Very pleased to announce that my assemblage piece, ‘Emigrants - Wake’, has been awarded the second place prize at the Southhampton City Art Gallery Biennial Open Exhibition, ‘In Search of a New World’.

It is such an honour to receive this award, which was completely unexpected. After working as an artist for the last thirty-two years, this is my first award for my work and I am very pleased to receive the recognition.

‘This work fully embodies the themes of Journey, Migration and The Sea. The interplay between the painted surface and the relief make this a visually captivating piece.

The use of the word ‘wake’ to contemplate not only the wake of the boat in the water but the wake of its journey, the individuals on-board and the dangerous nature of the voyage is thought provoking and moving.’

Judges Comments

You can view this work, and the other superb pieces in the exhibition by clicking on this link.