Announcing the FACE Excellence Prize

FINALISTS

Alicia Glen Leeds Art University | Ashanti Amhara Clark Kingston University | Habiba Garba Kingston University | Jennifer Marsheila Northumbria University | Lololi Ama Quashigah De Montfort University | Noah Kinyanji University of West England |Methulie Jayawickrama Northumbria University | Rahyael Avishka Neil De Silva Academy of Design - Sri Lanka | Rhodel Mintah Manchester Metropolitan University | Sarah Ajayi Manchester Metropolitan University | Silvia Osawe University of Northampton | Umeima Hatim Cambridge School of Visual and Performing Arts

  • Rani Patel

    Managing Director and Founder @ CALLING

  • Joy Julius

    Fashion designer and Multidisciplinary Artist (First winner of the FACE Excellence Prize -2020)

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Clockwise FACE Excellence Winners. Read more on what impressed the judges. 2022 Meerim Mamatova Kingston School of Art here 2024 Birmingham City University Mahalia Ellis here 2021 Kingston School of Art Joy Julius here 2023 Westminster School of Art Nothando Ngwawaira here

Nominate YOURSELF

Nominate YOURSELF

The FACE Excellence Prize 2025 is now OPEN to all creatives graduating this year!

To enter please head to the GFW 2025 awards link here
Deadline: 6PM, Monday 26th May 2025
 
The FACE Excellence Prize supported by Graduate Fashion Week and devised by FACE makes visible, the spectrum of Black, Brown and minoritised excellence within a framework of diverse creativity.

IMPORTANT You do not need your tutors to recommend you. YOU can self nominate. Your institution does not need to be a member of the Graduate Fashion Forum.

Join our FACE community on Instagram.

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