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Gary Lawrence, Homage to Anonymous, 2011 (detail)
Gary Lawrence, Homage to Anonymous, 2011 (detail)
Jerwood Drawing Prize 2011
28 April - 11 June 2012
An exhibition of the 60 artists selected for the 2011 Jerwood Drawing Prize, the UK's largest and longest running open prize for drawing.
The 2011 exhibition was selcted from over 3,500 entries by Iwona Blazwick, Director, Whitechapel Gallery; Tim Marlow, writer, broadcaster and Director of Exhibitions, White Cube; and Rachel Whiteread, artist. The shortlist includes established artists as well as relative newcomers and students fresh from art school.
First Prize winner: Gary Lawrence
Second Prize winner: Jessie Brennan
Student Prize winners: Nicki Rolls and Kristian Fletcher
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Watch Whitechapel Gallery Director and Jerwood Drawing Prize 2011 selector, Iwona Blazwick in conversation with curator Deanna Petherbridge, discussing The Primacy of Drawing...in a time of unprecedented freedom and experimentation.
