Lybster artist Magi Sinclair shortlisted for leading UK drawing award
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Lybster-based landscape artist Magi Sinclair says she is delighted to have a piece of work shortlisted for the prestigious annual Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize 2022.
Her drawing will be on show until October 16 at Trinity Buoy Wharf – a centre for arts and cultural activities located on the River Thames in London – before touring to venues across the UK.
Magi’s carbon drawing entitled ‘The Last Wilderness of the North’ is one of over 3000 pieces originally submitted, with the final selection being whittled down to 113 drawings from 94 artists.
Formerly known as the Jerwood Drawing Prize, The Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize 2022 exhibition is the UK’s largest drawing show. “Being shortlisted is a real honour. It is a validation of my work and through the exhibition, which will tour the UK, it will help raise awareness of the fragility of the Flow Country for which UNESCO status is being sought,” said Magi.
“For the past decade, I have stayed faithful to this subject which I find enthralling and never tire of and continue to find inspiration in this particular landscape,” she added.
In her artist statement, she speaks of "a rare and tender ancient land full of unexpected plants and wildlife which thrive in the acidic terrain". She has tried to capture the feel of this fragile place, utilising carbon to reflect the carbon trapped in the bogs. Her wish is to convey "a sense of being in the land and appreciation of the impermanence of such landscapes under threat".
Attending the opening night, Magi said: “There was a real buzz, just to be there and take part was amazing. It was great to meet other artists and see the diversity of their work, in scale, subject matter and style.”
This large and diverse exhibition reflects a broad range of current drawing practice. It includes works on paper and other media, moving image and performance, made by artists, architects, designers and makers at all stages of their careers who live and work across the UK as well as in Australia, Chile, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Spain, and the USA.
The selection panel comprised Lucy Byatt, director of Hospitalfield; Danie Mellor, artist and Isabel Seligman, Monument Trust curator of Modern and Contemporary Drawing in the Department of Prints and Drawings a the British Museum.
