Ursula Mayer Wins 2014 Film London Jarman Award

award · 2026-04-24

Ursula Mayer, a filmmaker and artist, was awarded the 2014 Film London Jarman Award, which honors the influential work of Derek Jarman. Alongside this recognition, she received a £10,000 prize and a project commission for a film in the Random Acts series on Channel 4, UK. Among the ten artists shortlisted, Sebastian Buerkner, Marvin Gaye Chetwynd, and the duo Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard will also create commissioned works. Mayer completed her MA at Goldsmiths College in 2005 and has studied at both the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna and the Royal College of Art. Her art has been featured in various major festivals around the world. The award was announced on December 9, 2014.

Key facts

Ursula Mayer won the 2014 Film London Jarman Award.
The prize is inspired by the work of Derek Jarman.
Mayer received £10,000 and a film commission for Random Arts on Channel 4.
Three other shortlisted artists also received commissions: Sebastian Buerkner, Marvin Gaye Chetwynd, and Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard.
Mayer studied at Vienna’s Academy of Fine Arts, Royal College of Art, and Goldsmiths College (MA 2005).
Her films Medea (2013) and Gonda (2012) are part of Mirrorcity at Hayward Gallery until 4 January 2015.
Previous winners include Luke Fowler, Lindsay Seers, Emily Wardill, Anya Kirschner & David Panos, James Richards, and John Smith.
The award was announced on 9 December 2014.

Entities

Artists

Ursula Mayer
Derek Jarman
Sebastian Buerkner
Marvin Gaye Chetwynd
Iain Forsyth
Jane Pollard
Luke Fowler
Lindsay Seers
Emily Wardill
Anya Kirschner
David Panos
James Richards
John Smith

Institutions

Film London Jarman Award
Random Acts
Channel 4
Vienna’s Academy of Fine Arts
Royal College of Art
Goldsmiths College
Performa 11
Palais de Tokyo
Tramway
Centre Pompidou
Institute of Contemporary Arts
Whitechapel Gallery
MoMA PS1
Garage
Kunsthalle Basel
Hayward Gallery

Locations

New York
Paris
Glasgow
London
Moscow
Basel
United Kingdom

Sources

ArtReview