Travers Smith LLP is delighted to announce the winners of its 2025/26 CSR Art Awards. Set up in 2015, the firm's CSR Art Programme works with graduate artists from the University of Westminster and the Royal College of Art (RCA).
The Awards are the culmination of a year-long series of events and activities aimed at supporting graduate artists, and an opportunity for the firm to recognise the exceptional talent of this community.
Bruna Ribeiro Campos was the overall winner in the University of Westminster graduate category for their photograph, " Enchanted Cage".
Runners up were Areti Ioannou for their painting series titled "Saint Mamas" and Sindija Filipusko for their photographic series " You Wouldn’t Harm What Gives You Love".
Rudolf Taylor took the top prize in the RCA category for their lithographic work titled "Ruben’s Garden Never Looked so colourful".
Runners up were Andres Silvia Vignoli for his painting series "Pájaros en la Cabeza" and Demi Danka for her painting "Cosmic Pulse".
Anna-Belén Siegmann was announced as the winner of the popular vote, which was open to everyone who works at Travers Smith, for her photograph titled "Alchemy 7".
All three winning artists have been awarded £2,000 to support them with their transition towards professional practice. Runners up have been awarded cash prizes of £500.
This year's panel of judges included alumni artist Paola Estrella, Alexa Chow, Assistant Curator at Serpentine Galleries, Prad Madhavan, Director at SMBC, and Susan Griffin, Trustee at Vodafone Pension.
“It was a real honour to be asked to be a judge on the panel for this year’s CSR Art Awards. I was blown away by the skill and talent by the artist cohort, and I thoroughly enjoyed being a part of the process and working alongside my fellow judges in picking the winners. Thank you to Travers Smith and Chris Edwards in particular for this wonderful opportunity and for their work in supporting emerging artistic talent"
Prad Madhavan, Director at SMBC
"It was a pleasure to be part of this year's judging panel for an award that highlights the richness of emerging artistic practices today. The breadth of talent, commitment, and originality across the applications was truly impressive. It was inspiring to see artists working across such a wide range of techniques and approaches, each bringing a distinct perspective and voice to their practice."
Paola Estrella, Alumni Artist
