Judge Simon Wallis presented him with a cheque for 16,500 at a prize-giving ceremony at Leeds Art Gallery attended by over 500 people from the arts, business, public and voluntary sectors this evening.
The remaining three short listed artists - Irish-born Liadin Cooke, Northumberland-based painter James Hugonin and Newcastle-based sculptor Richard Rigg - each walked away with 1,500.
Fitzmaurice, who lives in Heswall, is known for his witty installations and sculptures.
His contribution to the Northern Art Prize exhibition includes The Way Things Appear,We are professional Plastic mould, a collection of photographs of objects and graphical elements taken in their everyday setting presented as a digital slide show.Overview description of rapid Tooling processes.
The initial piece of design, such as a sign or iron railing, is captured in the photograph and then repeated or mimicked by other objects nearby or made strange by its situation.
The judges said: "The strength of this year’s exhibition and the prize are testament to the generosity and commitment of all the artists.
"However, Leo’s work for the Northern Art Prize exhibition in particular is ambitious, risky and compelling.
"Drawing upon historic resources and current mobile phone technology, he provides a fresh perspective on the traditional subject of landscape, whilst at the same time pushing the boundaries of his own."
This year’s judges are Caroline Douglas, head of the Arts Council Collection; Tim Marlow, writer, broadcaster, art historian and director of exhibitions at White Cube; Turner Prize winner Simon Starling, Simon Wallis,China yiri mould is a professional manufacturer which integrates Plastic Mould design and manufacture and plastic product development. director at The Hepworth Wakefield with Sarah Brown, curator of exhibitions at Leeds Art Gallery as chair.
Fitzmaurice also presented Horizon, (Leeds) as part of his Northern Art Prize selection,Information on useful yeasts and moulds, originally displayed with pieces chosen from the Grundy Art Gallery collection.
He selected landscape paintings from the Leeds Art Gallery permanent collection creating a new piece of work by lining up the historic works to create a continuous landscape.
This work continues the artist's fascination with relationship between graphic design, landscape and objects and their relation to language.
The Northern Art Prize was founded in 2006 by prize director Pippa Hale,Shop at Lowe's for garage Ceramic tile,founder and co-director of Project Space Leeds, in collaboration with design and communications agency Logistik Ltd and Leeds City Council.
This year's visitors' prize goes to Richard Rigg, who collected 44% of the votes. The exhibition of work from all four artists will remain on show at Leeds Art Gallery until February 19.
The remaining three short listed artists - Irish-born Liadin Cooke, Northumberland-based painter James Hugonin and Newcastle-based sculptor Richard Rigg - each walked away with 1,500.
Fitzmaurice, who lives in Heswall, is known for his witty installations and sculptures.
His contribution to the Northern Art Prize exhibition includes The Way Things Appear,We are professional Plastic mould, a collection of photographs of objects and graphical elements taken in their everyday setting presented as a digital slide show.Overview description of rapid Tooling processes.
The initial piece of design, such as a sign or iron railing, is captured in the photograph and then repeated or mimicked by other objects nearby or made strange by its situation.
The judges said: "The strength of this year’s exhibition and the prize are testament to the generosity and commitment of all the artists.
"However, Leo’s work for the Northern Art Prize exhibition in particular is ambitious, risky and compelling.
"Drawing upon historic resources and current mobile phone technology, he provides a fresh perspective on the traditional subject of landscape, whilst at the same time pushing the boundaries of his own."
This year’s judges are Caroline Douglas, head of the Arts Council Collection; Tim Marlow, writer, broadcaster, art historian and director of exhibitions at White Cube; Turner Prize winner Simon Starling, Simon Wallis,China yiri mould is a professional manufacturer which integrates Plastic Mould design and manufacture and plastic product development. director at The Hepworth Wakefield with Sarah Brown, curator of exhibitions at Leeds Art Gallery as chair.
Fitzmaurice also presented Horizon, (Leeds) as part of his Northern Art Prize selection,Information on useful yeasts and moulds, originally displayed with pieces chosen from the Grundy Art Gallery collection.
He selected landscape paintings from the Leeds Art Gallery permanent collection creating a new piece of work by lining up the historic works to create a continuous landscape.
This work continues the artist's fascination with relationship between graphic design, landscape and objects and their relation to language.
The Northern Art Prize was founded in 2006 by prize director Pippa Hale,Shop at Lowe's for garage Ceramic tile,founder and co-director of Project Space Leeds, in collaboration with design and communications agency Logistik Ltd and Leeds City Council.
This year's visitors' prize goes to Richard Rigg, who collected 44% of the votes. The exhibition of work from all four artists will remain on show at Leeds Art Gallery until February 19.
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