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17 June 2025

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Winning entries for St Hugh’s Art and Photography Prizes announced

Congratulations to all the winners of this year’s St Hugh’s Art and Photography Prizes who are as follows:

Student Photography Prize:  Shared by Raghu Krishnan (Archaeology & Anthropology, 2024) and Vinzent Wesselmann (DPhil, Music)

Student Art Prize:  Fern Kruger-Paget (Human Sciences, 2022)

Staff Art Prize: Mary Helen Last, Accommodation Officer

Staff Photography Prize:  Anna Xiong, Librarian Assistant

The competition is open to all members of the College’s  student body and staff, and covers works of art (sculpture, painting, drawing, ceramics etc.) as well as photographs. One prize is awarded in the field of art, another in the field of photography, each to the value of £50.00.

Entries were evaluated by a small panel chaired by the Curator of Pictures, Professor Shelagh Vainker who said, ‘We were delighted to receive such a high standard of entries for the competition – congratulations to the winners on their outstanding pieces of artwork. I would like to thank all those that took the time to participate.’

Below are images of the winning works of art:

"Stand By Me" by Raghu DayanFather guides his son towards the Tomb of Safdar Jung, New Delhi, India.
“Stand By Me” by Raghu Dayan
Father guides his son towards the Tomb of Safdar Jung, New Delhi, India.
A Glacier on Baffin Island by Vinzent Wesselmann<br />Taken on Vinzent's 2018 Artic expedition with Students on Ice. Although it was taken seven years ago, Vinzent says he can still hear the deep thunder of ice breaking off from the glacier and the quiet splashes of the bobbing zodiac boats around him.
A Glacier on Baffin Island by Vinzent Wesselmann
Taken on Vinzent’s 2018 Artic expedition with Students on Ice. Although it was taken seven years ago, Vinzent says he can still hear the deep thunder of ice breaking off from the glacier and the quiet splashes of the bobbing zodiac boats around him.
"Teaching myself generational skills" by Fern Kruger-PagetA three-colour Risograph print communicating the laborious journey of restoring and teaching myself how to use my Granny's old knitting machine.
“Teaching myself generational skills” by Fern Kruger-Paget
A three-colour Risograph print communicating the laborious journey of restoring and teaching myself how to use my Granny’s old knitting machine.
"It's a Polo Thing" by Mary Helen Last<br />Drawn in ink with a single, continuous line - save for a few marks beneath the hooves - this piece captures two polo players mid-action, suspended in a moment of fluid motion.
“It’s a Polo Thing” by Mary Helen Last
Drawn in ink with a single, continuous line – save for a few marks beneath the hooves – this piece captures two polo players mid-action, suspended in a moment of fluid motion.
"Skomer Island Puffin" by Anna Xiong A puffin peeps out from a patch of oxeye daisies on Skomer Island, Pembrokeshire. Puffins visit Skomer in their thousands every year.
“Skomer Island Puffin” by Anna Xiong A puffin peeps out from a patch of oxeye daisies on Skomer Island, Pembrokeshire. Puffins visit Skomer in their thousands every year.

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