Congratulations to Sikelela Owens on receivung the 2025 Wollaston Award by the Royal Academy of Arts for her painting, "Knitting"
This prestigious award recognizes the most distinguished work in the Royal Academy's Summer Exhibition.
Owen's painting, described as gentle, soft, and powerful, was selected from over 1,700 other works in the exhibition.
Artwork details:
Sikelela Owen
Nadene & Kaiden (Lloyd Park), 2024
Oil on canvas
90 x 60 cm
This painting was previously shown in Owen’s solo exhibition, ‘Where My Gaze Falls’, at Tiwani Contemporary, Lagos, Nigeria (27 Sep 2024 – 11 Jan 2025).
Courtesy of the artist and Tiwani Contemporary
Photography by Deniz Guzel
June 21, 2025
