Renie Spoelstra Wins 19th Daniel and Florence Guerlain Contemporary Art Foundation Drawing Prize
On March 26, 2026, at the Palais Brongniart in Paris during the Salon du dessin, the jury of the Daniel and Florence Guerlain Contemporary Art Foundation Drawing Prize selected Dutch artist Renie Spoelstra as the winner of its 19th edition. She receives a €15,000 award, and one of her works will enter the collections of the Centre Pompidou. The other finalists were French artist Cathryn Boch and German artist Simon Schubert. Spoelstra, born in 1974 and a graduate of the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague, is known for large-scale charcoal drawings that explore spiritual landscapes. The prize, established in 2007, recognizes distinctive contributions to contemporary drawing.
Key facts
- Renie Spoelstra won the 19th Daniel and Florence Guerlain Contemporary Art Foundation Drawing Prize on March 26, 2026.
- The award ceremony took place at the Palais Brongniart in Paris during the Salon du dessin, which ran from March 25 to 30, 2026.
- Spoelstra receives €15,000, and one of her works will be added to the Centre Pompidou's collection.
- Finalists included Cathryn Boch from France and Simon Schubert from Germany.
- Spoelstra is a Dutch artist born in 1974, known for charcoal drawings of landscapes.
Entities
Artists
- Renie Spoelstra
- Cathryn Boch
- Simon Schubert
Institutions
- Fondation Daniel et Florence Guerlain
- Salon du dessin
- Centre Pompidou
- Royal Academy of Art, The Hague
- Macba
- Centraal Museum
- Stedelijk Museum
- Teylers Museum
- Musée national d'art moderne
- Galerie Ron Mandos
- Guerlain Foundation
- Drawing Lab
- Salon du Dessin
Locations
- Paris
- Netherlands
- France
- Germany
- Barcelona
- Utrecht
- Schiedam
- Haarlem
- Rotterdam
- Peru