STUDENT
ART
PRIZE
2024/25
LIGHT
This exhibition showcases the shortlisted entries to Durham University’s sixth annual Student Art Prize. They have been shortlisted from over 90 entries. The theme chosen for this year is ‘LIGHT’, a subject intended to enable a wide range of interpretative exploration and creative reflection. The artworks displayed here have all been made by current Durham University students. Each student has responded to the Student Art Prize theme and created artworks and narratives that they feel are important and want to communicate. From this shortlist, the prize winners were selected by an independent panel made up of Durham University Alumni, student representatives, practicing contemporary artists, and professional curators. Launched in 2019, the Student Art Prize aims to enhance student experience through supporting the development and promotion of the visual arts across our student community.
Exhibition dates: May 2025—March 2026
For more information about the Student Art Prize and Durham University’s Art Collection visit: durham.ac.uk/things-to-do/venues/art
Below you can view all exhibited works.
Click on individual images to see work in full.
Shamayita Chatterjee, The Light Within (2024) Oil and Acrylic on canvas
Shamayita Chatterjee, The Light Within (2024) Oil and Acrylic on canvas
Brylle Zachary Tan, There is no Good. There is no Evil (2025) Digital photograph
Brylle Zachary Tan, There is no Good. There is no Evil (2025) Digital photograph
Hongyi-Chen, Moonlight (2025) Digital painting
Hongyi-Chen, Moonlight (2025) Digital painting
Hongyi-Chen, Sunlight (2025) Digital painting
Hongyi-Chen, Sunlight (2025) Digital painting
George Davies, A red Dawn (2024) Oil on linen board
George Davies, A red Dawn (2024) Oil on linen board
Jessica Daniels, Nocturnal Spaces (2025) Acrylic paint
Jessica Daniels, Nocturnal Spaces (2025) Acrylic paint
Lucy Denton, Reflections on the Tyne (2024) Acrylic, brusho and coloured pencil
Lucy Denton, Reflections on the Tyne (2024) Acrylic, brusho and coloured pencil
Sascha Eaton, Ode to a Summer’s day: A study and sunlight (2025) Acrylic on canvas
Sascha Eaton, Ode to a Summer’s day: A study and sunlight (2025) Acrylic on canvas
Maisy Ekins-Malcolm, Reflections (2021) Graphite on paper
Maisy Ekins-Malcolm, Reflections (2021) Graphite on paper
Keziah Whetham, Spilt (2025) Oil on canvas board
Keziah Whetham, Spilt (2025) Oil on canvas board
Hannah Ruth Andrews, An Ode to the Sun, A Thank You to my Friends (2025) Acrylic and ink on canvas
Hannah Ruth Andrews, An Ode to the Sun, A Thank You to my Friends (2025) Acrylic and ink on canvas
Hannah Ruth Andrews, An Ode to the Sun, A Thank You to my Friends (2025) Acrylic and ink on canvas
Hannah Ruth Andrews, An Ode to the Sun, A Thank You to my Friends (2025) Acrylic and ink on canvas
Chloe Hart, Tangled up in Sunshine (2025) Oil on canvas
Chloe Hart, Tangled up in Sunshine (2025) Oil on canvas
Sophie Amelia Houghton, Refraction (2025) Oil and Acrylic on Canvas
Sophie Amelia Houghton, Refraction (2025) Oil and Acrylic on Canvas
Torin McGregor, The Waverly Bend (2025) Acrylic on canvas covered wood board
Torin McGregor, The Waverly Bend (2025) Acrylic on canvas covered wood board
Callista Partsafas, Leo’s House (2025) Digital drawing
Callista Partsafas, Leo’s House (2025) Digital drawing
Aretha Stronge, Glory (2020) Coloured Pencil on Paper
Aretha Stronge, Glory (2020) Coloured Pencil on Paper
Sophia Hand, Inner-Self Portrait (2023) Oil on canvas
Sophia Hand, Inner-Self Portrait (2023) Oil on canvas
Li-Lin Lu, In light I see you better, but I can also see your shadow. (2025) Acrylics on Canvas
Li-Lin Lu, In light I see you better, but I can also see your shadow. (2025) Acrylics on Canvas
Lucy Marisa Lan Skrine, Man in Uniform (2023) Film photography
Lucy Marisa Lan Skrine, Man in Uniform (2023) Film photography
Eila O’Connor, Chasing Shadows (2025) Digital animation
Eila O’Connor, Chasing Shadows (2025) Digital animation
Allegra Miller, The Deep (2024) Digital painting
Allegra Miller, The Deep (2024) Digital painting
Catchik Paul Jordan, six by fifty-eight (2025) Film photography
Catchik Paul Jordan, six by fifty-eight (2025) Film photography
Catchik Paul Jordan, six by fifty-eight (2025) Film photograph
Catchik Paul Jordan, six by fifty-eight (2025) Film photograph
Catchik Paul Jordan, six by fifty-eight (2025) Film photograph
Catchik Paul Jordan, six by fifty-eight (2025) Film photograph
Catchik Paul Jordan, six by fifty-eight (2025) Film photograph
Catchik Paul Jordan, six by fifty-eight (2025) Film photograph
Catchik Paul Jordan, six by fifty-eight (2025) Film photograph
Catchik Paul Jordan, six by fifty-eight (2025) Film photograph
Catchik Paul Jordan, six by fifty-eight (2025) Film photograph
Catchik Paul Jordan, six by fifty-eight (2025) Film photograph
Catchik Paul Jordan, six by fifty-eight (2025) Film photograph
Catchik Paul Jordan, six by fifty-eight (2025) Film photograph
Catchik Paul Jordan, six by fifty-eight (2025) Film photograph
Catchik Paul Jordan, six by fifty-eight (2025) Film photograph
Catchik Paul Jordan, six by fifty-eight (2025) Film photograph
Catchik Paul Jordan, six by fifty-eight (2025) Film photograph
Jeorgia Pye-Smith, ‘Incomplete’ (2024) Graphite and watercolour on paper
Jeorgia Pye-Smith, ‘Incomplete’ (2024) Graphite and watercolour on paper
Imogen Clare Reeves, “A feasting presence full of light” (2025) Acrylic on canvas
Imogen Clare Reeves, “A feasting presence full of light” (2025) Acrylic on canvas
Matilda Knowles, The wrong light can be blinding (2025) Oil and ink on paper
Matilda Knowles, The wrong light can be blinding (2025) Oil and ink on paper
Beckett Anne Yorke, Exposed (2025) Oil on mount board
Beckett Anne Yorke, Exposed (2025) Oil on mount board
Eli Lancaster, The Enlightenment (2025) Acrylic on canvas
Eli Lancaster, The Enlightenment (2025) Acrylic on canvas
Naeema Nuramira, Resilience (2022) Oil paint, colour pencil, graphite, and pouring medium (or flow acrylic) on canvas
Naeema Nuramira, Resilience (2022) Oil paint, colour pencil, graphite, and pouring medium (or flow acrylic) on canvas
Rebecca Rowe, Man and Swan Submerged In Water (2024) Gouache on White Card
Rebecca Rowe, Man and Swan Submerged In Water (2024) Gouache on White Card
Sophie Chapman, Choices (2025) Acrylic, oil pastels, paint pen and felt tip pen on canvas
Sophie Chapman, Choices (2025) Acrylic, oil pastels, paint pen and felt tip pen on canvas
Alison Jiaxi Wang, Let There Be Light (2024) Digital artwork created using photoshop
Alison Jiaxi Wang, Let There Be Light (2024) Digital artwork created using photoshop
The Winners are:
1st Place Prize
Jeorgia Pye-Smith
‘Incomplete’
(2024)
2nd Place Prize
Matilda Knowles
The wrong light can be blinding
(2025)
3rd Place Prize
Lucy Marisa Lan Skrine
Man in Uniform
(2023)
BFI Special award for moving image
Eila O’Connor
Chasing Shadows
(2025)
People's Vote
Aretha Stronge
Glory
(2025)
History of the prize
Durham University’s annual Student Art Prize was launched in October 2019 to expand opportunities around the visual arts within the University and to develop a new permanent student art collection.
Although Durham does not formally teach fine art, almost every University college has its own active art society or art group. Within these groups, students take part in workshops, meet artists, and develop their artistic skills through collaborative creativity. The Student Art Prize was established to harness this creativity and provide a professional platform for students to develop and exhibit their work.
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