We are delighted to announce the winner of this year’s City & Guilds of London Art School prize at Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair
Congratulations to Rachel Wingate, who won this year’s prize for her etching ‘Untitled 4’ (header image).
The prize includes an invitation to spend three days in our historic Print Room with our tutors, fellows and students to explore and develop printing skills.
This year’s prize was selected by Print Fellow Ben Topping, who also represented the Art School at the Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair New Collectors Evening with demonstrations on the etching press (image below)
Well done to all of our students, staff and alumni who exhibited in this year’s fair, and thank you to the event organisers, Art School alumnus Jack Bullen and Lizzie Glendinning for another brilliant year.
HISTORIC PRINT ROOM
Established in the late 19th century, the Art School’s historic Print Room offers a facility for printmaking open to every student across all our courses: Foundation Art & Design, BA and MA Fine Art, Conservation and Carving
Professor Norman Ackroyd CBE RA ARCA was instrumental in re-establishing the Print & Engraving Room as a thriving centre for teaching and practice in the 1990s. We focus on the traditional intaglio processes which is taught by our Printmaking Tutors and Fellows, who are all practising artists working with etching. Students have the opportunity to achieve an understanding and gain the confidence to make the process their own through hands-on experience.
WOOLWICH CONTEMPORARY PRINT FAIR
Founded in 2016 by Fine Art alumnus Jack Bullen, the Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair has grown to become the UK’s largest contemporary Print Fair. It features work from emerging artists alongside well-established names, providing an important platform for up and coming printmakers. Many of our Art School alumni, Tutors and Fellows have been selected to exhibit at WCPF over the years, including Blaze Cyan, Chris Roantree, Irene Burkhard, Angela A’Court, Robin Mason, Polly Bennett, Kristina Chan, Catherine Greenwood, Laura Clarke, Geraldine van Hemstra, Jemma Gunning and Rachel Goodison.
Image credits: Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair