Irene Montemurro: Sir Denis Mahon Award 2020 Archive
May 7, 2020 – June 7, 2020
The Sir Denis Mahon prize of £10,000 is awarded to an outgoing Drawing Year student each year to enable them to continue their practice as an artist, and as part of this award they are also offered a solo show. This was due to open in late April 2020 but with the coronavirus pandemic preventing any physical exhibition in the School’s gallery, Irene decided to create an online exhibition hosted on a specially created website called A Swimming Pool For When We Run Out Of Water (the exhibition is now finished).
The below gallery acts as an archive for work produced during the year of The Sir Denis Mahon Award 2020 and you can find out more about Irene's experience in her blog post.
Irene Montemurro studied on the Royal Drawing School’s postgraduate programme, The Drawing Year in 2017-18. She is the recipient of the Sir Denis Mahon Award 2019-20.
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Still life with makeup and earring purse under the rain
Irene MontemurroGouache and graphite on cartridge paper, | 20 x 12 cm -
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Like a remnant of a huge fire, like a small ember that burns if you touch it
Irene MontemurroGouache on cartridge paper | 15 x 13 cm -
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The first time I have thought about quitting (update: I have quit)
Irene MontemurroGraphite and watercolour on cartridge paper | 42 x 43 cm -
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Lonely as four cherries on a tree
Irene MontemurroGouache and watercolour on sketchbook paper | 14.4 x 20 cm -
Premium quality olive pomace oil blend with spanish olives
Irene MontemurroGouache and watercolour on cartridge paper | 15 x 18 cm -
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Who burns if you touch this buddhist flame
Irene MontemurroGraphite on cartridge paper | 16 x 10 cm -
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