Congratulations to the artists who have been shortlisted for the Contemporary Printmaking Prize

These artists have been shortlisted for the Contemporary Printmaking Prize: Alba Urquia, Alice Robinson-Carter, Alison Hart-Arkley, Amber Jesson, Ana Pacheco, Austin Cole, Bachittar Singh, Ben Goodman, Daniel Howden, Ella Jones, Ella West, Fiona Fouhy, Francesco Poiana, Gemma Carson, Ian Brooks, Ian Chamberlain, Isabella Lozano Flumignan, Jenny Dingwall, Jess Bugler, Jim Butler, John Simpson, Joshua Miles, Jules Sprake, Katy Hollinshead, Laura Boswell, Martin Ridgwell, Miles Lauterwasser, Penny Collier, Pippa Davismoon, Rachael Neale, Rachel Gracey, Scarlett Rebecca, Simon Lawson, Stefan Tiburcio, Sumi Perera, Susan Vera Clarke, Susie Turner, Veta Gorner, Yvonne Walters, Zelga Miller, Zoe Wilkinson.

The artists in the exhibition have been selected from over 600 entries by a panel of distinguished judges: Curator of Prints and Drawings at The Fitzwilliam Museum, Elenor Ling, Master-printmaker and Founder of The Print Studio, Cambridge, Kip Gresham, and Warden of Robinson College, Cambridge and Trustee of Koestler Arts, Sir Richard Heaton.

This exhibition is a compelling showcase of the skill, imagination and deep understanding of contemporary printmakers, and is a great opportunity to discover and collect original prints from some of the UK's most exciting artists working in the field of print.

SAVE THE DATE: The winner of the prize will be announced on Thursday 9th March.
The selling exhibition is open from Saturday 11th March - Sunday 2nd April.

Kip Gresham

Master-printmaker Kip Gresham (b. 1951, Cambridge) studied art at Manchester and Newcastle colleges of art before establishing his first print studio in Manchester in 1975. He has gone on to become one of the most influential printmakers of his generation and was previously director and master printer at both Curwen Chilford Prints (1989-1994) and Gresham studio (1994-2001). He established The Print Studio, Cambridge in 2002.

Sir Richard Heaton

Richard Heaton is Warden of Robinson College, Cambridge. He collects modern and contemporary art, and is chair of trustees at Koestler Arts, which facilitates access to the creative arts by those in prison or detention. Earlier in his career, Richard was a civil servant, and was permanent secretary at the Ministry of Justice from 2015 to 2020.

Richard says: “I’m looking forward to being drawn into the rich and innovative world of print-making. I hope to be surprised, intrigued… maybe by colour, or balance, or line, or maybe by narrative. I’m open!”

Elenor Ling

Elenor Ling, Senior Curator of Prints and Drawings at The Fitzwilliam Museum 

Elenor Ling has curated numerous print exhibitions at the Fitzwilliam. The most recent, ‘Bearing Witness? Violence and trauma on paper’ (10 January – 2 April 2023), draws on contemporary and twentieth-century prints and drawings from collections at the Fitzwilliam and Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. 

Elenor comments: “I am looking forward to seeing submitted work; there are so many possibilities with printmaking and whether an artist uses old or new techniques, new voices are always exciting. I think it's fantastic that the Fen Ditton Gallery encourages new work in this way.”