Each year Spike Island offers fellowships to promising graduates.  These artists, selected from an open call to students, are offered studio space at Spike Island for a year. This opportunity aims to support and encourage young artists in Bristol as they begin to develop their professional practices.

2020–21

Esther Hesketh (UWE Bristol)
Isaac Jordan (UWE Bristol)
Caroline Vitzthum (Bath Spa University)

2019–2020 (extended to October 2020)

Kiara Corales (UWE Bristol)
Gwen Davenport (Bath School of Art and Design at Bath Spa University)
Leah Jordan (Plymouth College of Art)
Courtenay Welcome (UWE Bristol)
We also welcome Izzy Mooney who is awarded the 2019 Dreamtime Fellowship

2018–2019

Anika Deb and Olivia Parr (collaborators): University of the West of England
Frances Kelly: University of the West of England
William Hughes: Bath Spa University
Unn Devik: Falmouth University
Shannon Watson: Plymouth College of Art

2017–2018

Harriet Foster: University of the West of England
Robert Ive: Falmouth University
Tom Sturgess: University of the West of England
Jackson Woodcock: Bath Spa University
Chelsea Toms: Bath Spa University

2016–2017

Robert Davis: Falmouth University
Amy Gough: University of the West of England
Alfie Kungu: University of the West of England
Benjamin Jones: Bath School of Art and Design

2015–2016

Esme Boggis: University of the West of England
Andy Cluer: Plymouth College of Art
James Lee: University of the West of England
Nicholas Popham: Falmouth University

2014–2015

Jem Williams: Plymouth College of Art
Ed Hill: Falmouth University
Stephanie Li: University of the West of England
Simon Hood: University of the West of England

2013–2014

Emma Lilwall: University of the West of England
Sam Cotterell: Falmouth University
Joshua Johnson: University of the West of England

2012–2013

Elisa Juncosa Umaran: Falmouth University
Sebastian Jefford: University of the West of England
Menna Cominetti: University of the West of England

2011–2012

Claire Sharpe: University of the West of England
Sarah Wilton: University of the West of England
James Parkinson: Falmouth University