THE 2020 WAC AWARDS
2020 was an unusual year for everyone - WAC included - so thank you to all our exhibitors, selectors, prize givers, sponsors and supporters for making the 2020 exhibition so successful!
For its 2020 edition, Wells Art Contemporary received a record-breaking number of entries from 50 different countries around the world. Out of all the submissions, 128 pieces by 122 artists were shortlisted by our selectors, renowned artists Lisa Wright, Neville Gabie and Phillip Allen – making Wells Art Contemporary an exhibition of the very best in contemporary art. Thanks to funding from Arts Council England we were able to host a fully virtual exhibition including all the 2020 works, a community room showcasing local arts projects and an online shop. And with the generous support of our prize givers a number of exhibitors took home variety of fantastic awards. Many thanks to our prize givers and supporters - Howden Group (formerly RK Harrison), Andelli Art, JGM Gallery, Somerset Art Works, NG Art Creative, Parker Harris and Chubb Bulleid.
Where Are You Really From?, Habib Hajallie
The artists shortlisted for Wells Art Contemporary 2020 were: Aaron Illsley, Aimee Labourne, Alex Ramsay, Alex Roberts, Alexandra Harley, Alice Peillon, Amanda Benson, Amanda Wallwork, Amy Robson, Andrew Leventis, Andrew Litten, Anna Woodward, B. Chehayeb, Ben Johnson, Bill Stewart, Camilla Laing-Tate, Caragh Savage, Caroline Jane Harris, Casper Scarth, Catherine Trowbridge, Charles Williams, Charlotte C. Mortensson, Chris Shaw Hughes, Ciaran Bowen, Clare Rees-Hales, Corinna Spencer, Daisy Clarke, Dali Wu, Day Bowman, Dipali Gupta, Dominic Negus, Duncan Mckellar, Edwin Aitken, Eldarin Yeong, Enzo Marra, Eugenia Cuellar, Galina Agafonova, Gary Goodman, Gary Scholes, Grant Watson, Habib Hajallie, Hannah Rose Thomas, Helen Acklam, Heming Zhang, Henry Ward, Henry Ward, Howard Rogers, Hugh Mendes, Ignacio Aguilar, Jack Paffett, Jakub Pasierkiewicz, Janet Lynch, Jayne-Anita Smith, Jeremy Simmons, Jesse Smith, Jo McChesney, Jocelyn McGregor, John Wyatt Clarke, Joshua Armitage, Joshua Uvieghara, Julia Hall, Juliette Losq, Karl Albert Jansen, Katherine James, Katie Sollohub, Laurie Steen, Lawrence Nash, Line Nilsen, Liqing Tan, Liz Gregory, Lottie Stoddart, Lucy Soni, Luke Tomlinson, Madeleine Strindberg, Marie-Claire Hamon, Mark Dickens, Matthew Askey, Matthieu Leger, Melanie Comber, Melanie Miller, Merav Tal-Or, Nadja Plein, Natali Issahary, Niki Hare, Oona Grimes, Orlanda Broom, Paula MacArthur, Peter Stiles, Peter Webster, Poppy Whatmore, Rachel Gibson, Rachel Levitas, Rebecca Griffiths, Rebecca Harvey, Reginald S. Aloysius, Richard Baker, Richard Rawlins, Rob Grieve, Roger Thorp, Roy Eastland, Ruth Norman, Ruthie Martin, Sally Gordon, Sally Gorham, Sandra Porter and Sarah Bold, Sarah Granville, Sarah Sharpe, Sarah Shaw, Sarah Spencer, Seamus O'Rourke, Shelly Tregoning, Silvia Lerin, Simon Averill, Simon Granell, Soledad Bustos, Stephen Price, Susan Absolon, Susanna Negus, Tariq Richard Husein, Tina Salvidge, Tom Waugh and Una d'Aragona.
The Small Stuff, Simon Averill
Many thanks and congratulations once again to all our shortlisted artists for 2020. To view past WAC exhibitors click here. Please find a copy of the 2020 catalogue below.