Open 22
13 November 2010 - 9 January 2011 (This exhibition is now closed)
New Walk Museum & Art Gallery (In partnership with The City Gallery)
The City Gallery’s open exhibition this year is hosted by New Walk Museum & Art Gallery.
The annual open offers a visually stunning and diverse exhibition presenting a dynamic array of artworks and contemporary craft by artists from Leicester, Leicestershire and the East Midlands.
This exhibition is a great barometer of creative talent in the region with a wide selection of different artforms, from landscape painting to photography, illustration and sculpture, textiles and ceramics. All the artworks are for sale, providing a perfect opportunity to start your very own art collection.
The Attenborough Prize 2010 winner has been announced by The City Gallery, view this years Attenborough Prize winner and shortlisted works.
Open 22 is supported by:
Tassell Design
Wilson Browne LLP
Castle Park Heritage & Arts Festival, De Montfort Hall, Dominoes, LCB Depot, Leicester Print Workshop, Phoenix Square, The Great Central [Gallery & Studios], The Right Worshipful the Lord Mayor of Leicester.
Open 22 Prize Winners
The Attenborough Prize Winner
Artist: David Raine
Title: My Sister Emily
Wilson Browne LLP Prize
Artist: Jo Sheppard
Title: Body Language
Castle Park Heritage & Arts Festival Prize
Artist: Jo McChesney
Title: Willow
De Montfort Hall Prize
Artist: Irmina Banak
Title: Reposal
LCB Depot Prize
Artist: Helen Saunders
Title: Constructed Landscape 2
Leicester Print Workshop Prize
Artist: Hamish Whiteley
Title: Red Mother and Child
Phoenix Square Prize
Artist: Helen Saunders
Title: Constructed Landscape 2
The Great Central [Gallery & Studios) Prize
Joint winners: Haramn Dickson & Steve Ingman
The Lord Mayor’s Prize Winner
Artist: Thomas Wastling
Title: British Connection
Highly Commended's
Artist: Sonya Yerokhina
Title: Anger
Artist: Abigail Bell
Title: Elizabeth
Artist: Lucy Cowley
Title: The Anatomy of a Smile
Artist: Errin Yesilkaya
Title: Observing
Artist: Holly Blount
Title: ROAR!!
Prizes presented by The City Gallery Youth Panel
Youth Winner
Artist: Zac Cummings
Title: Tim
Youth Prize 11-13
Artist: Martha Lambert
Title: Tap Head
Youth Photography Prize
Artist: Sophia Bannatyne
Title: A strange world
Maggi Gamble Memorial prize
Artist: Martha Lambert
Title: Tap Head
Youth Prize 14-17
Artist: Alice Gilbert
Title: Wannawake
Youth Photography Prize
Artist: Rhys Evan Hughes
Title: Seascape
Youth Panel Commendations
Artist: Abigail Bell
Title: Elizabeth
Artist: Abigail Mailer
Title: Untitled Epiphany
Artist: Laura Middleton
Title: Buckingham Palace
Artist: Reece Perkins
Title: Mr Hinson
Artist: Lauren Raine
Title:Photogram 1
Artist: Thomas Wastling
Title: British Connection
Artist: Merdeka French
Title: Inspired by the colours of Indonesia
