The National Gallery Contemporary Fellowship with Art Fund

Awarded to an artist of international standing and renown with a major body of work that has significantly contributed to 20th- and 21st-century art, the National Gallery Contemporary Fellowship with Art Fund is a two-year programme to research, develop and exhibit new artworks.

The Fellowship is a partnership with a UK collecting institution outside London. It results in an exhibition and catalogue that includes the new work inspired by the National Gallery Collection and that of its partner. This exhibition will travel internationally, as well as be exhibited at the partner institution. 

The artists for the Contemporary Fellowship are selected by the National Gallery’s Modern and Contemporary Advisory Panel following the advice of esteemed colleagues from across the art sector internationally. The nominators are invited to suggest artists to be considered for the programme.
 
The inaugural 2022 programme was a collaboration with The Holburne Museum, Bath, which was selected after an open call for applications to public museums in the UK. The first artist to be awarded the Contemporary Fellowship was Mumbai-based Nalini Malani. The 2026 Contemporary Fellowship has been awarded to Kenyan American artist Wangechi Mutu, in collaboration with the Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester.

The Contemporary Fellowship with Art Fund is supported by LG, Modern and Contemporary Art Partner of the National Gallery

Exhibition supported by:

Madeleine Haddon & Adam Brunk