Charlie Kirkham

Judged by Rosalind Davis, Paula Rubiano Aza and Gillian Taylor and organised by The Visual Artists Association (visual-artists.org) the VAA Professional Artist Award is a two stage process. I’m delighted to be longlisted, especially after spending yesterday being bowled over by the super talented artists in the award.

Here are the artworks I submitted:

For more information on the award (application window now closed) check out VAA Professional Artist Award 2023.

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Other Artists Longlisted

My social feed has been popping up with super talented longlisted artists, I’m sharing five here who are working in different areas in totally brilliant ways:

Su France, with exquisite nature inspired prints, you can see her work here Su France Designs | Art Inspired by Nature

Ramona Pintea, bold urban artworks focused on women and empowerment. You can see her work here Ramona Pintea Art

Photographer Sharon Steinbach has some of the most stunning flower art photography, her tulips are incredible. You can check the art out here Gallery — SHARON STEINBACH

German painted Laila Seidel paints atmospheric art inspired by travel and snapshots, here work is here Laila Seidel: contemporary German Painter

and finally…

Linda Burris Webster is a fine art photographer who sculpts paper maps to reflect on socio-political realities. Her Cartographica series simply blew me away! You can be inspired by her beautiful work here Linda Burris Webster (lindawebster.com)

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Further Links

Rosalind Davis

Gillian Taylor PR

You can follow the Award as it progresses on Instagram by searching for #VAAworkingArtist

The Visual Artists Association (visual-artists.org)