Visiting Artists

Visiting Artists

YSP presents a diverse and energetic programme that supports talent development at every stage of an artist’s career. This includes our annual visiting artist awards with universities in London and Yorkshire, which give artists access to networking, mentoring and facilities to make work at YSP, often resulting in a project.

Future opportunities will be announced here.

Visiting Artisits 2026

  1. A person with short blonde hair wearing a green shirt in front of a cloudy sky.
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    Jim Ever

    Yorkshire Graduate Award 2025
  2. A metal sculpture resembling a seated figure rests on a grassy bank beside a large tree in a woodland setting. A red armchair is positioned beside the sculpture.

    Andi Walker: Wrapped in Cold Hard Comfort

    Summer 2026
    Leeds-based artist Andi Walker presents Wrapped in Cold Hard Comfort, a new outdoor sculpture at Lower Lake.
  3. A person sits sketching in a bright, airy corridor of a museum. Large, colourful, sculptural artworks hang from the ceiling, creating a dynamic display.

    Jakob Rowlinson: ROTATOR

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    Jakob Rowlinson presents three large-scale leather sculptures that act as guardians of the threshold between indoors and outdoors at YSP Centre.

Visiting Artists 2025

  1. A woman wearing a white shirt crouches in a field of long grasses, with wooden structures in the distance.
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    Emily Ryalls

    YSP x The Art House Residency
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    George Moody

    Yorkshire Graduate Award 2024
  3. A black woman with her arms in the air, wearing a costume of long black strings
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    Nwando Ebizie

    Embedded Residency 2024-25

Visiting Artists 2024

  1. A man with short hair, wearing a leather jacker and bow front shirt, holding a pair of scissors.
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    Jakob Rowlinson

    Artist in residence
  2. A person with dramatic black eye makeup
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    Astrid Butt

    Yorkshire Graduate Award 2023
  3. A portrait of a white man wearing a blue shirt.
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    Matt Howard

    YSP/Laureate Fund Poet in Residence
  4. Head shot of a woman with dark hair in a bun and glasses.
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    Melanie Tangaere Baldwin (Ngāti Porou)

    YSP and Te Tuhi New Zealand-UK Residency Award

Visiting Artists 2023

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    Keisha Thompson

    Poet in Residence 2023
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    Ami Horrocks

    Yorkshire Graduate Award 2022
  3. A black woman wearing a blue hoody, standing in a field at YSP
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    Leilah Babirye

    Visiting Artist
  4. A woman wearing a pink shirt and white skirt, sitting on the ground next to a wooden stool.
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    Grace Clifford

    WCCD x YSP Residency 2023
  5. A man wearing a white jacket and sunglasses, standing outside a pub.
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    Jim Brook

    WCCD x YSP Residency 2023

Visiting Artists 2022

  1. A leg sticking out of a bath tub on wheels in front of a brick wall outdoors between two bee hives.
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    Jessica Rost

    Yorkshire Graduate Award 2021
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    Ellie Niblock

    Art for the Environment Graduate Award 2022
  3. A black man wearing a long red wig and jewel covered baseball cap
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    Michael Forbes

    YSP Associate Artist
  4. The artist Deborah Rundle sitting in a chair next to a wooden sculpture
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    Deborah Rundle

    YSP and Te Tuhi New Zealand-UK Residency Award