New this year is the FAMM Women’s Prize, awarded to the highest rated female artist (excluding the Grand Prize Winner). The woman will receive $5,000 in cash donated by Femmes Artites du Musée de Mougins (FAMM).
The Prize aims to raise funds for the shortlisted artists and for Norval Foundation’s Learning Centre in an equal split through an online auction from February 4 2025 to March 13 2025. There will be an exhibition opening and auction on February 4, and the winners announcement on February 18.
Here is the full list of the artists:
Alioune Diouf — Senegal
Amine El Gotaibi — Morocco
Chukwudubem Ukaigwe — Nigeria
Collin Sekajugo — Uganda
DuduBloom More — SA
Eva Obodo — Nigeria
Gadi Ramadhani — Tanzania
Gerald Chukwuma — Cameroon
Hako Hankson — Nigeria
Ibrahim Ballo — Mali
Lizette Chirrime — Mozambique
Malaika Temba — US and Tanzania
Marcellina Akpojotor — Nigeria
Mikhael Subotzky — SA
Modupeola Fadugba — Nigeria
Mohau Modisakeng — SA
Nandipha Mntambo — SA
Nirveda Alleck — Mauritius
Ozioma Onuzulike — Nigeria
Patrick Tagoe-Turkson — Ghana
Priscilla Kennedy — Ghana
Shabu Mwangi — Kenya
Simphiwe Buthelezi — SA
Yacine Tilala Fall — US
Yadichinma Ukoha-Kalu — Nigeria
Yannick Ackah — Ivory Coast
SA artists among finalists for Norval Sovereign African Art Prize 2025
The annual award celebrates the practices of contemporary artists from Africa and the diaspora
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Norval Foundation and The Sovereign Art Foundation (SAF) have shortlisted 29 artists as finalists for The Norval Sovereign African Art Prize (NSAAP) 2025.
Among them are leading SA contemporary artists Simphiwe Buthelezi (a 2024 Wanted Young and Vital artist), whose multidisciplinary work creates spaces where stories, spirituality, and indigenous knowledge can thrive; Nandipha Mntambo, known for her cowhide sculptures that examine the relationship between humans and animals while challenging perceptions of femininity, sexuality and vulnerability; Mohau Modisakeng, who interrogates collective narratives focusing on the black body as a site of fragmentation and resilience; Mikhael Subotzky, who through film, video installation and photography, collage and painting engages critically with contemporary politics of images and their making; and Duduzile (DuduBloom) More, who uses wool and thread, layering tactile materials to reflect the interconnectedness of memories, communities and influences.
NSAAP celebrates the practices of leading contemporary artists from Africa and its diaspora and helps increase their exposure to an international audience.
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The artists, nominated by a board of independent art professionals, are invited to enter artworks online. A judging panel comprising global art specialists shortlist the most accomplished artworks from the range of digital entries.
This prize has a significant effect on artists from across the continent and provides them with the opportunity to showcase their work through an internationally recognised platform. The Grand Prize is granted to the artist selected by the panel of judges - a cash award of $35,000, together with a solo exhibition at Norval Foundation in Cape Town.
New this year is the FAMM Women’s Prize, awarded to the highest rated female artist (excluding the Grand Prize Winner). The woman will receive $5,000 in cash donated by Femmes Artites du Musée de Mougins (FAMM).
The Prize aims to raise funds for the shortlisted artists and for Norval Foundation’s Learning Centre in an equal split through an online auction from February 4 2025 to March 13 2025. There will be an exhibition opening and auction on February 4, and the winners announcement on February 18.
Here is the full list of the artists:
Alioune Diouf — Senegal
Amine El Gotaibi — Morocco
Chukwudubem Ukaigwe — Nigeria
Collin Sekajugo — Uganda
DuduBloom More — SA
Eva Obodo — Nigeria
Gadi Ramadhani — Tanzania
Gerald Chukwuma — Cameroon
Hako Hankson — Nigeria
Ibrahim Ballo — Mali
Lizette Chirrime — Mozambique
Malaika Temba — US and Tanzania
Marcellina Akpojotor — Nigeria
Mikhael Subotzky — SA
Modupeola Fadugba — Nigeria
Mohau Modisakeng — SA
Nandipha Mntambo — SA
Nirveda Alleck — Mauritius
Ozioma Onuzulike — Nigeria
Patrick Tagoe-Turkson — Ghana
Priscilla Kennedy — Ghana
Shabu Mwangi — Kenya
Simphiwe Buthelezi — SA
Yacine Tilala Fall — US
Yadichinma Ukoha-Kalu — Nigeria
Yannick Ackah — Ivory Coast
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