Turnip Prize - Winners and Shortlisted Artists

Winners and Shortlisted Artists

This list is nearly complete

• 1999 – David Stone (Baker), winner – Alfred The Grate (two burned rolls on a fire grate)
  • David Gannon (British Airways worker) – Sharp Infested Waters (a jar of water filled with needles, razors and knives)
  • Neil Ellis – Soiled Serviette (a comment on a crumpled piece of paper)
  • Iain Jones - Half Cut (a saw and a piece of wood cut halfway through with a bottle of beer nearby)
  • Maureen Hodge (Pub Landlady) – Laundry Day Tracey (a neat pile of clean sheets)

• 2000 – Jacqui Redman (Care Worker, age 30), winner – Minstrel Cycle (a bicycle constructed of sweets, cocktail sticks and Tampons)
  • Jenny Vining (Midwife, age 21+) – Cereal Killer (cereal packets with bullet holes in them)
  • Kerry Bobbett (Trainee Graphic Designer, age 19) – Wind In The Willows (a tin of beans in a Wicker basket)
  • Sue Smith (age 50+) – Surf In The Net (a box of washing powder in a net)

• 2001 - Chloe Wilson, winner - nothing (which was literally nothing)

• 2002 - Jenny Vining (Midwife), winner - Piston Broke (a broken piston mounted onto a block of wood)
  • Dick Stelling (Landlord, age 69) - A Bit on the Side (a horses bit on its side)
  • James Timms (Trapeeze artist) - Privot Investigator (a privot bush and magnifying glass)

• 2003 – James Timms (long-distance unicyclist, age 26), winner – Take a Leaf out of my Chook (A raw chicken stuffed with leaves)
  • Di Vorce Bitter and Twisted (a piece of grapefruit peel)
  • Jonny Wilkinson Jonny Wilkinson (a Condom and a Razor Blade)
  • Polly Ethylene What a Waste (a Sculpture of Plumbing Pipes)

• 2004 - Pearl E Queen (former chimney sweep aged 99), winner - Jellied Deal (a jellywith a hand of playing cards set into it)
  • Alan Kieda Camp X Ray (a Collage of Camp Images) disqualified
  • Claire Prior Half a Stone Lighter
  • Ian Lewis Light Lunch (a Sculpture using China, Paper, Steel and Glass)

• 2005 – Ian Osenthroat (former photocopier salesman, age 69), winner – Birds Flew (An empty birds' nest with a flu remedy)
  • Ian Lewis Political Promises (An Empty Jar)
  • The Mysterious Baker Half Baked (Baked Bread in the Shape of 1/2)
  • Robert Baby Leakin Wellington (A Leak protruding out of a Wellington Boot)
  • The Sisters Incognito The Hand of Time (A Paper-mache sculpture of a clock face)

• 2006 – Ian Lewis, winner – Torn Beef (empty corned beef can)
  • Ham Sweet Ham (disqualified) (a framed picture containing two slices of ham and a boiled sweet)
  • Beyond the Pale
  • Captain's Log
  • Clinton Rogers (BBC's Chief Somerset Correspondent) – Clint on a Row of Jars
  • Cracked Pot (a broken plant pot)
  • Medium Steak (a medium sized wooden stake)
  • The Second Coming

• 2007 – Bracey Vermin – Tea P (Used tea bags in the shape of a P), Winner.
  • Mary Leftley – Thyme Flies (Dead flies in a hexagonal jar with Thyme), Very highly commended.
  • Mr Fezzy Wig – Pair o' dice Lost (A map of Scotland with dice), Very highly commended.
  • John Squires – Mints Meet (A mincemeat jar containing a polo mint and an extra strong mint), Very highly commended.
  • Isaac Hasumoff – Fly in Saucer (A saucer with a dead fly), 2007 Special Award. Judges considered that this was an exceptional lack of effort. However, the fly can not be considered rubbish (it is not recyclable unless ingested by a spider).

• 2008 - Ivor Pranced - Fleeced (A Piece of Sheeps Wool Depicting John Sergeant), Winner

• 2009 - Frank Van Bough - Manhole Cover (A Pair of White Y Fronts), Winner
  • Clinton Rogers - Croc of Gold - (A Croc Shoe Painted Gold)
  • Bjorn Toolate - The Swinging Six Teas - (A Coat Hanger with Six Tea Bags Swimming from it)
  • Sue Shi - Knickless Cage - (A Wire Cage containing Naked Barbie Dolls)
  • Mary Christmas - Noddy Holder - (A Noddy Bucket)
  • Aunt Sponge - Shi Tart - (A Tart with the letters SHI in it)

• 2010 - Doug Pitt - Chilli n Minors - (One Large Chilli and Three smaller Chilli's) Winner
  • Aunt Sponge - Elfin Safety - (A Builders hard hat with Elf ears on it)
  • Gill Adams - It's Marge - (I can't believe it's not Butter container with Marge Simpson in it)
  • Jo Hill - Polish Worker - (A Duster)
  • New Blood - A Leg Up - (An old table leg stood on its end)
  • Sarah Quick - Brief Encounter - (An Abacus with a pair of pants over it)

• 2011 - Jim Drew - Jamming with Muddy Waters (A Jar containing Jam and some Muddy Water) Winner
  • Granny Abuse - Fish Full of Dollars - (A Fish stuffed full of Dollars)
  • Mr Fezziwig - Half a Stone Lighter - (A Stone with one half lighter in colour than the other side)
  • Aunt Sponge - Children in Mead - (A Bottle of Mead with lots of Dolls in it)
  • Andy Gould - CheesE - (A Piece of Cheese cut into an E Shape)
  • Team GB - First Class Mail - (An Action Man toy with a first class stamp placed over his penis)

• 2012 - Miss Quick - The Three Tenors - (A pack of Lady Tenas with three sticking out) Winner
  • Andy Robinson - A Limpet Torch - (A Torch with Limpets attached to it)
  • Asif - Arab Spring - (A Large Spring dressed as an Arab)
  • Kelly Jones - S'not Art - (A Crumpled Tissue)
  • Harold Stone - Stone He Broke - (A Stone Broken in Two)
  • James Standon - Bread in Captivity - (A Loaf of Bread in a Pet Carring Cage)
  • Mike Atkinson - Children in Knead - (A Lump of Dough with Children in it)