Welcome to The Hari Art Prize; the hotel’s now annual rolling art programme, celebrating the global roster of artistic talent attracted to London.
From a list of over 800 applicants, we are delighted to announce the shortlist of artists for The 2024 Hari Art Prize. Ranging from sculptures to paintings, the esteemed judging panel of six art notaries, had the unenviable task of whittling down the list from 800 to just 21 talented artists.
See the full list of the shortlisted artists and their works below.
The 2024 shortlisted artists now have their individual pieces exhibited throughout the hotel from September 2024 until January 2025.
The three finalists will then be announced at a VIP award event at The Hari in November 2024. The winner will be presented with a £10,000 cash prize, kindly donated by The Hari’s CEO and Chairman, Dr. Aron Harilela. Second place will receive £3,000 and third place will receive £1,000.
Established in 1959 and still wholly owned by the Harilela Family, The Harilela Group is a Hong Kong based private company with an extensive experience in hotel investment and management.
The group owns and operates some 15 properties across Hong Kong, China, Europe and the U.S. In 2016, The Harilela Group started its own brand. The Hari London opened its doors in August 2016 and The Hari Hong Kong opened in December 2020.
Melissa Digby-Bell has worked in the contemporary art sector since 2002, following a degree in History of Art at the University of Bristol. Her career began at White Cube, going on to manage the studios of artists Marc Quinn and Anish Kapoor.
In 2014, Melissa co-founded curational partnership and consultancy Metha Bell Projects and has since launched Offshoot Arts – an art consultancy and gallery dedicated to supporting and promoting emerging and mid-career artists.
Since 1997 Irene Bradbury has been with White Cube, as an Artist Liaison and now a Director. She has worked closely with many of the artists that White Cube represents, overseeing numerous exhibitions as part of their programme and collaborated on many projects.
In addition to her role at White Cube, Irene is currently on the advisory board of the Drawing Room, London.
Some of Campbell’s recent curational projects include ‘Pounding the Pavement’ a Galeria Pelaires and solo exhibitions ‘First Light’ and ‘Old Friends, New Friends’ at Collective Ending HQ.
Hector has written for galleries such as Saatchi Yates and De Brock, publications FAD Magazine and Elephant Magazine as well as contributed to the catalogues of artists Sujin Lee, Billy Fraser and Gori Mora.
Anthony Wilkinson (Director of Anthony Wilkinson Gallery) started in the mid 90’s curating shows in temporary spaces and alternative venues such as Cubitt Gallery, and also ran a project space in central London for two years.
Wilkinson has previously worked with artists such as George Shaw, Elizabeth Magill, AK Dolven, Makiko Kudo, Matthew Higgs, Ciprian Muresan, Marcin Maciejowski.
With a background in fine art, and innovative approach to curating contemporary art, Tom Rowland has a passion for discovering emerging talent.
In the early 1990’s Tom joined the Saatchi Gallery, overseeing blockbuster exhibitions including Young British Artists and Young Americans. More recently, he has worked with the Karsten Schubert Gallery, as well as establishing his own gallery in Soho.
“We are delighted to be hosting The Hari Art Prize again this year after the huge success we saw in 2022 and 2023. At The Hari, we are committed to celebrating art, and to giving young artists as much opportunity as possible. We look forward to seeing the results of this year’s art prize and to continuing to support new generations of talent”.
Winner of the £10,000 cash prize donated by The Hari’s CEO and Chairman, Dr. Aron Harilela, is… Kialy Tihngang! Kialy is an interdisciplinary visual artist working in textiles, sculpture, video, photomontage, costume and set design. She also works a lot in collaboration with dancers, actors and musicians to create fully realised worlds.
Runner up, Joseph Fox, is an artist living and working in London, known for work that at first glance seems like an antique print or a classical architectural drawing, but on a second look there is something subversive going on in the scene. He work across a few mediums, including copperplate prints, water-coloured technical drawings, and tapestries.
Runner up, Bo Sun, is a London based Chinese artist, who graduated from Central Saint martins, Fine Art in 2022. Since then he has been focusing on developing his work in his studio in Brixton. Later in the year Bo Sun will be perusing his Master degree in Fine art specialised in sculpture.
