Meet the artists
With two prize cycles under our belt we currently have a cohort of 24 incredible artists we work with on exhibitions, events and collaborations.
Find out more about our ELAP artists below, listed in alphabetical order by last name.
Fatima Ali
Multi-disciplinary artist working across painting, photography, sculpture and spoken word
David Aston
Artist working at the intersection of art, science and anthropology
Alaa Alsaraji
Visual artist, designer, creative facilitator and psychotherapist
Lulu Bennett
Painter exploring the intersection of personal and broader cultural histories
Kat Anderson
Visual artist and filmmaker, currently working under an artistic and research framework called ‘Episodes of Horror’. Exhibition Prize winner of ELAP 2023-2025 cycle.
Liang-Jung Chen
Interdisciplinary artist working across drawing, object, installation and performance
Damien Cifelli
Multidisciplinary artist and writer exploring the fictional world of ‘Tarogramma’
Phoebe Collings-James
Multimedia artist creating sculpture, painting, sound, video, and performance art
Sophie Cunningham
Artist whose work transforms the transactional nature of fast fashion into acts of subversive rebellion
Cora Sehgal Cuthbert
Multidisciplinary artist, working in media including video, sculpture, text, and photography. Residency Prize winner of ELAP 2023-2025 cycle.
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Artist duo exploring complex systems through the lenses of simulation, fiction and experience
Ufuoma Essi
Filmmaker whose work revolves around Black feminist epistemology and the configuration of displaced histories
Gusty Ferro
Cross-disciplinary artist whose work explores the relationship between architecture and the body
Darcey Fleming
Artist whose practice spans spans sculpture, performance, photography and wearable sculpture
Laisul Hoque
Artist creating image-based works and installations that explore and decode microhistories and their global impacts. Exhibition Prize winner of ELAP 2024-2026 cycle.
Joseph Ijoyemi
Multidisciplinary artist navigating the intricate layers of cultural heritage, migration, social issues, and identity
Woo Jin Joo
Mixed media artist working with textiles and embroidery
Mo Langmuir
Multidisciplinary practitioner using social art to explore being human on a shared planet
Eugene Macki
Artist working in the field of installation, sculpture, land art, experimental video, performance, and collaborative practice
Kuda Mushangi
Artist and architect exploring the emotional complexities of migration
Lydia Newman
Multidisciplinary artist working across painting, sculpture, and live art performance. Residency Prize winner of ELAP 2024-2026 cycle.
Lulu Wang
Artist experimenting with sculpture making, installation, and immersive choreography, combining new technologies, fashion, and experimental music
Xinyao Yu
Artist using sound, moving image, and installation to critically engage with issues around gender, identity, belonging, and contemporary culture
Yang Zou
Multidisciplinary visual artist working across film, installation and photography
Explore our activity
Browse the ELAP Archive to find out more about the events and exhibitions we have collaborated on with our artist cohort
Apply to the 2027 Prize now!
The 2027 East London Art Prize Open Call is now live from Thursday 14 May to Sunday 16 August 2026.
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