The Introduction of the John Moores Painting Prize (China)

The John Moores Painting Prize is an open competition for painting founded in 1957 in then UK by Sir John Moores, a Liverpool businessman, philanthropist and amateur painter. For 67 years it has held a leading position in showcasing and promoting discussion about the practice of painting in the United Kingdom. The winning and shortlisted works are exhibited as part of the Liverpool Biennial since it was founded in 1999. Past winners have included internationally renowned painters such as David Hockney, Peter Doig and Richard Hamilton.

The John Moores Painting Prize China launched in 2010 follows an identical process of selection and likewise takes place every two years. The John Moores Painting Prize China short - listed paintings are selected from an open submission of one work each by painters from all across China by a jury of internationally recognized artists. It has also given birth to a large number of outstanding artists, providing an exciting and powerful international platform for exploratory research on Chinese contemporary painting, for the promotion and discovery of potential the John Moore Painting Prize (China) is a competition that upholds the principles of fairness, impartiality and openness. Since this year's competition, there is a new award for Contemporary Ink Painting. This is an innovative move of the John Moores Painting Prize (China) and a new attempt of cultural exchange between China and the UK. The organizing committee of the competition, as in the past, has invited five internationally renowned artists to use an anonymous selection mechanism to discover new and outstanding paintings produced in China in the past two years. The principle of the competition is to "focus on the painting itself", which provides a good opportunity for outstanding artists (regardless of age and profession) to be discovered and re-recognized.

The six winning works selected by the John Moores Painting Prize (China) (including one contemporary ink painting) and the works shortlisted for exhibition after two rounds of selection will be exhibited in Shanghai and Qingdao. The six winners will go to the UK for residency, creation, exhibition and exchange, and the winning works will be exhibited at the National Museum Liverpool alongside the current edition of the Liverpool Biennial and the works of the winners from the UK, providing a new paradigm for the exchange of contemporary art between China and the UK.

JMPP Judges

Rachel Howard

SIMON GROOM

Sophie von Hellermann

Wang Tiande

Yang Fudong