{"id":7087,"date":"2026-04-22T17:18:54","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T11:48:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/sajid-wajid-sheikh-wins-henry-clews-prize-a-landmark-for-indian-art-delhi-news\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T17:18:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T11:48:54","slug":"sajid-wajid-sheikh-wins-henry-clews-prize-a-landmark-for-indian-art-delhi-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/sajid-wajid-sheikh-wins-henry-clews-prize-a-landmark-for-indian-art-delhi-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Sajid Wajid Sheikh Wins Henry Clews Prize: A Landmark for Indian Art | Delhi News"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Villa Swagatam Indian laureate Sajid Wajid Sheikh Awarded the Henry Clews Prize 2026-2027, France<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Indian artist Sajid Wajid Sheikh has been awarded the prestigious Henry Clews Prize 2026\u20132027, marking a significant milestone in his artistic journey. Granted by invitation every two years by the La Napoule Art Foundation, the prize supports a sculptor through a year-long residency at the Ch\u00e2teau de La Napoule, along with a research and creation grant. The residency will culminate in a summer exhibition showcasing works developed during his stay. Established in honour of sculptor Henry Clews and his wife Marie Clews, the prize reflects their vision of the ch\u00e2teau as a space for artistic freedom, experimentation and international dialogue. Sculpture remains central to this legacy, with the historic site continuing to inspire contemporary artistic practices. Sheikh first encountered the ch\u00e2teau during his 2025 residency under Villa Swagatam, an initiative by the French Institute in India and the French Embassy in India. His selection for the award highlights the enduring impact of such cultural exchange programmes. Commending his achievement, Ambassador of France to India, H.E. Mr Thierry Mathou, said: \u201cThrough programmes such as Villa Swagatam, France and India are not only fostering artistic dialogue but also laying the foundation for transformative experiences that shape the trajectories of emerging artists. I congratulate Mr Sajid Wajid Sheikh for winning the Henry Clews Prize, illustrating how these pathways, once initiated, can evolve independently and meaningfully, and contribute to the deepening cultural cooperation between South Asia and France.\u2019\u201d Based between Navi Mumbai and Aurangabad, Sheikh\u2019s interdisciplinary practice spans sculpture, installations and film, often exploring themes of resistance and systemic tension.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n


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Villa Swagatam Indian laureate Sajid Wajid Sheikh Awarded the Henry Clews Prize 2026-2027, France Indian artist Sajid Wajid Sheikh has been awarded the prestigious Henry Clews Prize 2026\u20132027, marking a significant milestone in his artistic journey. Granted by invitation every two years by the La Napoule Art Foundation, the prize supports a sculptor through a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7088,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[150],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-7087","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-delhi"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7087","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7087"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7087\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7088"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7087"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7087"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7087"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}