“An Australian-born artist based in Wales has won this year’s £30,000 Jerwood Painting Prize. Shani Rhys James, best known for her colourful self portraits, beat fierce competition to receive the honour – the UK’s biggest single award for painters… Ms James was up against shortlist of established and talented artists – John Hoyland, John Wonnacott, Marc Vaux, Alison Watt and Suzanne Holtom.”