Kennedi Carter Wins $25,000 Project Row Houses Southern Survey Biennial Prize
On Saturday, October 3, Kennedi Carter, a talented photographer from Durham, North Carolina, received the Tony Chase and Dina Alsowayel Southern Survey Biennial Prize, worth $25,000, during the 2026 Southern Survey Biennial III at Project Row Houses in Houston. Jessica Hong, the guest curator, selected Carter for her compelling installation at the 2517 Holman house, which explores ancestral Black life through various mediums like photography, video, and sculpture, focusing on Gullah Geechee culture. The exhibition features works by local Houston artists such as Beatriz Bellorín, Jhanielle Brown, and Billion Tekleab, along with contributions from Carrie Iverson, Emmanuel Massillon, and CAO Collective. You can check out these installations until February 14, 2027. The biennial was started in 2022 by Danielle Burns Wilson.
Key facts
- Kennedi Carter won the $25,000 Tony Chase and Dina Alsowayel Southern Survey Biennial Prize.
- The prize was announced on Saturday, October 3, by guest curator Jessica Hong, Chief Curator at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art.
- Carter's installation is in the 2517 Holman house and features photography, sculpture, and video about Gullah Geechee practices.
- The exhibition is the 2026 Southern Survey Biennial III, Round 61 of PRH's artist installations.
- Other participating artists include Beatriz Bellorín, Jhanielle Brown, Billion Tekleab, Carrie Iverson, Emmanuel Massillon, and CAO Collective.
- The installations remain on view through February 14, 2027.
- The biennial was established in 2022 by PRH Executive Director Danielle Burns Wilson.
- Previous winners are Nic[o] Brierre Aziz and Rehab El Sadek.
Entities
Artists
- Kennedi Carter
- Jessica Hong
- Jeff Williams
- Beatriz Bellorín
- Jhanielle Brown
- Billion Tekleab
- Carrie Iverson
- Emmanuel Massillon
- CAO Collective
- Nic[o] Brierre Aziz
- Kimberli Gant
- Rehab El Sadek
- Valerie Cassel Oliver
- Danielle Burns Wilson
Institutions
- Project Row Houses
- Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art
- Brooklyn Museum of Art
- Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
- Glasstire
Locations
- Houston
- United States
- Durham
- North Carolina
- Kansas City
- Missouri
- New Orleans
- Louisiana
- Washington, D.C.
- Texas