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Sikelela Owen Wins The Wollaston Award at the Royal Academy
Many congratulations to Sikelela Owen who has been awarded the Wollaston Award 2025 by the Royal Academy of Arts in London.
The Wollaston Award is one of the most prestigious art prizes in the UK, given for the most outstanding work in the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition. Previous winners including Tracey Emin, Kara Walker, Yinka Shonibare, Anselm Kiefer and Chantal Joffe amongst many other illustrious names.
The award was for Sikelela’s painting ‘Knitting’ previously exhibited at our gallery in Sikelela’s solo exhibition ‘Sikelela Owen’ in January 2019.
The Royal Academy Summer Exhibition runs from 17 June – 17 August 2025.
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