Hix Award 2019 Shortlisted Artists Announced

Hix Award 2018

The HIX Award, the annual art prize set up by the restaurateur and author Mark Hix, have joined up with Hauser & Wirth as this year’s main sponsor. 

This year’s shortlisted artists, all whom will feature in a group exhibition at HIX ART, opening September 14, 2019.

The shortlisted artists are Alexander Dixon, Bianca Barandun, Christopher Hartmann, Dafni Atha, David Mullen, Gabriela Giroletti, Jacob Littlejohn, Jung Min Park, Lucy Gregory, Megan Mary Baker, Melissa Hartley, Paul Wood, Richard Baker, Saroj Patel, Yulia Iosilzon.

This prestigious award carries a £10,000 first prize to be put towards studio costs, for an emerging artist and is open to current students and recent graduates of UK art colleges. It was created in 2013 by Mark Hix to give young artists a platform to showcase their work and take their first steps in their professional careers. The winner will also receive a solo exhibition at HIX ART, Hix’s Shoreditch gallery.

Hauser & Wirth have galleries in nine locations: London, Hong Kong, Los Angeles, New York, St Moritz, Gstaad and Zurich, as well as in Somerset. They work with more than 80 artists worldwide, including three former Turner Prize-winners: Martin Creed, Keith Tyson and Mark Wallinger. Key to their activities is promoting art through its extensive education programme and imprint, Hauser & Wirth Publishers.

Mark Hix said; ‘We are thrilled that Hauser & Wirth have come on board as our principal sponsor. While the gallery represents some of the most influential artists in the world, it is also aware that many artists struggle to find their first toehold. It was to help them that I set up the awards, and in lending their support, they are doing the same.’

Says Iwan Wirth: ‘Our role as gallery is to be an incubator for art, talent and ideas. Artists are at the core of all our activities, so we are particularly proud to support the HIX award, an initiative which helps artists at a crucial moment when they are starting on their journey.’

The judges this year include Iwan Wirth, the co-founder and President of Hauser & Wirth, Eliza Bonham- Carter, Head of Art, Royal Academy of Arts, Dylan Jones, GQ editor, Paul Carter Robinson Founder of Artlyst, and Joe Kennedy, Unit Gallery Founder Director.

This year’s award attracted a record number of entries when the deadline closed on July 31. The judging process took place throughout August, and a single work by each artist will be presented at an exhibition at HIX ART, Shoreditch, running for eight weeks from September 14.

Past winners of the award include Nicholas Permain (2013), Felix Treadwell (2014), Ally McIntyre (2015), Joshua Raz (2016), Sam Bailey (2017). Last year’s winner, Elizabeth Eade, says: ‘Winning the HIX Award has been amazing. The prize money has allowed me to continue to take adventures with my work, which has been a joy. I have had a busy year exhibiting, preparing for my solo exhibition and finishing my MA at Brighton, this has focused my practice. It has also given me confidence in my artistic convictions and I hope that this has translated into my work. I guess I feel braver.’

The winner will be announced on October 24 at an awards ceremony at the gallery, where they will be presented with a trophy designed by the artist Damien Hirst. The second prize winner will receive £1,000 CASS art vouchers and the People’s Choice winner will get a weekend trip for two to HIX Townhouse in Lyme Regis with a dinner at HIX Oyster & Fish House.

Top Photo: 2018 winner of the Hix Award by P C Robinson © Artlyst 2019

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