - People's choice Winner ** Emma Rodgers ** Mary Fitzpatrick **

Jayne Lawless Jayne Lawless (born 1974) is an English installation art, installation artist from Liverpool. A 2011 Fine Art Masters graduate of Bath Spa University following a successful post-graduate diploma course at Stass Paraskos' Cyprus College of Art in ...

* 2009 - Exhibition 13 March 2009 to 4 May 2009 - Winners announced on 22 April 2009 *
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- Overall Winners ** Terry Duffy ** McCoy Wynne ** Nicki McCubbing ** Richard Meaghan ** Elizabeth Willow - People's Choice Winner * 2010 - Exhibition 4 June 2010 to 10 July 2010 - Winner announced on 30 June 2010 ** David Jacques - Overall Winner ** James Quin - People's Choice Winner ** Paul Rooney (artist) **

Emily Speed Emily Speed (born 1979, Chester) is an artist based in Liverpool. Her practice spans drawing, sculpture, installation, photography, moving image and performance. It explores the relationship between architecture and the human body. Speed has show ...

** Gina Czarnecki *2011 - Exhibition 6 May 2011 to 11 June 2011 - Winner announced on 1 June 2011 ** Brendon Lyons ** Bernadette O'Toole ** Richard Proffitt ** Markus Soukup

References

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External links

Liverpool Art Prize Website

Liverpool Art Prize winners 2009The Liverpool Art Prize 2014
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