The
shortlist for the Young Masters Art Prize is announced today, Friday
12 May 2017. Eighteen artists from across the globe will compete for
this coveted international prize, which celebrates contemporary
artists who pay homage to the skill and traditions of the past.
Ten
artists have also been shortlisted for the Young Masters Maylis Grand
Ceramics Prize, a strand of the Young Masters Art Prize that was
launched in 2014 to give a separate platform for ceramics and
highlight the creative and innovative potential of this artistic
medium.
An
exhibition of their work will be held at Gallery 8 in the heart of
London’s St James’s from 19 to 24 June. The winner will be announced
on 21 June.
Shortlisted
Artists 2017
Tamara
Al-Mashouk, Lucy Beecher Nelson, Sasha Bowles, Carole Freeman,
Amartey Golding, Laura Hospes, Liron Kroll, Liane Lang, Azita
Moradkhani, Yuehan Pan, John Phillips, David Piddock, Lars Reiffers,
Asya Reznikov, Sheila Rock, Antoine Schneck, Stephen Snoddy, Isabelle
van Zeijl.
