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Nnena Kalu becomes first artist with a learning disability to win Turner prize

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 9 December 2025

Chair of 2025 judging panel says win ‘begins to erase that border between the neurotypical and neurodiverse artist’

Nnena Kalu’s embodied, sensuous art makes her a worthy Turner prize winner

Nnena Kalu has won the 2025 Turner prize for her colourful drawings and sculptures made from found fabric and VHS tape, becoming the first artist with a learning disability to take home the £25,000 prize.

Alex Farquharson, chair of the jury and director of Tate Britain, said the win by the British-Nigerian represented a watershed moment for the international art world.

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Nnena Kalu becomes first artist with a learning disability to win Turner prize

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 9 December 2025

Chair of 2025 judging panel says win ‘begins to erase that border between the neurotypical and neurodiverse artist’

Nnena Kalu’s embodied, sensuous art makes her a worthy Turner prize winner

Nnena Kalu has won the 2025 Turner prize for her colourful drawings and sculptures made from found fabric and VHS tape, becoming the first artist with a learning disability to take home the £25,000 prize.

Alex Farquharson, chair of the jury and director of Tate Britain, said the win by the British-Nigerian represented a watershed moment for the international art world.

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Nnena Kalu becomes first artist with a learning disability to win Turner prize

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 9 December 2025

Chair of 2025 judging panel says win ‘begins to erase that border between the neurotypical and neurodiverse artist’

Nnena Kalu’s embodied, sensuous art makes her a worthy Turner prize winner

Nnena Kalu has won the 2025 Turner prize for her colourful drawings and sculptures made from found fabric and VHS tape, becoming the first artist with a learning disability to take home the £25,000 prize.

Alex Farquharson, chair of the jury and director of Tate Britain, said the win by the British-Nigerian represented a watershed moment for the international art world.