An image from Arctic Alba, Gemma Lord’s Degree Show project.
Gemma is the recipient of the 2015 Newbery Medal
Product Design graduate, Gemma Lord,
is the recipient of the 2015 Newbery Medal, the highest accolade awarded by The
Glasgow School of Art, it was announced today 19 June 2015. The Newbery Medal, named after Francis (Fra) Newbery, who commissioned
Mackintosh to design the now world-famous art school building, is awarded each
year to the highest performing student across the Schools of Architecture,
Design and Fine Art.
is the recipient of the 2015 Newbery Medal, the highest accolade awarded by The
Glasgow School of Art, it was announced today 19 June 2015. The Newbery Medal, named after Francis (Fra) Newbery, who commissioned
Mackintosh to design the now world-famous art school building, is awarded each
year to the highest performing student across the Schools of Architecture,
Design and Fine Art.
Gemma
Lord’s Degree Show project, Artic Alba, explores the idea of ‘North’ and being ‘Northern’, locating the exploration within the
context of changing relationships with the Arctic. At a time when an entire
population is seeking post-referendum reconciliation, the political
reverberations of which are still being experienced, she uses design to probe
the real, perceived and imagined conditions of being a ‘Northern’ nation,
investigating the relationships that Scottish people have with the North. Through the idea of Arctic Alba, and
proliferating the narratives within it, it becomes possible to imagine how
Scotland might transform in an Arctic future and how evolving relationships
with the North might manifest themselves in everyday life.
Lord’s Degree Show project, Artic Alba, explores the idea of ‘North’ and being ‘Northern’, locating the exploration within the
context of changing relationships with the Arctic. At a time when an entire
population is seeking post-referendum reconciliation, the political
reverberations of which are still being experienced, she uses design to probe
the real, perceived and imagined conditions of being a ‘Northern’ nation,
investigating the relationships that Scottish people have with the North. Through the idea of Arctic Alba, and
proliferating the narratives within it, it becomes possible to imagine how
Scotland might transform in an Arctic future and how evolving relationships
with the North might manifest themselves in everyday life.
Chairman’s Medals were presented to Ronan
Morris and Aoibhin Sarah McGinley, (Stage 5 Architecture); Alan Knox,
(Communication Design); and Rosanna Lee (Sculpture and Environmental Art).
Morris and Aoibhin Sarah McGinley, (Stage 5 Architecture); Alan Knox,
(Communication Design); and Rosanna Lee (Sculpture and Environmental Art).
42 graduating students also won
awards across a variety of specialisms (full list below).
awards across a variety of specialisms (full list below).
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- In 2014, for the first time, the GSA awarded an honorary Newbery Medal to the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service
THE GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART GRADUATE PRIZES 2015
Newbery Medal
Gemma Lord, Product Design
Chairman’s Medal
Ronan Morris and Aoibhin Sarah McGinley, Stage 5 Architecture
Alan Knox, Communication Design
Rosanna Lee, Sculpture and Environmental Art
OPEN AWARDS
W.O.
Hutcheson Prize
Hutcheson Prize
Lewis Norman Armstrong, Stage 5
Architecture
Architecture
Bryony Rose, Painting
& Printmaking
& Printmaking
Landscape
Drawing Prize
Drawing Prize
Julia Mary Underwood, Stage 5
Architecture
Architecture
Gregor Henderson, Painting &
Printmaking
Printmaking
GSA
Prize for Sustainability
Prize for Sustainability
1st place Karen Westland,
Silversmithing & Jewellery
Silversmithing & Jewellery
2nd place Angela Karpouzi,
Textiles
Textiles
3rd place Louise Mushet,
MDes Product Design
MDes Product Design
FORUM FOR CRITICAL INQUIRY
Dissertation
Prize for School of Design
Prize for School of Design
Alan Knox, Communication Design
Dissertation
Prize for School of Fine Art
Prize for School of Fine Art
Roseanna Lee, Sculpture &
Environmental Art
Environmental Art
Essay
Prize for School of Design
Prize for School of Design
Jamie Plaumer, Communication Design
Essay
Prize for School of Fine Art
Prize for School of Fine Art
Martha Simms, Painting and
Printmaking
Printmaking
MACKINTOSH SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE
Joe
Park Award
Park Award
Gordon McMillian, Stage 5 D3P
Bourdon
Prize
Prize
Finn Robert Wilkie, Stage 5
MSA
Stage 4 BArch(Hons) Portfolio Prize
Stage 4 BArch(Hons) Portfolio Prize
Bruce Robert Doran, Stage 4 (Hons)
MSA
Research Project Prize
Research Project Prize
Paul John Owens, Stage 4
SCHOOL OF DESIGN
Design
in Action Prize
in Action Prize
Stephanie Roden, Communication Design
Sam Walker, Communication Design
Silversmithing and Jewellery
Richard
H Arroll Memorial Prize
H Arroll Memorial Prize
Rachel Blair
Incorporation
of Hammermen
of Hammermen
Ieva Mikutaite
Kathleen Reilly
The
Peter Wylie Davidson Memorial Prize
Peter Wylie Davidson Memorial Prize
Karen Westland
Fashion and Textiles
Incorporation
of Bonnetmakers Prize
of Bonnetmakers Prize
Jonathan Douglas
Incorporation
of Weavers Innovation Prize
of Weavers Innovation Prize
Amy Bond
Christopher McEvoy-Barton
Incorporation
of Tailors Prize
of Tailors Prize
Abi Jubb
Bill
Naysmith Innovation Award
Naysmith Innovation Award
Jenni Barrett
Incorporation
of Skinners Prize
of Skinners Prize
Kelly McEwan
Interior Design
James
Brough Memorial Prize
Brough Memorial Prize
Charlie Boutflower
Stakis
Prize
Prize
Anna Broger
The
Douglas Clerk Memorial Prize
Douglas Clerk Memorial Prize
Peter Quinn
Product Design
Neil
Morris Prize
Morris Prize
Lewis Just, Y5 MEDes
SCHOOL OF FINE ART
Steven
Campbell Hunt Medal
Campbell Hunt Medal
Leo Arnold, Painting
& Printmaking
& Printmaking
The James
Nicol McBroom Memorial Prize for Fine Art
Nicol McBroom Memorial Prize for Fine Art
Rebecca Snow, Painting
& Printmaking
& Printmaking
Painting
Armour
Prize
Prize
Ying Quek
Jock
Macfie Prize
Macfie Prize
Megan Causton
Jamie Limond
Printmaking
Philip
Reeves Prize
Reeves Prize
Euphrosyne Andrews
Glasgow
Print Studio
Print Studio
Evie Cooper
Euan
Stewart Memorial Prize
Stewart Memorial Prize
Lea Sautin
Sculpture
Benno
Schotz Prize
Schotz Prize
Josephine Sweeney
Fine Art Photography
The
Roger Ackling Prize for Photography
Roger Ackling Prize for Photography
Emma Sandstrom
Environmental Art
The
David Harding Public Art Project Prize
David Harding Public Art Project Prize
Jamila Brown