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LOEWE FOUNDATION / Studio Voltaire Award Edition Three

2025–2027

Now in its third edition, the LOEWE FOUNDATION / Studio Voltaire Award celebrates talent, creative thinking, and individuality in contemporary art practice. The award works to increase and strengthen equitable representation and access and amplify artistic voices across class, race, gender, sexuality and disability.

Awardees

In 2025, seven artists were awarded two years of support through rent-free studio space, an individualised programme of mentoring and professional development opportunities, curatorial and pastoral support and a £5000 bursary.

  • Lulu Bennett
  • Chaney Diao
  • Jesse Glazzard
  • Taey Iohe
  • michael.
  • Shenece Oretha
  • Bryan Giuseppi Rodriguez Cambana

Studio Voltaire received over 500 high-quality applications for the award through an open call and a group of selected nominators, emphasising the importance and level of need for long-term opportunities for artists to support and sustain their practices.

Selection Panel

  • Sepake Angiama (Artistic Director, Institute of International Visual Arts)
  • Anthea Hamilton (Artist)
  • Dot Zhihan Jia (Curator, Studios & Residencies, Studio Voltaire)
  • Elizabeth Price (Artist)
  • Joe Scotland (Director, Studio Voltaire)

Nominators

  • Ain Bailey (Artist and studio holder at Studio Voltaire)
  • Adam Farah (Artist)
  • Jadé Fadojutimi (Artist)
  • Caspar Heinemann (Artist)
  • Rachel Jones (Artist and Trustee of Studio Voltaire)
  • Isabella Yasmin Kajiwara (Editor & Head of Grassroots Strategy at shado mag)
  • Kwong Lee (Director, Deptford X)
  • Delaine Le Bas (Artist)
  • Maggie Matić (Director, Auto Italia)
  • Vera Mey (Independent Curator)
  • Rianna Jade Parker (Writer, Curator, and Researcher)
  • Amalia Pica (Artist and Trustee of Studio Voltaire)
  • Raju Rage (Artist and Educator)
  • Prem Sahib (Artist)
  • Akil Scafe-Smith and Seth Scafe-Smith (Resolve Collective)
  • Tai Shani (Artist)
  • Bolanle Tajudeen (Curator and founder of Black Blossoms)

  1. The LOEWE FOUNDATION was established as a private cultural foundation in 1988 by Enrique Loewe, a fourth-generation member of LOEWE’s founding family. Today, under the direction of his daughter Sheila Loewe, the Foundation continues to promote creativity, organise educational programmes and protect cultural heritage in the fields of art, craft, design, photography, poetry and dance. The Foundation was awarded the Gold Medal for Merit in the Fine Arts by the Spanish government in 2002.  

    More information:
    web | www.loewe.com
    blog | www.blogfundacionloewe.es
    Instagram | @loewefoundation

  2. Culture is at the core of LOEWE’s DNA, exemplified by a longstanding commitment to creativity in all forms and disciplines. Reflecting fashion’s vital link to contemporary life, a strong emphasis on art, design, and craftsmanship has been a cornerstone of the brand, one of the world’s oldest luxury houses. Since 2013, LOEWE has initiated a series of collaborations with artists and artisans who reinterpret and expand the brand’s values. Aside from showcasing the many facets of LOEWE, these cultural projects reflect the transfer of knowledge and the cooperative spirit that has been characteristic of LOEWE since it was founded as a collective of leathermakers in 1846.

    1. Lulu Bennett, Samantha Pepys, Aphrodite, and the Absurd Passage of Time, 2023-4. Courtesy of the artist.
    2. Chaney Diao, Dysfunctioned Dec II, 2023. Image Courtesy of the artist.
    3. Jesse Glazzard, Communal Testosterone, 2025. Image courtesy of the artist.
    4. Taey Iohe, Blood Feeding, 2022. Film still. Image courtesy of the artist.
    5. michael., Reclaim Islington, 2024. Image courtesy of the artist. Credit AMSI 9C.
    6. Shenece Oretha, Untitled (Moving Speakers), 2024, London. Image courtesy of the artist. Credit Anne Tetzlaff.
    7. Bryan Giuseppi Rodriguez Cambana, Ópera de Balcón, Balcony 2, 2022. Installation view at Cell Project Space. Image courtesy of the artist.
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LOEWE FOUNDATION / Studio Voltaire Award Edition Two

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