Derrick Turner was the former Principal of the Cardiff College of Art from 1971-76 and Vice Principal of the South Glamorgan Institute of Higher Education from 1978-89. He was elected an Hon Fellow of UWIC in 2004, a year before his death in 2005. Always keen to encourage creative activity at all levels, amateur and professional, he was a long-standing supporter of SWAS and judged our annual competition for many years. He is remembered for his insightful criticism, his dry wit and his ability to enthuse his audience. In particular, he possessed the elusive quality of presence and his critiques were delivered in his own inimitable style.
The competition named after Derrick usually takes place in the early part of the year and is judged by a single invited judge. It usually occupies two meetings, and takes the form of two subjects, the judge giving a critique on one subject on each meeting. Nowadays, selected paintings from the first meeting are brought back for the second meeting, and the judge will then select winners and runners-up for both subjects - and then the overall winner!
The First Prize in each category will be £50.00. Runners up in each category will win £25.00. The overall winner will receive the Derrick Turner Trophy. The judge will also suggest possible subjects for the following year.
In 2019, a prestigious exhibition was arranged for the top 20 or so entries (about 10 from each category) to show at the small Senedd Gallery for four weeks. This exhibition ran simultaneously with our Annual Exhibition.
Recent Overall Winners:
2006 Tony Douglas-Jones
2007 Keith Harvey
2008 Pat Quarrington
2009 Keith Harvey
2010 Sheila Beames
2011 Sheila Beames
2012 Pat Webb
2013 Tony Batey
2014 Eli Absi
2015 Ian Philpot
2016 Arnold Lowrey
2017 Joe Rhodes
2018 Tony Douglas-Jones
2019 Lysbeth Davies
2020 Roger Bennett
2022 Keith Harvey
2023 Ian Philpot
2024 Joe Rhodes
Category Winners:
2010 subject: Sunday winner Sheila Beames - ‘Sunday Evening On The Slipway’
subject: Old Stones winner Sue Wood - ‘Wood By Wood’
2011 subject: Flowers winner Sheila Beames
subject: Cardiff Then & Now winner Ray Dibble
2012 subject: Heritage winner Pat Webb - ‘Road From Rhyader to Cwmystwyth’
subject: Spring winner Val Smith, acrylic ink
2013 subject: Sunshine & Shadows winner Tony Batey - ‘Boats At Work’
subject: The Open Road winner Jan Llewellyn - ‘Down Tom The Sea’
2014 subject: Rural & Urban winner June Reed
subject: A Tale Never Told winner Eli Absi
2015 subject: Lights Of The City winner Ian Philpot
subject: Still Life In Odd Colours winner Pam Gilbert
2016 subject: ‘The Welsh Landscape’ by RS Thomas winner Arnold Lowrey
subject: Paraphernalia winner Joe Rhodes
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2017 subject: City Garden winner Claire Sadlier
subject: Contrasts winner Joe Rhodes
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2018 subject: Over & Under winner Tony Douglas-Jones
subject: Change winner Tony Douglas-Jones
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2019 subject: Local Urban Study winner: Lysbeth Davies
subject: Enclosed Space winner: Judy Goodfellow
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2020 subject: Beside The Seaside winner: Hywel Smith
subject: Made In Wales winner: Roger Bennett
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2022 subject: Sorcerer’s Apprentice winner: Claire Sadlier
subject: Still Life with Flowers in Contiguous Colours
winner: Keith Harvey
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2023 subject: A Place I Love winner: Ian Philpot
subject: Still Life: Pictures That Tell A Story winner: Judy Goodfellow
2024 subject: Tranquility winner: Joe Rhodes
subject: People In Interaction: winner: Keith Harvey
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