2007-09 Prize
For the second edition of the prize the 5 short listed artists were: Yasmeen Al Awadi (b. 1978), Georgie Hopton (b. 1967), Melanie Jackson (b. 1968), Lisa Peachey (b. 1973) and Hannah Rickards (b. 1979). On January 2009, at the Italian embassy in London, Hannah Rickards was announced as the winner of the second edition of the prize. Rickards' work, No, there was no red. results from the 6 month residency in Italy - as part of the prize - and it will be showcased at the Whitechapel Gallery from September 5 to September 23, 2009. From October 2009 it will be presented in Italy at the Maramotti Collection.
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