John Moores Painting Prize

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The John Moores Painting Prize is a prestigious British contemporary painting competition and award, held in Liverpool and known for spotlighting significant developments in modern and contemporary art.

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instanceOf art award
painting competition
aim to promote contemporary painting
to support artists working in paint
associatedWith Liverpool Biennial NERFINISHED
awardGivenFor outstanding contemporary painting
awardType juried art prize
competitionType open submission
country England
United Kingdom
eligibility artists working with painting
primarily UK-based artists
exhibitionVenue Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool NERFINISHED
field painting
visual arts
focusesOn painting
frequency biennial
genre contemporary art
modern art
hasAwardCategory first prize
shortlisted prizes
visitors choice award NERFINISHED
hasLanguage English
hasPart additional prizes
main prize
hasWebsite https://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/john-moores-painting-prize
inception 1957
influenced careers of many British painters
locatedIn Walker Art Gallery NERFINISHED
location Liverpool NERFINISHED
mediaType acrylic painting
mixed media painting
oil painting
namedAfter John Moores NERFINISHED
notableFor British contemporary painting
spotlighting significant developments in modern and contemporary art
organizer Walker Art Gallery NERFINISHED
partOf cultural life of Liverpool
region United Kingdom
reputation prestigious British painting prize
selectionMethod panel of judges
sponsor John Moores Liverpool Exhibition Trust NERFINISHED
various corporate sponsors over time
startPoint late 1950s
status ongoing

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Peter Doig awardReceived John Moores Painting Prize
Christopher Le Brun awardReceived John Moores Painting Prize
this entity surface form: John Moores Painting Prize (shortlisted)