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The Kevin Slingsby Prize for Funnel Vision is awarded to one undergraduate annually at the Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art in celebration of Kevin's contribution to the School. Each year the prize is judged by one former student of Kevin, one member of Ruskin staff and two or three members of the Slingsby family. On the day of the prize giving, the former student judge will give an artist's talk charting the development of their work since leaving the Ruskin. The funnel was one of Kevin's favourite subjects. The seemingly innocuous utensil or tool takes on a new life as a symbol of intense squeezing and channelling of energy: gathering reference points, subject matter and experience, and compressing them into a creative work. To begin from the other end of the tube, the funnel can be seen as the image of a tightly coiled concept, ready to explode with unknown meanings and new colours. Family Judges: Rebecca Hind, Holly Slingsby, Dr Thomas Slingsby 2006 Winner: Amy Jackson Past Student Judge: Sue Williams Staff Judge: Brian Catling 2007 Winner: Karolina Raczynska Past Student Judge: Conrad Shawcross Staff Judge: Richard Wentworth 2008 Winner: Julie Scrase Past Student Judge: Tom Woolner Staff Judge: Oona Grimes 2009 Winner: Charlie Engman Past Student Judge: Nathaniel Mellors Staff Judge: Paul Bonaventura 2010 Winner: Claire Poulter Past Student Judge: Michael Stanley Staff Judge: Brian Catling 2011 Winner: Penelope Andrea Past Student Judge: John Walter Staff Judge: Sarah Simblet |