Aziza Kadyri Wins Art Basel Emerging Artist Award 2026
Aziza Kadyri, a London-based artist born in Moscow in 1994, will receive one of the recently introduced Emerging Artist awards at Art Basel 2026. Her work combines Uzbek textile traditions with artificial intelligence to create alternative realities and make visible suppressed female life stories. The artist's practice demonstrates a skilled, creative, and intelligent use of AI, a topic of controversial debate.
Key facts
- Aziza Kadyri was born in 1994 in Moscow.
- She is based in London.
- She will receive an Emerging Artist award at Art Basel 2026.
- Her work combines Uzbek textile traditions with AI.
- She creates alternative realities and highlights suppressed female life stories.
- The award is one of the recently introduced Emerging Artist prizes at Art Basel.
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- Moscow
- Russia
- London
- United Kingdom