The Loewe Foundation is pleased to reveal the names of the 30 shortlisted artists for the 2020 edition of the Loewe Foundation Craft Prize.
Each finalist’s work will be exhibited at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris from 21 May to 12 July 2020, when the overall winner will be announced.
Darshana Raja has been nominated for the prestigious 2020 Loewe Craft Prize in Paris.
The Kenyan mum of three was born in Kenya and spent most of her life in the united kingdom.
She came back to Kenya in 2017 and she is the only African to make it to the list of 30 finalists out of the 2,920 submissions that were made by participants from around the globe as of October 2019.
Her work called the ‘Whole hole’ a two-meter circular piece, which survived the initial stages, is already in France and will be exhibited at the Musee Des Arts Decoratif within the Palais Louvre for two months this year.
In the University of Brighton in the UK Raja took an arts course that dealt with metalwork, woodwork, ceramics, plastics, and granite.
“It is all about learning new skills daily. My work is idea-based. I sit down, get an idea and get materials that suit the idea to bring it to life,” .Ms. Raja said.
She is an icon flying Kenyan flag high while following the famous steps of Lupita Ngonyo who has made her name universal.
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