Guthrie Award

The Guthrie Award is awarded annually with few exceptions to at most two recipients by the Royal Scottish Academy and is one of the most prestigious art awards in Scotland. It is named after the artist James Guthrie.

Guthrie Award
Awarded forOutstanding work by artists under 35
Sponsored byRoyal Scottish Academy
Date1920 (1920)
CountryScotland
First awarded1920
Current WinnerDaniel Nelis

Foundation of award

The award was founded in 1920. It was to commemorate the presidency of the Royal Scottish Academy by James Guthrie. It is awarded for the most outstanding work adjudged in the Royal Scottish Academy exhibition of the year to artists under the age of 35 (although the joint winner of the first award David Macbeth Sutherland was around 37 in 1920).

Scottish-based

It is usual for the award to go to a painting and its artist, but occasionally sculptures and sculptors have also won. In 2021 the award was won by the artist and film-maker Emily Beaney for an experimental documentary. The award is open to any nationality, but the exhibition participants must be based and active in Scotland. The 1994 winner Joe Fan was originally from Hong Kong; the 2008 winner Trine Pedersen was originally from Denmark; the 2023 winner Daniel Nelis is originally from Ireland.[1]

Members and non-members of the RSA

The under 35 age requirement and the sheer number of exhibits - now around 600 annually - mean that the Guthrie Award is difficult to win more than once; however this has been done: by Heather Ross in 2006 and 2007; and by Julie-Ann Simpson in 2014 and 2019. Non-members of the RSA can apply to be in the Open exhibition, although around only a couple of hundred non-member exhibits make it through annually from the thousands of applications received, as around 400 exhibits are reserved for members.

Prize monies and medals

Usually the award is awarded singularly, but on occasion the award has gone to joint winners. The award, originally made by an anonymous donor but in 1930 revealed to be the late (17th) Earl of Moray,[2] who gave a monetary value on the capital endowment of £1000 as well as the honour of the award. Nowadays a medal is also presented. In its early years, the monetary award was £50. Today the award monies stand at £750. If the award is shared, the prize monies are also shared.[3]

List of Guthrie Award winners

The List of Guthrie Award winners is a list of artists who have won the award.

Year Winning Artist 1 Work 1 Winning Artist 2 Work 2 Notes
1920MuirheadKate Campbell MuirheadElizabethSutherlandDavid Macbeth SutherlandThe Painting StudentMuirhead's work was a bust sculpture, Sutherland's work a painting.[4][5][6]

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1921WaltonCecile WaltonTo Nobody Knows Where[8]
1922BarclayJohn Rankine BarclayThe Artist's Wife[9]
1923FergusonJames Wallace FergusonA Visitor[10]
1924MoodieDonald MoodieAutumn DaySalvesenGeorge William SalvesenThe DanceMoodie for a painting, Salvesen for a sculpture.[11][12]
1925CockburnLaelia Armine CockburnA Rough Lot for Sale[13]
1926EwartDavid Shanks EwartThe Toilers[14]
1927StronachAncell StronachThe Unexpected Meeting[15]
1928CrozierWilliam CrozierThe 'Cello PlayerFindlayMargaret FindlayThe BathersFindlay's work a sculpture, Crozier's work a painting.[16][17][18]
1929LambWilliam LambFerryden Fisher WifeA sculpture.[19]
1930SivellRobert SivellMiss Jean O. H. MortonSurname[20]
1931CampbellIan CampbellSelf Portrait[21]
1932MaitlandAlister MaitlandAlice AnnHe was noted at the time as the youngest winner, aged 21.[22]
1933WhalenThomas WhalenThe AmazonFor 3 sculpture works The Amazon, Mother's Kisses, and Torso.[23]
1934WilsonWilliam WilsonThe Alcazar, SegoviaFor a group of Wilson's work. The named piece was a drawing. Wilson was a noted engraver.[24]
1935PatrickJames McIntosh PatrickMarion[25]
1936OliphantAlexander George OliphantDavid Kerr Esq.[26]
1937ArmourMary Nicol Neill ArmourCantaloupe[27]
1938FlemingIan FlemingThe Painters: McBryde and Colquhoun[28]
1939BoneWilliam Drummond BoneLeisure[29]
1940SutherlandScott SutherlandLabor VincitA sculpture.[30]
1941DonaldsonDavid Abercrombie DonaldsonAlfred[31]
1942DavieJames Alan DavieBrenda Mark[32]
1943MorroccoAlberto MorroccoLeonGibsonColin GibsonLisbeth[33]
1944MackenzieMargaret Kennedy MackenziePietaCameronGordon Stewart CameronBoy with AppleMackenzie's work was sculpture, Cameron's work was a painting.[34]
1945BlythRobert Henderson BlythWinter in Walkerburn, 1939[35]
1946PatersonGeorge William Lennox PatersonFrank Tweedie and the Birds[36]
1947HillocksJames HillocksPortrait of my Mother[37]
1948ThomsonSinclair ThomsonThe White Shawl[38]
1949PatersonAlistair J. T. PatersonStill Life[39]
1950MacnairTom M. MacnairJean HannanA terracotta sculpture of a head.[40]
1951PhilipsonRobin PhilipsonBrenda, Spring Portrait[41]
1952MalcolmEllen MalcolmPortrait of a Young Man[42]
1953BurnsWilliam Alexander BurnsSunday[43]
1954HendersonAnn HendersonCompositionA sculpture.[44]
1955CloustonBrenda CloustonYouthA sandstone sculpture.[45]
1956McClureDavid McClure?McClure exhibited five works:- Harbour, Millport; The Green Hill; Trees, Millport; Self portrait; and Flowers At A Window.[46]
1957MarkBrenda MarkFigures In Moonlight[47]
1958SandemanMargot SandemanThe Walk Across The Fields[48]
1959FlemingJean Fleming?Landscape painting[49]
1960HoustonJohn HoustonPigeons and VillageMichieDavid Alan Redpath MichieRed Flower[50]
1961LittlejohnWilliam Hunter LittlejohnPainting 1960Littlejohn had 3 paintings at the exhibition; the other two being White Glass and Green Bottle, each a still life work. Littlejohn considered that it was his abstract work Painting 1960 that had won the Guthrie Award.[51]
1962BlackadderElizabeth BlackadderStill Life on a White TableBlackadder had another two works: Auray; and Breton Church.[52][53]
1963CampbellAlex CampbellRehearsal[54]
1964ScottBill ScottSeated FigureA sculpture.[55]
1965CallenderRobert CallenderLudo[56]
1966MacphersonGeorge Alexander Macpherson?[57]
1967McIntoshArchibald Dunbar McIntosh?Surname[58]
1968KnoxJohn KnoxSwing and Stool - After Uccello[59]
1969FraserAlexander FraserShankar at the Blue Piggery[60]
1970MorroccoLeon MorroccoFigure in a Bedroom[61][62]
1971SmithIan McKenzie SmithReflections (Harbour)[63]
1972PellyFrances PellyGreenheart Woman[64]
1973DonaldGeorge DonaldVirginia's QuiltA padded canvas work.[65]
1974Surname??Surname
1975Surname??Surname
1976 Award withheld.[66]
1977RaeBarbara RaeSea Dreamers[67][66]
1978HowardIan HowardMisdirection[68]
1979ForbesRonald Forbes?Forbes exhibited two works: All Set; and Scarecrow[69]
1980Surname??Surname
1981ChurchillMartin ChurchillPalace Hotel[70][71]
1982MooneyJohn Mooney?[72]
1983RobertsonIan Robertson?Surname[73][74][75]
1984DunbarLennox DunbarSweep[76]
1985CookDavid CookFooled You[77][78]
1986Surname??
1987DeanFiona DeanStill Life With Work Objects[79][80]
1988Surname??
1989NixonJacqui Miller NixonWarrior[81]
1990DavieJoseph Davie?Davie submitted two works:- A Journal Of The Blackout: Unwelcome Heroes; and The Spirit Of The Community[82]
1991Surname??Surname
1992Surname??Surname
1993HosieDavid Hosie?[83]
1994FanJoe FanIn Evil Hours[84]
1995BarhamPhilip Braham?[85]
1996BusheRobbie BusheLaughing Boys, Tomorrow They Will Be Gone[86]
1997ManganStephen Mangan?[87]
1998McGlashanBarry McGlashan?Surname[88]
1999WallaceAlasdair WallaceField[89][90]
2000BaillieDelia BaillieFantasies of the Dustbin[91]
2001DaggKevin Dagg?A sculpture.[92]
2002Surname??
2003Surname??
2004MacIverSteven MacIver?[93]
2005Surname??
2006RossHeather Ross?[94][95]
2007RossHeather Ross?[94][95]
2008PedersenTrine Pedersen?[96]
2009ThomasSharon Thomas?[97]
2010Surname??Surname
2011AndersonBriony Anderson?[98]
2012Surname??Surname
2013Surname??Surname
2014SimpsonJulie-Ann SimpsonAmong Silver BirchesSurname[99]
2015MurrayGeorgia Rose MurrayRainbow Trout Cormorant Noir[100]
2016MooreEmily Moore?[101]
2017ChanKristina ChanLeith Theatre, The StageA laser etched woodcut.[102]
2018CompsonEd CompsonShutterstock Infinity KleeAn oil & laser etching on board.[103]
2019SimpsonJulie-Ann SimpsonStings To Be Gathered[104]
2020Online exhibition due to coronavirus pandemic
2021BeaneyEmily BeaneyBreaking the FallSurnameA trilogy of experimental documentaries.[105][106]
2022MooreClaire MooreThe Murder of Mr Muster[107]
2023NelisDaniel NelisDark Turned Fields[108]

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