The 10 best models of 2013
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The Panel
For 2013, Converse and Dazed have once again secured a judging panel composed of key members of the UK art scene. All are eager to seek out new talent and discover new work.
How to Enter
The Converse/Dazed 2013 competition is now open. We are looking for emerging visual artists with guts, drive, determination and most importantly, imagination.
Kirsty Ogg
After Kirsty Ogg graduated from the sculpture department at Edinburgh College of Art in the early 1990s, she returned to her hometown of Glasgow to participate in the DIY scene, setting up the now infamous artist-run space Transmission.
Hung & Drawn
What's good in the world of art
Matt Williams
After studying Fine Art at Leeds Metropolitan University Matt Williams took the curating course at the Royal College of Art and worked as an independent curator for several years.
Francesca Gavin
In addition to being a visual arts editor at Dazed & Confused and Twin Magazine and contributing editor at AnOther Magazine and NOWNESS, Francesca Gavin is an independent curator and an author of various books on contemporary styles in art.
Michelle Cotton
Michelle's strong theoretical background underpins her role as a curator for firstsite gallery in Colchester.
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Studio Africa: Abdellah Taia
Abdellah Taïa is the first openly gay Moroccan writer and his celebrated books have been translated into several languages
Girl on Girl
3 girls explore tactile tensions
Studio Africa: Uviwe Mangweni
Uviwe Mangweni is an endlessly curious photojournalist and copywriter from South Africa documenting hidden stories with sensitivity
Studio Africa: Yannick Ilunga
Petite Noir is the recording name of South Africa’s Yannick Ilunga who is championing a new musical movement
Falling in Love
Intimacy in New York
Studio Africa: Sy Alassane
Sy Alassane is an actor and model from Senegal who played the lead in 2011’s Sundance Film Festival official selection Restless City
