Image: Belinda Lawley (2026)
Tension Prize 2026
Awarded in Memory of Natasha Turner
Yesturday I took a break from preparation for my graduation show at Goldsmiths and spent a wonderful afternoon with artist and curator John Bunker judging the Tension Graduate Prize, awarded each year in memory of my daughter Natasha, who sadly passed away in 2020 after a 16-month battle with breast cancer.
The prize awards an exhibition at Tension to outstanding graduating MA students from Central Saint Martins. The standard of work on show as usual was exceptionally high, making the selection a real challenge. Congratulations to this year’s winners: Jamie Prada, Zhen Zhen and Hanna Wentz. Details about their group exhibition will be held at Tension will be annouced later this year.