Delfina Foundation

Delfina Foundation is an independent, non-profit organisation that supports artists and hosts art residencies, workshops and exhibitions, both in the UK and through partnering with other organisations worldwide.

Delfina Foundation was founded in 2007 by Delfina Entrecanales CBE, as the successor to Delfina Studio Trust, initially with an intention to nurture artists from Africa, South Asia and the Middle East. The foundation now works internationally with thematic, rather than geographic, programmes that explore a range of topics such as the politics of food, the public domain, and autonomy. It collaborates with other organisations through its residency and public programmes, producing events and exhibitions with the Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, Chisenhale Gallery, The Showroom, Hayward Gallery, and Tate Modern.

The Delfina Foundation facility at 29-31 Catherine Place, Victoria, was renovated and designed by London-based architects Studio Octopi and Egypt-based Shahira Fahmy Architects. The £1.4m project doubled the residency capacity and created 1,650 square feet of additional exhibition and event space, giving it a combined total area of 4,564 square feet, making it London's largest artist residency provider, completed in 2014.

The predecessor to Delfina Foundation was Delfina Studio Trust, which supported over 400 artists through residencies and the provision of studio space from 1988-2006. A number of Turner Prize nominees or winners are among Delfina Studio's alumni including Shirazeh Houshiary, Jane & Louise Wilson, Mark Wallinger, Anya Gallacio, Tacita Dean, Glenn Brown, Mark Titchner, Martin Creed, Goshka Macuga, and Tomoko Takahashi.

It organised several exhibitions for resident artists: