Artist Bio

Anya Kalsi is a contemporary visual artist working across drawing, painting and installation. She graduated from Lancaster University in 2025 with a First-Class degree in Fine Art, where she was awarded the Dean's Art Prize and selected to exhibit her work at the Peter Scott Gallery.

Since graduating, Anya has continued to exhibit across the UK, with her work shown in both solo and group exhibitions. In 2024, she was awarded First Prize at the Rugby Art Gallery and Museum Open, which led to a solo exhibition at the gallery in 2025. Her recent exhibitions have included Emerging Perspectives at The Hive in Birmingham and exhibitions with Holt Art Projects in Norfolk, the Herbert Art Gallery and the Royal Society of Birmingham Artists.

In 2026, Anya was awarded the Young Artist Award at the Derwent Art Prize, with her work exhibited at the OXO Gallery in central London. She also received investment and mentoring from Punch Records towards Emerging Perspectives and was selected for Shutter Hub OPEN at Cambridge University.

Her work has also been featured in Reflective Creative Journal, published by No Jobs in the Arts, and she has been recognised through opportunities including the Visual Art Association and TALP Open.

Anya will begin her Master of Fine Arts at the University of Oxford in 2026, having received the Erna Plachte Award.