Judges & Prizes
Summer Exhibition 2023
Prizes and Awards
The Green and Stone Award
awarded by Green & Stone
A fully funded solo show (worth £10,000) for the artist who exhibits a real feeling for their medium and its aesthetic potential.
See previous winners here
The de Laszlo Foundation Award
awarded by Damon & Sandra de Laszlo
A £3,000 cash award to a young artist aged 30 or under.
The Gallery’s Choice
awarded by Green & Stone
A £1000 Green & Stone voucher to the artist who shows the most potential.
The Small Artwork Award
chosen by the Judges
A £1000 cash prize awarded to an artwork not exceeding 30.5 cm (12 inches) in length or height (unframed).
The Damian Greenish Drawing Award
awarded by Damian Greenish
A £500 cash prize for the strongest drawing.
The Treadwell Materiality Award
awarded by Catrin Treadwell
A £500 cash prize to the artist who portrays a real interest and knowledge of materiality and their chosen medium.
The Michael Harding Oil Painting Award
awarded by the Judges
First Prize: £350 worth of Michael Harding merchandise for the most distinguished oil painting.
Second Prize: £250 worth of Michael Harding merchandise for the highly commended oil painting.
The Michael Harding Watercolour Award
awarded by the Judges
First Prize: £350 worth of Michael Harding merchandise for the most distinguished watercolour painting.
Second Prize: £250 worth of Michael Harding merchandise for the highly commended watercolour painting.
The Schminke Award
awarded by the Judges
A luxury Hodram Watercolour set in a wooden presentation box worth £150 to an artist who uses watercolour in an innovative way.
The Sennelier Award for Pastel
awarded by the Judges
A complete Sennelier Wooden Box Set to the most distinguished pastel drawing.
Meet the Judges
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Holly Frean
ARTIST
Holly Frean is an artist of exceptional dedication and vision. She began her formal training as an architect and draughtsman but painting portraits took over. Her studio practice has since grown to include picture-making in all its forms, typically oil paintings on canvas and gouaches on paper, also printmaking and 3D work. Infused with wit and humour, Holly’s work draws on the lives of artists and uniquely documents the subtleties in a face, body or movement.
“I will be very happy to see an artist showing their authentic self in their chosen medium. The serious artists I admire deeply and return to for inspiration are the ones who remind me what’s important in life: honesty, compassion, good hand-eye coordination and a sense of humour.”
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Mary Miller
FORMER DIRECTOR OF MARLBOROUGH CONTEMPORARY
Mary Miller worked at Marlborough Fine Art for 45 years until August 2022. She worked with many of the gallery artists, organising their exhibitions and producing catalogues in London and worldwide, notably with Paula Rego.
She became a successful sales person and helped advise UK and international clients with their collections.
As a Judge for Green & Stone, Mary is looking out for general composition, originality, good colour combinations and overall quality of paintwork and design. And a reflection by the artists on the work they produce.
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Catrin Treadwell
ARTIST
Catrin Treadwell worked as an announcer for the BBC World Service for many years. She studied at the Art Students League and Minerva’s Drawing School in New York and at Heatherleys in London. She teaches portraiture at 240 Project, a centre for the formerly homeless and vulnerable, in the shadow of the ill-fated Grenfell Tower. She is a trustee of F.A.I. UK (Fondo Ambiente Italiano) which cares for the built heritage and landscape of Italy. Originally from Wales, she has lived in New York, Paris, Vienna and London, which is now her permanent home.
