On Wednesday 18 June at an Awards Ceremony at Edge Hill Station Tabitha Jussa was announced as this year’s Liverpool Art Prize winner. For the second year running the overall prize went to the same winner as the People’s Choice. The judges were unanimous in their decision and Pavel Buchler announced the awards following a speech by Metal’s Artistic Director Colette Bailey.
The International Residency award went to Dinu Li. He is Manchester based multi-disciplinary artist working across time-based media, installation, found objects and performance. The award was open to any North West based artist and is a month-long residency in Shanghai in partnership with Shanghai Art School. Robert D Davies is a Cheshire based painter. He wins the Studio Award, a year-long residency at Metal.
Photos by McCoy Wynne