Golden Family | John Moores Painting Prize: John Moores Painting Prize, Liverpool

Congratulations to the Golden Family, whose recent work from the Ladders series has been featured in the 2023 John Moores Painting Prize.

This Prize brings together the best in contemporary British painting right now.

Supporting artists from all over the UK – whether they’re undiscovered, emerging or established in their careers – the prize provides a platform for artists to inspire, disrupt and challenge the British painting art scene today.

Ladders, (2023) is a collection of old, wooden painter-and-decorator ladders with painted monochrome panels in-filling between the steps. The drips and splashes from their original use imbue the newly painted areas with an added physical, painterly quality. By leaning against the wall, they mimic the fad for repurposing old artefacts, while the shifting hues of the household emulsion colours suggests opportunity, choice and comfort.