JUDGES EDITS

CLAIRE'S TOP SELECTION

Jamie Eade

Jamie’s work is spectacular in it’s reality. The hyper-realistic, 3 dimensional nature of the drawings he exhibits is unfathomable. At first glance each artwork is believed to be a sculpture, only with deeper examination does the viewer realise that these are in fact 2D drawings. The level of detail and depth truly does turn the mundane into the magnificent.

CLAIRE LOUISE PINCKNEY

STYLIST & PHOTOGRAPHER

Claire Pinckney is a photographer, fashion designer and brand stylist. She is also the founder of the recently launched clothing line Rocking Gypsy.

Dullal Miah

Dullal’s pencil drawings are exquisite in their lifelike form. Each subject is captured with an immense depth luring the viewer in to more closely examine each wrinkle, blemish and expression with a want to understand the subjects story.

KEVIN'S TOP SELECTION

Deborah Ivy Aitken

The messaging in Deborah’s multi-media works are both contemporary and timeless as she exposes the seemingly constant socio-economic and political unfairness in society. Artists have had a long tradition of articulating these concerns through their work, and Deborah is now amongst them. Her installations, materials and even her use of colour are all forms of protest. Her subversiveness is revealed through humour (sometimes thought to be a very “British form of protest), and not through angry statements, actions or disturbing imagery. Deborah’s voice feels both exciting, and relevant.

DR KEVIN CONALLEN

PhD (PSYCH)

Kevin is a Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Psychotherapist who is a passionate collector and curator of art.

Edith Pargh Barton

Edith’s fabric sculptures are beautifully enigmatic expressions of shape and material. Her energetic, yet controlled drawing, painting and stitching onto her delicate fabrics, which are then molded and shaped into biomorphic forms, embody the alchemy of chance and action. These figure like forms bridge the physical and the imaginary, connecting the world of dream and reality, in a vocabulary that is both emotive, yet warm. Edith has a distinctive voice that is immediately recognizable - while also nodding to a tradition of artist’s who have pushed the boundaries of the expressive possibilities of textiles.