LONDON (AP) — Scottish artist Nnena Kalu has been awarded the Turner Prize for work that includes vivid abstract drawings and hanging sculptures, the first artist with a learning disability to win ...
One of the world’s most prestigious art prizes has been awarded to a 59-year-old Glaswegian artist with autism and learning disabilities. Honoured by the 2025 Turner Prize for what the judges called ...
The headlines around Nnena Kalu’s Turner Prize win this week focus on the narrative, on how this is a landmark moment for learning disabled artists, on how this award is a rejection of prejudice and ...
A disability charity has praised autistic artist Nnena Kalu’s “long overdue” and “richly deserved” Turner Prize win. The 59-year-old Scottish artist, who has limited verbal communication, became the ...
One of the most prestigious contemporary art awards in the world is for the first time going to an artist with a developmental disability. Nnena Kalu, 59, was named the winner of the Turner Prize this ...
Nnena Kalu has won this year’s Turner Prize, the UK’s most high-profile art award, for her “bold and compelling” sculptures and drawings – and has made history as the first artist with a learning ...