Cleveland International Drawing Biennale

History
Initially named the ‘First British International Drawing Biennale’, the Cleveland International Drawing Biennale was a drawing competition and exhibition which took place from 1973 to 1996 in Middlesbrough. In total, there were twelve Biennales over the course of twenty-three years. The Biennale was run by Cleveland Gallery, whose collection, including that of Middlesbrough Art Gallery, is now a part of the Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art [//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middlesbrough_Institute_of_Modern_Art (MIMA)]. As a result, MIMA’s collection now includes works by [//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracey_Emin Tracey Emin], [//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Al%C3%BFs Francis Alÿs], Toby Paterson, [//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Noble Paul Noble], [//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Shaw_(artist) George Shaw], [//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_and_Roberta_Smith Bob and Roberta Smith] as well as a permanent artwork by [//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turner_Prize Turner Prize] winner [//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Wright_(artist) Richard Wright]. Other earlier British artists, including [//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Sickert Walter Sickert], [//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duncan_Grant Duncan Grant] and [//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Pasmore Victor Pasmore] are also part of the collection.

Notable artists featured in the exhibitions included Jane Bond, Pete Cobb, John Emanuel, Kevin Geary, Peter Lloyd Lewis, [//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Lewty Simon Lewty], Euphemia MacTavish, Peter Philip, Anita Taylor, Paul Thomas and Shelagh Wakely. Each year, the Biennale invited an established artist to display their work in the exhibition alongside other global entries.

In 2013, MIMA held a drawing symposium to discuss a revival of the competition.

Invited artists

 * 1973 -
 * 1975 -
 * 1977 - [//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Hockney David Hockney]
 * 1979 - [//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._B._Kitaj R.B. Kitaj]
 * 1981 - [//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Rauschenberg Robert Rauschenberg]
 * 1983 - [//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eduardo_Paolozzi Eduardo Paolozzi]
 * 1985 - [//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karel_Appel Karel Appel]
 * 1987 - [//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euan_Uglow Euan Uglow]
 * 1989 - [//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claes_Oldenburg Claes Oldenburg]/ [//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coosje_van_Bruggen Coosje van Bruggen]
 * 1991 - [//de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Schmitz_(K%C3%BCnstler) Wolfgang Schmitz]
 * 1993 - [//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sol_LeWitt Sol LeWitt]
 * 1996 -

Prizewinners

 * 1973 -
 * 1975 - 1st - [//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Eyton Anthony Eyton]
 * 1977 - Tom Mabon
 * 1979 - 2nd - [//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boriss_Berzi%C5%86%C5%A1 Boriss Bērziņš]
 * 1981 - 3rd - George Rowlett
 * 1983 -
 * 1985 -
 * 1987 - [//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Lewty Simon Lewty]
 * 1989 - 1st -[//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Mason Robin Mason], Robert Tilling
 * 1991 -
 * 1993 - Roger Harris
 * 1996 -