Lacey Law and Kanto Ohara Maeda Named 2026 Jerwood Artists in Residence at Sir John Soane's Museum
Lacey Law and Kanto Ohara Maeda have been chosen as the upcoming Jerwood Artists in Residence for 2026 at Sir John Soane's Museum. Their residency, made possible by the Jerwood Foundation, will occur in the historic Drawing Office, established in 1823. Law will participate in the Autumn session, while Maeda will be in residence during the Summer. Each artist will spend three months generating new works inspired by the museum's collections. The residency program, initiated in 2023 after the office's renovation, was renamed in 2025. Law specializes in tattoo art and woodblock prints, and Maeda is an award-winning artist from London.
Key facts
- Lacey Law and Kanto Ohara Maeda are the 2026 Jerwood Artists in Residence at Sir John Soane's Museum.
- The residency is supported by the Jerwood Foundation and takes place in Soane's Drawing Office, installed in 1823.
- Law will be the Autumn resident; Maeda will be the Summer resident.
- Each residency lasts three months, with artists developing new work in response to the museum.
- The programme launched in 2023 after restoration of the Drawing Office and was renamed in 2025.
- Law is known for tattooing, woodblock printing, and handcraft techniques.
- Maeda works across drawing, animation, architecture, and installation; his film Poco a Poco uses coffee grounds.
- Maeda previously won the Best New Media Award at the Architecture Film Festival London and the Working Drawing Award at the Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize.
Entities
Artists
- Lacey Law
- Kanto Ohara Maeda
- Simon Farid
- Mohammed Qasim Asfaq
Institutions
- Sir John Soane's Museum
- Jerwood Foundation
- Royal College of Art
- Architecture Film Festival London
- Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize
Locations
- London
- United Kingdom
- Norwich
- East Sussex
- Edinburgh
- Japan
- Lincoln's Inn Fields