Congratulations to the winner - Torsten Lauschman - of the inaugural Glasgow Film Festival Margaret Tait Award which was announced on Monday 8 March at a special screening at the Glasgow Film Theatre celebrating the work of Margaret Tait herself.
The shorlisted candidates were Sarah Tripp, Henry Coombes, Torsten Lauschman, Alexander and Susan Maris and Aileen Campbell however, the £10,000 commission was awarded to Glasgow based-artist Torsten Lauschmann. He will now create a new piece of work which will be exhibited at next year’s Glasgow Film Festival 17 – 27 February 2011.
Torstenwas born in Bad Soden, Germanyand currently lives and works in Glasgow. He has been influential within the art scene in Scotland for over 10 years and his diverse practice continually shifts and plays with expectations of image and the creation and interpretation of meaning. Lauschmann had been nominated for the Margaret Tait Award by the Glasgow-based gallery Mary Mary. For further details on his work and his exhibition history click here.
