It hasn’t been long since the Northern Art Prize 2011-2012 exhibition closed, yet already we’re turning our minds to the next incarnation. The process begins by inviting nominators to put forward artists to be part of the long list. Northern Art Prize Director Pippa Hale and Curator of Exhibitions at Leeds Art Gallery, Sarah Brown [...]
This month is a bumper month for ambitious exhibitions by NAP winners. Opening on Friday at the Grundy Gallery, Blackpool, Black Stir is a two person exhibition by Leo Fitzmaurice (2011 winner) and Paul Rooney (2008 winner). The exhibition will comprise of two separate installations which both aim to unsettle the gallery environment and disorientate [...]
Leo Fitzmaurice the winner of the fifth annual Northern Art Prize. Judge Simon Wallis presented Fitzmaurice with a cheque for £16,500 at the prize-giving ceremony last night (19 January) at Leeds Art Gallery attended by over 500 people from the arts, business, public and voluntary sectors. The remaining three short listed artists; Liadin Cooke, James [...]
Ian Pinder and Conor O’Grady are the people behind this year’s Northern Art Prize film of the shortlisted artists. We ask them a few questions about their experience making the film
Discover more about our shortlisted artists Liadin Cooke, James Hugonin, Leo Fitzmaurice & Richard Rigg
Well over 600 people joined us at the opening of the fifth Northern Art Prize last night (24th November)
