Manchester Open 2024 Awards: Shortlisted Artists

Mon 29 Jan 2024

We are delighted to announce the finalists of this year’s Manchester Open Awards 2024. The selection panel have nominated 20 artists for the Manchester Open 2024 Awards.

The awards are as follows:

• HOME: Granada Foundation Gallery Solo Exhibition
• Castlefield Gallery: Artist Professional Development Award 1
• Castlefield Gallery: Artist Professional Development Award 2
• Castlefield Gallery: Artist Professional Development Award 3
• The People’s Choice Award

The finalists for this year's awards are:

Adele Jordan - 4 Garments plastiglomerate
Amrit Randhawa - Telephone Voice
Amy Gough - Verge
Deshna Shah - Katha
Elaine Fisher - Anne's Cleavage
Fleur Yearsley - Packs a Punch
Freya Wysocki - Lurch
James Bullimore - 9hr:15min:25sec
Jamie Kirk - Kalamity
Jude Wainwright - Rites I & II
Kay Shah - A Visceral Longing
(WINNER - Castlefield Gallery: Artist Professional Development Award 2)
Lizzie McLoughlin - Here at Last
(WINNER - Granada Foundation Gallery Solo Exhibition)
Maisie Pritchard - Untitled (Throwing Sculpture)
Maria Jackson - Which night was that again?
Matthew Bamber - Dream Home (wet)
Mikesian Studio - Woo Woo
Naomi Harwin - A daily attempt to stay grounded
(WINNER - Castlefield Gallery: Artist Professional Development Award 1)
Nerissa Cargill Thompson - Message in a Bottle Family Pack
Rowland Hill - The Exploding Threat
(WINNER - Castlefield Gallery: Artist Professional Development Award 3)
Titus Agbara - In The Spirit of Rushcart
(WINNER - The People’s Choice Award)