ArtReview Magazine publishes an insightful article by artist and writer, Richard Phoenix, in the February 2026 edition.
Following Nnena Kalu’s achievement in winning the 2025 Turner Prize, Richard reflects on the supported-studio environment, and the organisations that run them. He shares his experience as a volunteer with ActionSpace’s artists at Studio Voltaire in 2018, concluding:
“The time spent in the studio had a profound impact on me, in both how I work as an artist and in my ongoing work with supported studios. It made me understand better the larger intertwined and networked nature of artmaking, but also what can be taken for granted as an artist with independence. I believe supported studios, as ultraprogressive, inclusive and open-minded spaces, offer us insights into why and, crucially, how we might radically reimagine the artworld, education and society.”
Read the article in full HERE.
Photo: Nnena Kalu in the studio, 2024.
