Art Awards, Prizes, and Exhibition Announcements Across Asia and Europe
The 23rd Taishin Arts Award in Taiwan celebrated three talented individuals: Ni Xiang received the Visual Arts award for her exhibition on elderly care, Hsu Peng earned the Performing Arts prize for his theatrical work, and Chang Li-Ren took home the Grand Prize for a notable installation. In Germany, Charmaine Poh and Gülbin Ünlü have been chosen for the Villa Romana Prize 2026 residency in Florence. Carrie Yamaoka was granted the 2025 Maria Lassnig Prize, which comes with €50,000 and a solo exhibition in Hamburg in 2026. Japan named Lisa Horikawa and Mizuki Takahashi as co-curators for its pavilion at the 2026 Venice Biennale. Meanwhile, the Samstag Museum of Art in Adelaide announced two new exhibitions for its 2025 Kudlila season. Lastly, the Supper Club event in Hong Kong has been ended after two editions.
Key facts
- The Taishin Arts Award's three winners share a total prize of NTD 3.5 million (USD 118,420).
- Villa Romana Prize recipients receive a €2,000 monthly stipend during their 10-month Florence residency.
- Carrie Yamaoka is a founding member of the queer art collective fierce pussy, formed in New York in 1991.
- Japan's 2026 Venice Biennale pavilion team is entirely based outside the country for the first time.
- Supper Club was founded by gallerists Willem Molesworth, Ysabelle Cheung, and Alex Chan in 2024.
- Samstag Museum of Art's exhibitions will be on view through September 26, 2025.
- Charmaine Poh is the first artist of Singaporean descent to win the Villa Romana Prize since 1905.
- The Maria Lassnig Prize is a biennial award honoring mid-career artists, established by the Austrian artist before her 2014 death.
Entities
Artists
- Ni Xiang
- Hsu Peng
- Chang Li-Ren
- Kao Chien-Hui
- Charmaine Poh
- Gülbin Ünlü
- Mikołaj Sobczak
- Susanne Sachsse
- Ei Arakawa-Nash
- Lisa Horikawa
- Mizuki Takahashi
- Carrie Yamaoka
- Maria Lassnig
- Lubaina Himid
- Atta Kwami
- Sheela Gowda
- Cathy Wilkes
- Frank Bauer
- Natalie Harkin
- Andrew Burrell
- Allison Chhorn
- Louise Haselton
- Gary Carsley
- Renjie Teoh
- Willem Molesworth
- Ysabelle Cheung
- Alex Chan
Institutions
- Taishin Arts Award
- Villa Romana Association
- Japan Foundation
- National Gallery Singapore
- Centre for Heritage, Arts and Textile (CHAT)
- Venice Biennale
- Maria Lassnig Foundation
- Hamburger Kunsthalle
- fierce pussy
- MoMA PS1
- Centre Pompidou
- Victoria & Albert Museum
- Samstag Museum of Art
- Art Basel Hong Kong
- Fringe Club
- H Queen's
- ArtHitects
Locations
- Taiwan
- Frankfurt am Main
- Germany
- Singapore
- Berlin
- Munich
- Florence
- Italy
- Hong Kong
- Japan
- Los Angeles
- Venice
- Adelaide
- Australia
- New York
- Paris
- France
- London
- United Kingdom
- Austria
- Bangalore
- India
- Ghana
- Ireland
- Sydney
- Cambodia
- Narungga
- North Terrace