A further three
Glasgow School of Art graduates have been shortlisted for the Turner prize it
was revealed today, 7 May 2014, as the nominations for the 2014 prize were announced. This means
that 30% of Turner Prize nominees
since 2005 have been GSA graduates with four winners since 1996 graduating from the institution.
Glasgow School of Art graduates have been shortlisted for the Turner prize it
was revealed today, 7 May 2014, as the nominations for the 2014 prize were announced. This means
that 30% of Turner Prize nominees
since 2005 have been GSA graduates with four winners since 1996 graduating from the institution.
Tris Vonn Michell (BA
in Fine Art Photography, 2005), Ciara Phillips (MFA, 2004) and Duncan Campbell
(MFA, 1998) have all been nominated for the 30th Turner prize.
in Fine Art Photography, 2005), Ciara Phillips (MFA, 2004) and Duncan Campbell
(MFA, 1998) have all been nominated for the 30th Turner prize.
“We are
delighted that three of our graduates have made the shortlist for the 30th
annual Turner Prize,” says Professor Tom Inns, Director of The Glasgow School of
Art. “That three of the four nominated
artists have developed their practice in Glasgow underlines once again the position
of the city as one of Europe’s leading centres for the visual arts.”
delighted that three of our graduates have made the shortlist for the 30th
annual Turner Prize,” says Professor Tom Inns, Director of The Glasgow School of
Art. “That three of the four nominated
artists have developed their practice in Glasgow underlines once again the position
of the city as one of Europe’s leading centres for the visual arts.”
Tris Vonna-Michell, is noted for his
semi-improvised presentations, often using slide projections, for a
pre-arranged period, with an egg-timer to let him know when he has reached his
limit. He has been nominated for a
solo show in Brussels.
semi-improvised presentations, often using slide projections, for a
pre-arranged period, with an egg-timer to let him know when he has reached his
limit. He has been nominated for a
solo show in Brussels.
Screen-printer Ciara Phillips often
transforms her exhibition spaces into workshops and sometimes works with
community groups, which have included Justice for Domestic Workers, creating
banners and posters. She is nominated for a show in London in which she was
inspired by a pioneering artist called Corita Kent.
transforms her exhibition spaces into workshops and sometimes works with
community groups, which have included Justice for Domestic Workers, creating
banners and posters. She is nominated for a show in London in which she was
inspired by a pioneering artist called Corita Kent.
Film-maker Duncan Campbell has been
nominated for his presentation at the Scottish Pavilion of the 2013 Venice
Biennale in which he screened Chris Marker and Alain Resnais’s 1953 film Statues Also Die alongside his response
– a film which featured choreography by Michael Clark and explored the
commercialisation of African art.
nominated for his presentation at the Scottish Pavilion of the 2013 Venice
Biennale in which he screened Chris Marker and Alain Resnais’s 1953 film Statues Also Die alongside his response
– a film which featured choreography by Michael Clark and explored the
commercialisation of African art.
The 2014 Turner Prize
nominees will all show work in an exhibition opening in London at the end of
September. Students on the first year of the GSA MFA are currently showing work
in the Reid Gallery of the GSA.
nominees will all show work in an exhibition opening in London at the end of
September. Students on the first year of the GSA MFA are currently showing work
in the Reid Gallery of the GSA.
2014 GSA Degree Show,
an opportunity to see work by a new generation creative talent, will be staged
in the Mackintosh, Reid and Bourdon buildings from 14 – 21 June 2014. Meanwhile,
the 2014 MFA Degree Show will be at the Glue Factory from 12 – 21 June 2014.
an opportunity to see work by a new generation creative talent, will be staged
in the Mackintosh, Reid and Bourdon buildings from 14 – 21 June 2014. Meanwhile,
the 2014 MFA Degree Show will be at the Glue Factory from 12 – 21 June 2014.
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Further information
Lesley Booth
0779 941 4474/press@gsa.ac.uk
Notes for Editors
GSA Turner Prize Nominees and Winners
1996 – Winner: Douglas Gordon
1997 – Nominee: Christine Borland
2005 – Winner: Simon Starling. Nominee: Jim Lambie
2007 – Nominee: Nathan Coley
2008 – Nominee: Cathy Wilkes
2009 – Winner: Richard Wright. Nominee: Lucy Skaer
2011 – Winner: Martin Boyce. Nominee: Karla Black
2013 – Nominee: David Shrigley
2014 – Nominees: Tris Vonna-Michell, Ciara Phillips and Duncan Campbell