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• Victor Delfim Wins EFET Annecy Prix Art School 2012 award

  Victor Delfim has been awarded the Prix Art School 2012 by EFET Annecy, a prize aimed at discovering emerging artistic talent. The award recognizes promising young artists and…

• Émilie Abou Wins Prix Art School 2012 from École Condé Paris award

  Émilie Abou has been awarded the Prix Art School 2012, a prize organized by École Condé Paris to discover emerging talents. The award recognizes promising young artists and…

• Eric Laurrent's Tenth Novel Wins Wepler-Fondation La Poste Prize award

  Eric Laurrent's tenth novel, 'Les Découvertes,' published by Ed. de Minuit, has been recognized by the Wepler-Fondation La Poste prize, an alternative jury known for its…

• Claudia Imbert Wins Prix Jeune Création and Prix Arcimboldo award

  Claudia Imbert has been awarded the Prix Jeune Création (first prize) for her video installation 'Le cercle' (2011), a looped projection on three U-shaped screens, presented at…

• Thomas Hairmont's 'Le coprophile' Wins Prix Sade, Blends Scatology and Social Critique award

  Thomas Hairmont's debut novel 'Le coprophile' has been awarded the Prix Sade. The first-person narrative follows a brilliant mathematics student invited to Stanford University who…

• Ken Tyler Reflects on 35 Years of Collaboration with Frank Stella award

  In April 2011, the International Sculpture Center honored Frank Stella with a Lifetime Achievement Award during a gala in New York. Ken Tyler emphasized their 35-year partnership,…

• Shirin Neshat's 'Women Without Men' Wins Silver Lion at Venice award

  Shirin Neshat's first feature film 'Women Without Men', based on a novel by Shahrnush Parsipur and set against the backdrop of the 1953 Iranian coup d'état, won the Silver Lion at…

• Frank Stella Receives Lifetime Achievement Award from International Sculpture Center award

  On Tuesday night, the International Sculpture Center will present Frank Stella with a lifetime achievement award during a formal gala at the Tribeca Rooftop in New York. Esteemed…

• Boston Globe Art Critic Sebastian Smee Wins 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Criticism award

  Sebastian Smee, a 37-year-old Australian art critic for the Boston Globe, has been awarded the Pulitzer Prize for criticism in 2011. His citation highlighted his vibrant and…

• artcritical Announces Valentine's Day Competition Winners Josephine Baker-Heaslip and Jim Walsh award

  artcritical has revealed Josephine Baker-Heaslip and Jim Walsh as winners of its Valentine's Day competition. Baker-Heaslip's winning entry addresses Richard Serra's 'Tilted Arc'…

• CUE Art Foundation Honors Irving Sandler and Alex Katz for Career Achievements and Artist Support award

  Next Wednesday, the CUE Art Foundation will celebrate the achievements of art historian Irving Sandler and painter Alex Katz for their contributions to the visual arts community.…

• Art Interview Magazine's International Online Artists Competition Awards Cash Prizes and Plans Berlin Exhibition award

  Art Interview Online Magazine, located in Berlin, Germany, runs a digital contest for artists every three months. To enter, there's a €25 fee, and participants can submit up to…

• Kiki Smith to Be Honored at Brooklyn Museum Luncheon award

  On November 19, 2009, the Brooklyn Museum is hosting its seventh annual Women in the Arts luncheon, kicking off at 11am to honor artist Kiki Smith. During the event, there will be…

• Kiki Smith Honored by the Brooklyn Museum in 2010 award

  Kiki Smith was honored by the Brooklyn Museum on June 18, 2010. The event was documented by photographer Chris Sanders, whose image of Smith was featured. This recognition…

• American Academy of Arts and Letters Announces 2010 New Members and Award Recipients award

  The American Academy of Arts and Letters revealed its 2010 inductees and honorees on May 7, 2010. New members included artists, writers, and composers who received lifetime…

• American Academy of Arts and Letters Inducts New Members and Announces 2010 Award Winners award

  On May 16, 2010, the American Academy of Arts and Letters will reveal this year’s award recipients. They’ll be handing out monetary prizes between $5,000 and $75,000 to 50…

• Hazma Walker and Artur Zmijewski Win 2010 Ordway Prize with $100,000 Award award

  The Ordway Prize for 2010 has been presented to curator Hazma Walker and Polish video artist Artur Zmijewski, with each recipient awarded an unrestricted cash prize of $100,000.…

• Jiří Skála Wins 2009 Jindřich Chalupecký Award in Prague Exhibition award

  The 2009 Jindřich Chalupecký Award exhibition at Prague's DOX center featured five finalists under thirty-five. Jiří Skála emerged as the winner with an installation exploring…

• Smithsonian Archives of American Art and New York Studio School Honor Artists and Scholars in October Galas award

  On October 29, 2009, the Smithsonian's Archives of American Art will host a gala at the Mandarin Oriental in Columbus Circle to award Richard Artschwager, Douglas S. Cramer, and…

• Charles Cajori Receives Jimmy Ernst Award from American Academy of Arts and Letters award

  In May 2009, during a ceremony held by the American Academy of Arts and Letters, painter Charles Cajori was honored with the Jimmy Ernst Award in Art. The Academy commended his…

• Ultranationalist painter Alexey Belyaev-Guintovt wins 2008 Kandinsky Prize, igniting fascism accusations in Russian art. award

  In December 2008, the Kandinsky Prize was awarded to ultranationalist artist Alexey Belyaev-Guintovt, who triumphed over Boris Orlov and Dmitry Gutov, igniting allegations of…

• Bernhard Martin Wins Wolfsburg Art Prize, Exhibition at Städtische Galerie award

  Bernhard Martin received the Wolfsburg Art Prize in November, awarded every three years by the city of Wolfsburg to a German artist. The prize is accompanied by an exhibition…

• Five Artists Compete for Ebbsfleet Landmark Sculpture award

  Five artists—Daniel Buren, Richard Deacon, Christopher Le Brun, Mark Wallinger, and Rachel Whiteread—are competing to create a monumental sculpture for Ebbsfleet Valley, a new…

• Tara Donovan Wins Calder Prize, Residency in Saché award

  Tara Donovan, a 36-year-old New York-based sculptor represented by PaceWildenstein (also Alexander Calder's gallery), is the first recipient of the Calder Foundation's new…

• Carlos Garaicoa Wins 39th Prince Pierre of Monaco International Contemporary Art Prize award

  The 39th Prix international d'art contemporain, hosted by the Fondation prince Pierre de Monaco, underwent a redesign led by Marie-Claude Beaud and Jean-Louis Froment. A jury…

• Kristof Kintera Dominates 2003 Chalupecky Prize Shortlist Exhibition at Prague's FUTURA award

  The 2003 Chalupecky Prize exhibition at Prague's FUTURA contemporary art space ran from 11 November to 4 January, featuring finalists Kristof Kintera, Ján Manzuka, Michaela…

• Pascal Quignard Wins Goncourt Prize for Non-Fiction, Sparking Controversy award

  Pascal Quignard has been awarded the Prix Goncourt for his book 'Les Ombres errantes', despite having withdrawn from professional and social life. The prize, typically given to…

• Martin Creed Wins Turner Prize 2001 with Minimalist Light Installation award

  The Turner Prize for 2001 was presented to Martin Creed at Tate Britain in London, running from November 7, 2001, to January 23, 2002. The selection committee, led by Nicholas…

• Prix Duchamp: Collector-Driven Award for Emerging French Artists award

  Gilles Fuchs, president of the Adiaf, initiated the Prix Duchamp to recognize a young artist from the French scene. The award highlights the interest collectors have in this…

• Klaus Scherübel Wins Kunstpreis Ökologies Twice Under False Identity award

  Klaus Scherübel won the Kunstpreis Ökologies (Art Prize Ecology) twice, the second time by impersonating another artist and submitting a work previously discarded in a trash bin,…

• Henri Gaudin Refuses Grand Prix de l'Architecture award

  Henri Gaudin has declined the Grand Prix de l'architecture, awarded for the first time to two architects of different generations and opposing approaches by a hesitant jury acting…

• Heiner Blumenthal Wins Prix art press Award for Abstract Painting award

  Heiner Blumenthal received the Prix art press award in 1988. His artistic education took place at Berlin's Academy of Fine Arts, an institution known for embracing abstract art.…

• Future Generation Art Prize 2017 Shortlist Reveals 21 Global Artists Under 35 award

  On November 21, 2016, the PinchukArtCentre revealed the 21 finalists for the 2017 Future Generation Art Prize, selected from 4,421 submissions by a global jury. This prize, which…

• Lebohang Kganye awarded €20,000 Foam Paul Huf photography prize award

  Lebohang Kganye has received the 2022 Foam Paul Huf Award, an international photography honor recognizing emerging talent. The Johannesburg-based artist becomes the sixteenth…

• ArtReview partners with BMW Group Culture for 2021 BMW Art Journey initiative award

  ArtReview has announced a partnership with BMW Group Culture for the 2021 BMW Art Journey, a joint initiative with Art Basel that supports artists traveling globally for research…

• Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize 2023 shortlist announced with exhibition at The Photographers’ Gallery award

  The Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize 2023 shortlist features four artists: Bieke Depoorter, Samuel Fosso, Arthur Jafa, and Frida Orupabo. An exhibition of their work…

• Michael Rakowitz Awarded 2020 Nasher Prize for Sculpture award

  The Nasher Sculpture Center in Texas has named Michael Rakowitz as the recipient of its 2020 Nasher Prize. This $100,000 award recognizes a living artist who advances the…

• Stan Douglas Receives 2016 Hasselblad Award with €110,000 Prize and Exhibition award

  Vancouver-based artist Stan Douglas has been named the recipient of the 2016 Hasselblad Foundation International Award in Photography. The prize includes SEK 1,000,000…

• Tuppy Ngintja Goodwin Wins 2022 Hadley's Art Prize with Painting Antara award

  Tuppy Ngintja Goodwin, a senior Pitjantjatjara artist and director of Mimili Maku Arts, has won the Hadley's art prize 2022, receiving $100,000. The award, presented by Hadley's…

• Paul Hamlyn Foundation Awards £50,000 to Artists Including Stewart Home and Margaret Harrison award

  On November 14, the Paul Hamlyn Foundation announced its Awards for Artists, granting £50,000 over three years to each recipient with no conditions attached. Among the visual arts…