These 25 shortlisted artists – in alphabetical order – were chosen from approximately 800 applications to the CAP Prize 2021 by a panel of 21 international judges. The shortlist comprises works by: Aàdesokan | Yetunde | Ayeni-Babaeko  | Thami Benkirane | Marcus Trappaud Bjørn | Nabil Boutros | Katel Delia | Justin Dingwall | Andrew Esiebo | Jason Florio | Pippa Hetherington | Brian Hodges | Eldin Zainab Imad | Matt Kay | Adil Kourkouni | Tamary Kudita | DeLovie Kwagala | Dillon Marsh | Fabrice Monteiro | Claudia Ndebele | Emeke Obanor | Joseph Obanubi | Léonard Pongo | Mahefa Dimbiniaina Randrianarivelo | Paul Shiakallis | Mauro Vombe