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The Chaiya Art Awards 2021

2021 Artists

Featured Artists

In the run up to the 2021 awards and winners exhibition, we are featuring artists from our previous awards. All the artwork was in response to the theme “Where is God in our 21st Century World?”

Stephanie Wilson

SHROUDED IN MYSTERY
X2 digitally printed velvet fabric pieces.

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A churning mass of exquisite fabrics refers to absent forms that nonetheless define their shape.  They are subordinate elements of religious paintings.  Collected digitally, they now assume the dynamic entirety of their own composite image.  Expressing a contemporary engagement with religion, they demand reflection.

To view more of Stephanie’s work click here 
To contact Stephanie click here 

Kirsten Lavers

ADMITTING THE POSSIBILITIES OF ERROR #5
ink on Paper

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Begun as a perfect circle, this drawing progresses inwards line by line and integrates its own errors.   Mistakes document learning, discovery and reconciliation.  The Japanese philosophy of Kintsugi meaning ‘golden repair’ documents our scars and flaws finding beauty in the impermanent, incomplete and imperfect.  Accepting ourselves allows acceptance of others.

To view more of Kirsten’s work click here 
To contact Kirsten click here 

Maxwell Rushton

LEFT OUT
Bronze

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It’s a shock to see the human form presented uncompromisingly as a bag of rubbish. Yet it is worryingly easy to lose sight of the humanity of rough sleepers and the homeless.  This inert vulnerable figure makes us ask, “What must I do?”

To view more of Maxwell’s work click here 
To contact Maxwell click here 

Deborah Tompsett

SHROUDED IN MYSTERY
X2 digitally printed velvet fabric pieces.

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A churning mass of exquisite fabrics refers to absent forms that nonetheless define their shape.  They are subordinate elements of religious paintings.  Collected digitally, they now assume the dynamic entirety of their own composite image.  Expressing a contemporary engagement with religion, they demand reflection.

To view more of Stephanie’s work click here 
To contact Stephanie click here 

Iain Andrews

ADMITTING THE POSSIBILITIES OF ERROR #5
ink on Paper

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Begun as a perfect circle, this drawing progresses inwards line by line and integrates its own errors.   Mistakes document learning, discovery and reconciliation.  The Japanese philosophy of Kintsugi meaning ‘golden repair’ documents our scars and flaws finding beauty in the impermanent, incomplete and imperfect.  Accepting ourselves allows acceptance of others.

To view more of Kirsten’s work click here 
To contact Kirsten click here 

Kate Green

LEFT OUT
Bronze

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It’s a shock to see the human form presented uncompromisingly as a bag of rubbish. Yet it is worryingly easy to lose sight of the humanity of rough sleepers and the homeless.  This inert vulnerable figure makes us ask, “What must I do?”

To view more of Maxwell’s work click here 
To contact Maxwell click here 

Karen Weatherbee

SHROUDED IN MYSTERY
X2 digitally printed velvet fabric pieces.

Click on above image to view it in larger size.

A churning mass of exquisite fabrics refers to absent forms that nonetheless define their shape.  They are subordinate elements of religious paintings.  Collected digitally, they now assume the dynamic entirety of their own composite image.  Expressing a contemporary engagement with religion, they demand reflection.

To view more of Stephanie’s work click here 
To contact Stephanie click here 

Karl Newman

ADMITTING THE POSSIBILITIES OF ERROR #5
ink on Paper

Click on above image to view it in larger size.

Begun as a perfect circle, this drawing progresses inwards line by line and integrates its own errors.   Mistakes document learning, discovery and reconciliation.  The Japanese philosophy of Kintsugi meaning ‘golden repair’ documents our scars and flaws finding beauty in the impermanent, incomplete and imperfect.  Accepting ourselves allows acceptance of others.

To view more of Kirsten’s work click here 
To contact Kirsten click here 

"The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of true art and true science."

Albert Einstein