The Northern Art Prize was an annual arts prize, established in 2006[1] and first awarded in 2007, that was created to celebrate contemporary artists practising in the North of England, which it defined as the North, the North West and Yorkshire and Humber, as per the boundaries operated by Arts Council England. It was open to professional artists of any age and working in any medium. In 2008 it was described by The Guardian as the "Northern Turner Prize".[2] It was last awarded to Margaret Harrison in 2013.