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• Soma Surovi Jannat wins 5th Samdani Art Award with installation-focused practice award

  Soma Surovi Jannat has secured the 5th Samdani Art Award, earning a residency at London's Delfina Foundation. Her practice transforms illustration, drawing, and painting into…

• Jarman Award 2014 Shortlist Announced award

  The seventh edition of the Jarman Award has unveiled its shortlist of ten emerging moving image creators from the UK, including notable figures like John Akomfrah and Laura…

• Real photo wins AI photography award, then disqualified award

  Miles Astray, a photographer, won the AI category at the 1839 Photography Awards with his authentic photo titled F L A M I N G O N E. But when he revealed that the image was…

• Whitworth Gallery in Manchester Wins 2015 Museum of the Year Award award

  The Whitworth gallery in Manchester secured the 2015 Museum of the Year award, an annual honor presented by the Art Fund. It was chosen from a group of six finalists, following a…

• Art Fund Museum of the Year 2021 Shortlist Announced award

  Five museums from the UK have been nominated for the £100,000 Art Fund Museum of the Year 2021 accolade. The contenders are the Centre for Contemporary Art in Derry, Experience…

• Ralph Lemon Wins $100,000 Bucksbaum Award at Whitney Biennial award

  Ralph Lemon, an artist and choreographer, has been awarded the $100,000 Bucksbaum Award, given to an exhibitor at the Whitney Biennial. Lemon expressed conflict about showing his…

• Steve McQueen Receives BFI Fellowship at London Film Festival award

  Steve McQueen will be honored with a BFI Fellowship, the British Film Institute's highest honor, at the BFI London Film Festival Awards Ceremony on October 15, 2016. The Turner…

• Do Ho Suh Wins Samsung's Prestigious Ho-Am Prize in Arts Category award

  Do Ho Suh has been selected as the recipient of the Ho-Am Prize in the arts category. The award, founded in 1990 by former Samsung chairman Kun-hee Lee, recognizes Koreans who…

• Latifa Echakhch Awarded 2013 Prix Marcel Duchamp award

  The 2013 Prix Marcel Duchamp has been awarded to French-Moroccan artist Latifa Echakhch. This annual prize recognizes artists working in France. Echakhch will develop a solo…

• Zhanna Kadyrova Awarded 2013 Pinchuk Art Centre Prize for Ukrainian Artists award

  Ukrainian artist Zhanna Kadyrova, celebrated for her expansive mosaic sculptures, has been honored with the 2013 Pinchuk Art Centre Prize. This accolade, worth $12,500 (£7,600),…

• Kemang Wa Lehulere Wins Deutsche Bank's 2017 Artist of the Year Award award

  So, check this out: Kemang Wa Lehulere, an artist from South Africa, was named the Deutsche Bank Artist of the Year for 2017. Each year, a group of curators, including well-known…

• Sanghee Song Awarded 2017 Korea Artist Prize with Exhibition at National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art award

  Sanghee Song has been named the recipient of the 2017 Korea Artist Prize. The award is presented by the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA) in collaboration with…

• James Turrell Among 2013 National Medal of Arts Recipients to Be Honored by President Obama award

  President Obama will present the 2013 National Medal of Arts to 11 recipients on Monday, 28 July, at the White House. The ceremony will be streamed live at WH.gov/Live. Light and…

• Paresha Amin Wins Dentons Art Prize award

  Paresha Amin has been awarded the Dentons Art Prize, which is a £5,000 prize given every two years by the law firm Dentons. The judging panel included well-known personalities…

• Michelangelo Pistoletto and Antony Gormley Among Five Praemium Imperiale Laureates Announced award

  On 17 September, the Japan Art Association revealed five new Praemium Imperiale laureates, including artists Michelangelo Pistoletto and Antony Gormley. Architect David…

• Richard Serra Receives 2014 Architectural League President's Medal, First Artist Honored award

  Richard Serra will be honored with the 2014 President's Medal from the Architectural League of New York. The award ceremony is scheduled for May 6. This marks the first time the…

• Martin Kollar receives inaugural Prix Elysée award for photography project award

  Martin Kollar has been named the recipient of the 2015 Prix Elysée, securing CHF 80,000 in prize money. Half of this sum will fund his photographic endeavor Provisional…

• Lawrence Weiner receives 2017 Aspen Award for Art award

  The Aspen Art Museum has announced that Lawrence Weiner will be the recipient of the Aspen Award for Art in 2017, honoring his significant contributions to contemporary art. The…

• Patrick Hough and Lawrence Lek win 2017 Jerwood/FVU award award

  Patrick Hough and Lawrence Lek secured the 2017 Jerwood/FVU award, selected from 240 applicants. A panel including Steven Bode of FVU, artist Duncan Campbell, Hayward Gallery…

• LaToya Ruby Frazier honored with Gordon Parks Foundation Award in 2016 award

  LaToya Ruby Frazier, a photographer and video artist, has been named the recipient of the Gordon Parks Foundation Award in 2016, recognizing her contributions to photography and…

• Marian Goodman honored with 2016 Leo Award from Independent Curators International award

  Independent Curators International has selected Marian Goodman for the 2016 Leo Award, recognizing her as the first art dealer to receive this honor named after Leo Castelli.…

• Rachel Rose Wins 2015 Frieze Artist Award for Installation at Frieze London award

  Rachel Rose, an American video and installation artist, has won the 2015 Frieze Artist Award. Her commissioned work will be a scale model of the fair, simulating animal sensory…

• Max Mara Art Prize for Women 2013-15 Shortlist Announced award

  The shortlist for the 2013-15 Max Mara Art Prize for Women has been revealed, showcasing five talented artists: Beatrice Gibson, Melanie Gilligan, Judith Goddard, Philomene…

• Anish Kapoor awarded $1 million Genesis Prize 2017, pledges funds to refugee aid award

  Anish Kapoor received the Genesis Prize 2017 on February 5, an honor Time magazine has called the 'Jewish Nobel Prize.' The British-Indian artist, born to an Iraqi-Jewish mother…

• Evelyn Taocheng Wang Awarded 2019 Dolf Henkes Prize in Rotterdam award

  Evelyn Taocheng Wang has received the Dolf Henkes Prize 2019 for her mixed-media paintings that examine modern social structures and human conduct. The Henkes Foundation presents…

• Lawrence Weiner awarded 2015 Roswitha Haftmann Prize with CHF150,000 award

  American artist Lawrence Weiner has been selected as the 2015 recipient of the Roswitha Haftmann Prize by the Roswitha Haftmann Foundation's jury. The award, which includes…

• Anahita Razmi wins 2015 Erich Hauser Award with residency and solo exhibition award

  Anahita Razmi, an artist born in Hamburg and based in Berlin, has been selected as the 2015 recipient of the Erich Hauser (WERKSTATTPREIS) Award. This recognition provides her…

• Collide@CERN Ars Electronica Award 2015: Deadline June 23 for Artist Residency award

  The Collide@CERN Ars Electronica Award offers an eight-week residency at CERN followed by time at the Ars Electronica Futurelab in Linz. Applications require a presentation video…

• Austrian Art Prize 2015 Winners Announced Across Multiple Categories award

  In 2015, the Austrian Art Prize for Video and Media Art was awarded to Bernhard Leitner, while Iris Andraschek received accolades in Visual Arts. This prestigious annual award,…

• Sylvie Fleury, Thomas Hirschhorn, and Luigi Snozzi Win 2018 Prix Meret Oppenheim award

  Sylvie Fleury, Thomas Hirschhorn, and Luigi Snozzi have been named recipients of the 2018 Prix Meret Oppenheim. Each winner will be awarded CHF 40,000 at a ceremony scheduled for…

• Adriàn Villar Rojas awarded 2015 Prix Canson with €10,000 prize award

  Adriàn Villar Rojas received the 2015 Prix Canson, securing a €10,000 cash award. The ceremony took place at Palais de Tokyo in Paris on 22 June, with Brazilian artist Tunga…

• Anicka Yi Awarded 2016 Hugo Boss Prize with Guggenheim Exhibition award

  Anicka Yi has been named the 2016 Hugo Boss Prize recipient, securing a $100,000 award and a solo exhibition at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. The Seoul-born, New York-based…

• Njideka Akunyili Crosby receives 2015 Wein Prize from Studio Museum Harlem award

  Njideka Akunyili Crosby, an artist of Nigerian origin living in Los Angeles, has been named the 2015 recipient of the Wein Prize. This annual $50,000 award, established in 2006 by…

• Praemium Imperiale 2024 Winners Announced award

  The Japan Art Association has named the 2024 Praemium Imperiale laureates: Sophie Calle (Painting), Doris Salcedo (Sculpture), Ang Lee (Theatre/Film), Shigeru Ban (Architecture),…

• Tom Harrison Wins Jerwood Drawing Prize 2015 with Singapore-Inspired Pencil Work award

  Tom Harrison received the £8,000 first prize in the Jerwood Drawing Prize 2015 for his pencil drawing titled From Andrew’s Flat, Singapore. Finnish artist Elisa Alaluusua, based…

• Theaster Gates Awarded 2017 Kurt Schwitters Prize for Urban Rebuilding Projects award

  Theaster Gates received the 2017 Kurt Schwitters Prize, as reported by The Art Newspaper. A jury selected the Chicago-based artist for his socio-political urban initiatives,…

• Eisa Jocson Wins Hugo Boss Asia Art Award for Corponomy Installation award

  Eisa Jocson has won the Hugo Boss Asia Art Award, receiving RMB 300,000 (approximately £33,400). Her winning work, Corponomy (2019), is a four-channel video installation exploring…

• Six International Artists Shortlisted for 2014 Hugo Boss Prize award

  The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation has revealed the six artists competing for the 2014 Hugo Boss Prize. Paul Chan, Sheela Gowda, Camille Henrot, Hassan Khan, Steve McQueen, and…

• RIBA Announces 37 Winners for 2015 National Architecture Awards award

  The Royal Institute of British Architects revealed thirty-seven recipients of its 2015 National Awards. These honors recognize exceptional architectural projects throughout the…

• Israel Aten and Katharina Monka Awarded 2016 Peter Mertes Stipendium award

  Israel Aten and Katharina Monka have been selected as winners of the 2016 Peter Mertes Stipendium, an annual prize for Rhineland-based artists. Each recipient will be granted a…