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The Mansfield-Ruddock Art Prize 2024
Tess McCormick Development Director
The 2024 Mansfield-Ruddock Art Prize saw another stellar line-up of judges selecting new work from the Ruskin School of Art’s undergraduate (BFA) and graduate (MFA) degree shows in June, all with the support and close involvement of alumnus and philanthropist, Sir Paul Ruddock (Jurisprudence, 1977) and the Ruddock Foundation for the Arts.
The objectives of the Mansfield-Ruddock Art Prize are to open up new conversations around contemporary art, to inspire students and visitors to College, and to support some of the many talented artists emerging from the Ruskin School of Art. As this is a purchase prize, an additional ‘win’ is that the College is building an exciting new collection of contemporary art at the same time.
Judges this year were: Sir Nicholas Serota, Chairman of the Arts Council; Dr Stephanie Straine, of the National Galleries of Scotland; and artist – and former Mansfield-Ruddock Art Prize winner – Joy Labinjo. The winners were: Eunjo Lee (MFA) and Jamie Bragg (BFA), with a Commendation Prize for Brandon Saunders (MFA).
‘We are delighted to reflect the imaginative character of Mansfield College in the award of Mansfield-Ruddock Prizes… to inspire, delight and intrigue the Mansfield community and our visitors with the possibilities and stimulus of exciting modern art. We are hugely grateful to our alumnus Sir Paul Ruddock and the Ruddock Foundation for the Arts for making the awards possible, and to our distinguished juries for helping us to select the winners.’
Helen Mountfield KC Principal
