The Royal Academy Summer Exhibition
continues this year the tradition of displaying a wide
range of new work by both
established and unknown artists in all media including
painting, printmaking, photography,
sculpture and architecture. This year’s coordinators,
Royal Academicians Ann Christopher, Eileen Cooper and
Will Alsop have selected works for the exhibition
around the theme of ‘Making Space’. Since the founding
of the Royal Academy of Arts in 1768, the annual
Summer Exhibition has become the world’s largest open
submission contemporary art exhibition.
THE BRITISH INSTITUTION AWARD – is awarded
by the trustees of the British Institution for Promoting
Fine Arts in the United Kingdom,
which was established in 1805 to encourage the study of
the Fine Arts. Students entering
paintings, works on paper, sculpture and architecture are
eligible for the awards.
Elena’s work is located in the
Architecture Room and includes works by Royal Academicians
Zaha Hadid, Norman Foster, Richard
Rogers and David Chipperfield. Other artists include
Damien Hirst, Tracey Emin, Anselm
Kiefer, Cy Twombly, David Hockney and Richard Wilson.
President of the Royal Academy Sir Nicolas
Grimshaw CBE presents Elena Tsolakis with the British
Institution Award
