Five people, all from London, win the Arts Foundation award and will each receive £10,000.
A designer who makes products out of prawn waste is among the winners of a prize for promising artists.
The body has been showcasing artists across different disciplines since the early 1990s, and the five awarded the top prize - all from London - will receive £10,000 each, with a further 15 shortlisted artists set to be given £1,000.Rhea Thomas won an award for her Seasprout packaging, which is made from prawn leftovers
Jury member Mirella Di Lorenzo, professor of biochemical engineering at Bath University, called Ms Thomas's work "compelling". Jury member Clare Sillery, BBC head of commissioning for documentaries, said: "In Cherish Oteka I think we have found a compelling and visionary documentary filmmaker.Image source,Mr Shamiso won the emerging talent award at last year's Evening Standard Theatre Awards for No ID, a performance about a Black transgender immigrant, and is working on two new plays while developing a television adaptation of his solo show.
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