2023 Shortlist

Abstract wall hanging- the background is in shades of whites, blues and greens with knitted and crocheted coral like shapes sewed on in clusters.
First Prize:
Beatrix Ellerby
Norwich School
A computer generated scene of museum hall; the room has a high arched ceiling, there red brick arches lining the side of the main hall as well as the balcony above. Also lining the side of the hall are multiple stone plinths with various different types of jugs and vases. In the middle of the hall is a great white shark suspended above a plinth.
2nd Prize:
Callum King
Access Creative College
A close-up realistic portrait of a young woman's face. The sun is bright on her face. She has blue eyes and blonde hair.
3rd Prize:
Evie Cleere
Reepham High School & College
An image of multiple different pages of a magazine called Mental Break Down.
Highly Commended:
Kai Cartwright
Reepham High School & College
A computer generated image in the style of an Ancient Egyptian relief. There are multiple small figures at the top of the page; some have human heads with headdresses, one has a lion head another a falcon. Below it is a cat holding a knife facing a snake which has had its head cut off. The main figure is of a creature with the head and tail of crocodile, a lion's mane and body and hind legs of a hippo. It is facing a large pair of scales with a canopy above. There is ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs around the figures.
Highly Commended:
Elizabeth Amerigo
Wymondham High Academy Sixth Form
A contemporary sculpture comprising of three curved metal poles, suspended from the top is a plastic textured material with drapes of woolen fabric.
Highly Commended:
Iris White
Gresham’s School
A photograph of a couple chefs on their break outside an establishment both are looking at their phones. They are surrounded by hanging flowers on side of the image and the other rubbish bags and carboard.
Highly Commended:
Harrison Horner
Thorpe St Andrews School & Sixth Form
A painted portrait of a young woman; she is face towards the viewer but looking up. The portrait is painting and drawn with bright clashing colours and expressive markings.
Imi Hall
Reepham High School & College
A black and white photography of two young women. One is looking towards the camera holding a bunch of flowers, the other is resting on the woman's shoulder looking dreamily up. The photography has been overlaid with different textures, like lace and scratches.
Alice Sexton
Hellesdon Sixth Form
Three digitally altered photographs. Each image is framed by a circle. The images are of bones like forms with different coloured filters.
Annabella Harper
East Coast College
Architectural model of an underground train station. There is a sculpture in the middle made of multiple thin pillars, going from the underground to ground level.
Arthur Dickerson
Norwich School
A photograph of a young woman laying down on a sheet. Only her head and arm are in view but half her face is obscured by a dark shadow.
Beth Riley
East Norfolk Sixth Form College
A detailed pencil and charcoal drawing of the corner of a dilapidated door and its frame. Paint is coming away from the wood and the door is splitting.
Amber Atkins
Ormiston Victory Academy
A painted surrealist portrait of a young person they have short hair and side swept fringe. They are facing the viewer with a neutral expression, they are mostly painted in greyscale with highlights in colour. One side of their face there are pipes coming out. In the background there is a human skull, pipes spewing out pink smoke/liquid, a worm-like body with eyes along the body and then a full skeleton of a snake.
Alissia Watson
Jane Austen College
A 3D wooden model sculpture, it has three round tiers, each getting smaller. Around each tier are mirrored rounded shapes and then circling the whole model are wooden strips
Charis Bradley
East Norfolk Sixth Form College
Three framed ink line drawings. Each drawing is of a scene of Japan??? Before, during and after a disaster.
Charlie Fawcett
East Coast College
Installation piece- two white chairs are seated back to back they are tied together with rope. From the back of each chair threads of red string are tied and strung out to the backing of the sculpture. Pegged on the red string are black and white photographs of a man and woman with blindfolds over their eyes, in various poses sitting on the chairs.
Daisy Lewis
Thorpe St Andrews School & Sixth Form
A detailed portrait of a baby in a highchair. They have food all over their face and hands, their are holding a large spoon. In the background are scribbled lines.
Daisy Shearing
Paston College
A painting of a high heeled foot and hand on a white background. The white high heel is coming off revealing the ankle. A hand with a gold cross ring is coming to wipe a small bloody cut just above the ankle.
Darcie Fitzpatrick-Warnes
City of Norwich School
A painting of a naked woman laying down her leg is bent, her arm is covering her chest and she has her eyes closed. The background is painted in an expressive style.
Alexandra Azotova
Notre Dame Sixth Form
Two paintings of a busy train station. They are painted in a loose style in bright colours.
Emily Peck
East Norfolk Sixth Form College
A simple white curved sculpture on a black background.
Ethan Roderick
East Norfolk Sixth Form College
A painting of a pair of hands holding a skull, in the skull's eye sockets are purple flowers which are loosing their petals.
Eve Dilks
Wymondham College
A 3D digital design of a modern style house; it has large glass windows, roof terraces and on the top terrace there are solar panels. The building is set in a green space with lots of trees with lanterns in them.
Freya Buckingham
Paston College
A photograph of a young person with short blue and blond hair they are wearing bright red and yellow clothing. They are sitting in a brightly patterned space.
Grace Nelson
Dereham Sixth Form College
Three realistic drawings of women's torsos, each woman is being grabbed by hands from multiple angles. On each torso is the word NO. MEANS. NO
Izzy Wright
Springwood High School
A black and white photograph of an London tube escalator. There are people standing to one side. The exposure is blurry.
Harvey Theobald
College of West Anglia
A photograph of a pink moisturiser bottle. It is suspended by water jets from the bottom and the top.
Hollie Barber
College of West Anglia
A digital painting of a lighthouse on a cliff. Below the cliff the sea and the moon rising.
Josh Emmerson
Access Creative College
A digitally altered photograph of two men walking past a Clarks shop sign. The photograph has been repeated where the sign was and getting small each time, the men's heads have been removed.
Joshua Barrett
Thomas Paine Sixth Form
A digitally collage image of a high-rise building. Added on the building is some hanging plants. In the background is multiple shapes in different colours.
Joshua Long
Taverham Sixth Form
Two mixed media portrait paintings of two young men on fabric. Their hair and some flowers have been sewed on.
Kimberly Pollen
Gresham’s School
A collage drawing of a man sitting on a chair in pencil. In the background a picture of a man stretching, then layers of that same images are added on top then painting on.
Lily Oliver
Paston College
A large vintage suitcase, containing a lightbox with edited old photographs.
Lucy Phelps
Reepham High School & College
A handmade beaded dragon. It has a long body, tail and wings.
Madeleine Harries
Wymondham High Academy Sixth Form
A found wood and brick sculpture with face carved into the bricks.
Lorna Cox
Paston College
A digital portrait painting of a young person. They are facing the viewer and the brush marks are blurry.
Olivia White
City of Norwich School
A painting of man sitting on stool, he is holding his head in one hand and holding a note in the other. Behind him are multiple people trying to reach for him but they are tied with string. Over the figures the artist has tied a web string over the top of the people.
Paige Sadler-Barker
Sheringham Sixth Form
A portrait photograph of a young woman with dark hair and eyes, she is looking towards the viewer. Sewed onto the photograph different organic patterns and textures.
Po Man Leung
Norwich School
A contemporary sculpture- paper clouds hang above a selection of small concrete items with cans and rubbish inside them.
Marco Yuen
City College Norwich
A photograph of a young woman modelling a layered dress with a words printed on the fabric
Rodrigo Dionisio
East Coast College
A realistic sculpture of large fish (a carp)
Rufus Mytton-Gates
City College Norwich
Three paintings of depicting different types of games. From board and card games and gambling.
Shona Gregory
Dereham Sixth Form College
Cute illustrative digital drawing of a character who is shaped like a mushroom with a shirt and trousers. Drawn from different angles. His name is Perry Floyd.
Sophie Stamp
Access Creative College
A realistic portrait drawing of a hyena's face in greyscale. It's head coming in from the top of image. Nose pointing down.
Tabitha Witte
Norwich School
A photograph of a young woman laying down, she is looking at the viewer and clutching a pearl necklace. Her mouth has been cut across, on neck and chest is flecks of blood.
Tisha Bunn
City College Norwich
Three photographs of an industrial building from different angles.
Tobias Cleghorn
Wymondham High Academy Sixth Form
Three contemporary square sculptures made from breeze blocks. Each carved with a rounded texture.
Tom Norman
College of West Anglia
Three segmented painting of a landscape, each one reflecting different seasons; spring, autumn and winter
Yingqi Fan
Wymondham High Academy Sixth Form
Three portrait painting of a girl; one in blue and yellow paint she is glancing down, another in purple and green paint she is facing forward but looking to the side, the last is in red and yellow paint she is looking to the right.
Hattie Wilson
Gresham’s School