Young Masters Alumni Shine at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2025

We are incredibly proud to celebrate the remarkable achievements of Young Masters Alumni, whose talents are now on show at one of the most prestigious art events of the year; the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2025, taking place from 17 June to 17 August in the Main Galleries at Burlington House.

This year’s exhibition features a stellar line-up of artists whose creative journeys have been shaped by their involvement with the Young Masters Art Prize over the years:

  • Yinka Shonibare CBE RA – celebrated guest artist in the 2012 Young Masters Art Prize exhibition

  • Amy Hughes – shortlisted for the inaugural Young Masters Maylis Grand Ceramics Prize in 2014

  • Eve Wright – shortlisted for Young Masters 2014

  • Tom Farthing – exhibited in Young Masters Dialogues 2014–2015

  • Michelle Heron – featured in the Young Masters Autumn Exhibition, 2022

  • Nourine Hammad – recipient of the Young Masters Lerouge Knight Cross-Cultural Award, 2024

  • Liron Kroll – shortlisted for Young Masters in both 2017 and 2024

  • Alexandra Baraitser – joint winner of the Young Masters People’s Choice Award 2025 and highly commended for the Young Masters Woman Artist Award 2025

Their inclusion in this year’s RA Summer Exhibition is a testament to the ongoing impact and reach of the Young Masters platform, which continues to nurture and champion innovative, cross-cultural, and historically informed contemporary art.

We couldn’t be prouder to see their work celebrated within such an iconic institution. Congratulations to all!