enorê, Leila Dear and Ufuoma Essi have been announced as the recipients of the Jerwood Somerset House Studios Residency, a new programme developed to support early-career visual artists over a period of 18 months commencing in September 2022.
The artists will receive support to develop a new work which will be presented in the Somerset House programme, in addition to support and mentoring from the artist community along with wider Somerset House Studios residency benefits, all focused towards developing a sustainable professional practice for the long term.
The artists were chosen by a panel including Jerwood Arts Director Lilli Geissendorfer, Somerset House Studios Director Marie McPartlin and Producer Huw Thomas, and Somerset House Studios Resident Artist Jenn Nkiru.
The Jerwood Somerset House Studios Residencies are supported by the Jerwood Developing Artists Fund.