Alum shortlisted for the Working Drawing Award
Saba Qizilbash MA 04 AE has been selected to exhibit in the Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize, the UK’s most prestigious annual open exhibition for drawing.
The Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize received over 3,200 entries from 1,617 artists and drawing practitioners from 45 countries for the 2022 exhibition. 113 drawings by 94 artists were selected for the Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize 2022 by Lucy Byatt, Director of Hospitalfield; Danie Mellor, Artist; Isabel Seligman, Monument Trust Curator of Modern and Contemporary Drawing in the Department of Prints and Drawings at The British Museum.
The drawings selected for the Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize 2022 exhibition reflect a broad scope of contemporary drawing practice—including works on paper and other supports, moving image and performance—by artists and drawing practitioners at all stages of their careers—living and working across the UK as well as Australia, Chile, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Spain and the USA.
Qizilbath was one of the 19 practitioners shortlisted for the Working Drawing Award. This award is a special category within the exhibition and celebrates the role of drawing within architecture, design and making processes.
The following awards will be announced at the Exhibition Launch & Awards Announcement on September 28, 2022.
- First Prize of £8,000
- Second Prize of £5,000
- Student Award of £2,000
- Working Drawing Award of £2,000
The Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize 2022 exhibition will open to the public at Trinity Buoy Wharf in London from September 29–October 16, 2022 before touring to venues across the UK. A fully illustrated publication and public engagement program will accompany the exhibition and tour.
