Yang-En Hume
Olivia Parson Award
2026/27
Yang-En Hume (b. 1985) is an Australian artist with Singaporean heritage, based in London. She graduated with distinction from the MFA programme at The Slade School of Fine Art, UCL in 2026, where she received the Betty Malcolm Prize, the Sarabande Emerging Artist Fund and the Reid Trust Grant. She was shortlisted for the Adrian Carruthers Award and the Dolbey Travel Prize. After graduating, Hume was selected for the No Break in Summer residency at Mandy Zhang Art. She previously graduated with First Class Honours from the National Art School in Australia, where she was awarded the Academic Achievement Award and the National Art School residency at La Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris.
Hume has been shortlisted for the New Emergence Art Prize, longlisted for the Ivan Juritz Prize and has received funding from the Australia Council for the Arts, a grant from The Ian Potter Cultural Trust and A–N and CuratorSpace bursaries. Recent exhibitions include Scrumping Apples at Small Works Art Gallery—for which she received the Artist Spotlight Award; Twined Will in the Wind at Somers Gallery; and Inside/Outside at the Migration Museum.
Olivia Parson Award
The Olivia Parson Award was established in memory of Olivia Parson by her family, friends and colleagues, with founding support from Kitt and YEP (You & Everyone in Property). Delivered by Acme, this award supports an early career fine artist at a pivotal moment in their development, providing the time, space and resources needed to establish a professional studio practice and build the foundations for a sustainable career.