Now in its 30th year, the Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize is widely regarded as the most prestigious open exhibition dedicated to drawing in the United Kingdom. The 2023 open call received over 3,000 submissions of contemporary drawings from 1,450 candidates representing 40 countries. From this remarkable worldwide submission, 123 drawings by 111 practitioners were selected for the Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize 2023 exhibition, which we are delighted to present in The Levinsky Gallery.
A panel of esteemed selectors comprising Laura Hoptman, Executive Director of The Drawing Center, New York; Dennis Scholl AM, collector and arts patron; and Barbara Walker MBE RA, artist and Turner Prize 2023 nominee, meticulously reviewed the submissions to select the shortlist and award-winners.
"It is hard to avoid the feeling that this size of a sample must be able to tell us something about the state of the contemporary art conversation” Laura Hoptman.
“...two things stood out. First, the level of excellence of the work submitted was almost inconceivable. Second, the variety of what was submitted as a drawing. The myriad of ideas, techniques and approaches that were submitted is the other big idea takeaway from this process” Dennis Scholl AM.
“For me, drawing is the closest you get to the soul and spirit of an artist. I love the accessibility of it; it’s a universal medium–it’s light, it’s practical, it’s intimate.” Barbara Walker MBE RA.
Date: Saturday 4 May – Saturday 29 June 2024
Time: Monday–Friday 10:00–17:00, Saturday 12:00–17:00, Closed Sundays and Bank Holidays
Venue: The Levinsky Gallery, Roland Levinsky Building
Ticket information: Free admission
Time: Monday–Friday 10:00–17:00, Saturday 12:00–17:00, Closed Sundays and Bank Holidays
Venue: The Levinsky Gallery, Roland Levinsky Building
Ticket information: Free admission
