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NEW SENSATIONS 2009
Channel 4 and The Saatchi Gallery are delighted to announce that Oliver Beer is the winner of this year's New Sensations prize. The prize is open to art students graduating from BA and MA courses in the UK in 2009, and 20 shortlisted students are currently presenting their work in an exhibition opening in London on until 19 October. Oliver Beer graduated from the Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art, Oxford, and his work was chosen by judges Gavin Turk, artist; Ralph Rugoff, director of the Hayward Gallery, London; critic Louisa Buck; and Alison Jacques, owner of Alison Jacques Gallery in London.

New Sensations was launched in 2007 by Channel 4 and The Saatchi Gallery to find the most imaginative and talented artists graduating in the UK and to support students leaving art college. In 2007 and 2008 shortlisted students sold their work and were offered exhibitions as a result of the competition.

An exhibition of the 20 shortlisted graduates is at the A Foundation at the Rochelle School in Shoreditch (9-19 October). Four finalists were given a bursary to make a new work to present at the exhibition, and each of these 'New Sensations' has had a 3 Minute Wonder Channel 4 film made about them which were aired on Channel 4 from 5-8 October.

The other finalists are: Andreas Blank, Royal College of Art, London; Nick Goss, Royal Academy Schools, London; and Regine Petersen, Royal College of Art, London.

The New Sensations exhibition of the 20 shortlisted graduates will take place in London at the A Foundation at the Rochelle School, Arnold Circus, Shoreditch from 9-19 October (12-6pm, Thursday 15 October until 8pm).

We would like to thank this year's sponsors and partners: A Foundation, Moncler, Becks and POP and Film and Video Umbrella, which commissions and presents moving-image works by artists in collaboration with galleries and other cultural partners across the UK.

As a sponsor of New Sensations 2009, Moncler will invite one of the shortlisted artists to make a new work based on its duck logo: a pop operation with an ultra-contemporary twist which involves entrusting a piece of Moncler to the inventive talents of an artist. All proceeds from the sale of this work will go to a children’s charity.

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Click here for Channel 4 film about Oliver Beer

Click here for Channel 4 film about Andreas Blank

Click here for Channel 4 film about Nick Goss

Click here for Channel 4 film about Regine Petersen

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OLIVER BEER WINS NEW SENSATIONS 2009

Oliver Beer

THE THREE OTHER FINALISTS FOR NEW SENSATIONS 2009

Andreas Blank
Nick Goss
Regine Petersen

SHORTLISTED ARTISTS OF NEW SENSATIONS 2009

Rachel Adams
Maurice Citron
Natasha Conway
Richard Cook
Laura Culham
Tim Ellis
Jennifer Fergie
Camilla Holder
Dong Yoon Kim
Ryan Leigh
Mikhak Mirmahmoudi
Nick Mobbs
Anna-maria Pfab
Zack Thorne
Amy Petra Woodward
Thomas Yeomans

CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL ENTRIES FOR NEW SENSATIONS 2009

WINNERS OF NEW SENSATIONS 2008

CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL ENTRIES FOR NEW SENSATIONS 2008

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE NEW SENSATIONS 2007 WINNER

CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL ENTRIES FOR NEW SENSATIONS 2007

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