Scottish artist Nnena Kalu has recently won the Turner Prize this year, a high profile art award for her sculptures and drawings.

Kalu is the first artist with a learning disability to win the award. She has limited verbal communication. A disability charity stated the win was “long overdue” and “richly deserved”.

In her winning work, Kalu made coloured sculptures with repeated lines and wrappings of different materials that create nest or cocoon-like forms as shown here in a similar work.

Kalu also produced some drawings in graphite and chalk pen onto paper in the competition. Below is an example of her drawings.

The panel at Tate Britain commented Kalu’s work as “bold and compelling”. I agree with their assessment. Please leave your comments about Kalu’s work and achievement.