I have reached the next stage of the SAATCHI GALLERY’s Saatchi Online Showdown Competition ‘Painted Faces’. The online competition, portrait based this year, where artists from all over the world can showcase their work and be given the chance for it to be judged by internationally acclaimed artists and curators. Judges for the competition so far […]
I received another fantastic opportunity through being shortlisted for the New Lights Art Prize 2013 – to be interviewed by Crispin Rolfe for BBC Look North (Yorkshire and Lincolnshire). The interview focuses on the importance of art prizes like New Lights and the difficulty faced by artists living in the North of England as opposed to those living and working […]
Yorkshire Artist and Portrait Painter Hannah Ostapjuk was shortlisted for several prizes through New Lights 2013 including The Valeria Sykes Prize. The Private View on 20th September was a well attended event and a very enjoyable evening. A room full of extremely talented emerging artists’ work. I received some great comments about my portraits. It is fantastic to know […]
On Monday 16th September I had my first radio interview at BBC Radio York and am very pleased to be able to say it went very well. “Hannah Ostapjuk has been short listed for the New Lights Art Prize 2013. This prize is only given out once every 2 years to a young emerging artist […]
Last Friday was the YORK CEMETERY EXHIBITION Private View and what a fantastic turnout! Thank you to all that came, it was lovely to see lots of familiar faces. For those of you that haven’t yet visited the exhibition it is well worth an hour of your time. There is such a rich range of artwork […]
My artwork has made it into Issue 54, August/September 2013, of AESTHETICA. The international art and culture publication is based in York. I very much believe in supporting local business, particularly the arts and keeping them in Yorkshire! The North of England has a mass of talented individuals, successful businesses, etc., who have no doubt been asked at […]
I am delighted to be able to tell you that I have been selected by NEW LIGHTS to exhibit ‘Girls Online’ (see image below) and ‘Girl in the Flowered Dress’ at The Mercer Gallery in Harrogate, 20 September – 17 November, and at The Biscuit Factory in Newcastle, January 2014 to April 2014!! The Biscuit Factory […]
I am in a book!!! The well known publication is called International Contemporary Artists VI. It promotes the artwork of emerging and established artists to a vast public of art lovers, art collectors, gallery owners, and curators. The company has a large (off-line) database which includes 15,000 contacts from 65 countries (art collectors, curators, etc) […]
What a fantastic opportunity York Open Studios is for an artist, especially a portrait painter like myself. It’s the art event of the year in York, with many of the city’s best artists getting involved, visitors can plot wonderful routes through a range of studios and see some beautiful contemporary art. Over the first weekend I had a phenomenal number of […]