John Moores Painting Prize 2016
By: compiler/editor: Ann Bukantas
Contributors: Walker Art Gallery; John Moores Liverpool Exhibition Trust; Liverpool Biennial of Contemporary Art (2016)
Publisher: National Museums Liverpool Walker Art Gallery in partnership with John Moores Liverpool Exhibition Trust
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Liverpool
Language: eng
Number of pages: 180
ISBN-13: 9781902700557
Subjects: British Painting; Exhibitions; John Moores Painting Prize; Peinture britannique; Expositions; Art and Design
Description: The John Moores Painting Prize is the leading showcase for contemporary painting in the UK. The competition culminates in an exhibition held at the Walker Art Gallery, which forms a key strand of the Liverpool Biennial. The catalogue which accompanies the 2016 exhibition features all of the displayed works, including the prize winners. There are also biographies of the artists, essays from jurors, and images of all of the previous John Moores first prizewinners.
Notes: Catalogue accompanies exhibition held at Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, 9 July-27 November 2016.

"The John Moores Painting Prize has ... been held almost every two years ... This year brings the 29th exhibition since 1957, the John Moores Painting Prize 2016, and celebrates the fourth John Moores Painting Prize China in Shanghai"--Title page verso.

Prize and exhibition part of the Liverpool Biennial.