Maxine Dodd at Trinity Buoy

19th October 2024 | Business, Community, What's On

Maxine Dodd at Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize, London

Maxine Dodd is a visual artist working in drawing and painting nearby in the Langtons. Maxine is a longtime guest artist, speaker and friend of Kibworth Art Lovers, and well known on the art scene locally and further afield.

Attending the prize-giving

October marked a significant milestone in Maxine’s artistic journey as she had the honour of attending the prize-giving exhibition launch for the Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize. 

Maxine was one of the 21 artists shortlisted for the Working Drawing Award, a new category within the main prize, which recognises the importance of drawings for ideas and works in development. Her piece,‘Riders in Black’, features in this new category.

The exhibition celebrates the power of drawing in all forms. 

Only 115 drawings were shortlisted for the main prize and 21 for the Working Drawing Award, from over 2000 entries worldwide from 40 different countries. 

About Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Award

The Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize is an annual event that celebrates excellence in drawing and its importance in the contemporary art scene.

Formerly known as the Jerwood Drawing Prize, it aims to highlight the role of drawing as a medium of creative expression, technical skill, and conceptual development.

This year, the Working Drawing Award specifically focuses on the role of drawing in the creative process, emphasising how it can be an integral part of an artwork’s development rather than merely a finished product.

About ‘Riders in Black’

Riders in Black is a piece that reflects one of Maxine’s regular themes of movement, but this time exploring the space that black paper adds to a piece. Often, her drawings and finished works are a juxtaposition between the colourful subjects and the white paper, where the white space is just as important as the subject itself. 

Getting the balance right between these elements is the challenge. Working with black paper and pastel offers a drama which comes with working ‘from dark to light’.  

Drawing a line

Participating in the Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize has been an enriching experience for Maxine who is excited to see how the dialogue around drawing continues to evolve.

‘I felt a sense of camaraderie with my fellow artists. We were united by our passion for drawing and our desire to push the boundaries of our craft.’ 

Each artist approached their subjects in personal, touching ways. Often using the same materials, charcoal, graphite, ink, pastel on paper. Others using materials that challenge our perception and raising the question, ‘What is drawing?’ An essential question in this digital age.

Riders in black drawing

Find out more about the exhibition

The show runs in London until October and thereafter tours the UK at various venues as far apart as Falmouth and Dundee. Catch it if you can! And meanwhile, get drawing!

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Let’s celebrate the power of drawing together.

Maxine Dodd