JOHN MOORES EXHIBITION

1957 - ?

The internationally renowned John Moores Painting Prize is the UK's longest-established painting prize, founded in 1957. Named after the sponsor of the prize, Sir John Moores (1896–1993), the competition is entered and judged anonymously and open to all UK-based artists working with paint. The competition culminates in an exhibition held at the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool every two years, having championed contemporary British painting for over three decades longer than any other art prize of its scale. The exhibitions provide substantial cash prizes, and their purpose is to encourage the talents of young British artists and providing the local Merseyside public with an opportunity to view some of the best in contemporary painting and sculpture. All entries are judged anonymously over a two-stage selection process by a panel of judges. Prizewinners include Patrick Heron (1920-1999), Roger Hilton (1911-1975), John Hoyland (1934-2011), Andrzej Jackowski (1947-), Bruce McLean (1944-), Henry Mundy (1919-2019), Victor Pasmore (1908-1998), Jack Smith (1928-2011) and Euan Ernest Richard Uglow (1932-2000). Suffolk artists who have exhibited at the John Moores Exhibition include John Dargan, Christopher Henry Pemberton, Mary Potter and Robert Sadler.