Carrie Yamaoka wins 2025 Maria Lassnig Prize with €50,000 award and Hamburger Kunsthalle exhibition
The Maria Lassnig Prize for 2025 has been awarded to Carrie Yamaoka, who will receive €50,000 along with a solo exhibition set for 2026 at the Hamburger Kunsthalle. This interdisciplinary artist, of Japanese-American descent, is celebrated for her innovative use of materials across various mediums, including painting, sculpture, photography, and drawing. Yamaoka co-founded the queer art collective fierce pussy in 1991. Her artwork has been showcased at prestigious locations such as MoMA PS1 in New York, Palais de Tokyo, and Centre Pompidou in Paris, as well as the Wexner Center for the Arts in Columbus and London's Victoria & Albert Museum. The selection jury comprised notable figures like Peter Pakesch and Hans Ulrich Obrist. Previous laureates include Lubaina Himid (2023) and Atta Kwami (2021).
Key facts
- Carrie Yamaoka awarded 2025 Maria Lassnig Prize
- Prize includes €50,000 and 2026 exhibition at Hamburger Kunsthalle
- Yamaoka is a Japanese-American interdisciplinary artist
- She was a founding member of queer art collective fierce pussy in 1991
- Her work has been exhibited at MoMA PS1, Palais de Tokyo, Centre Pompidou, Wexner Center for the Arts, Victoria & Albert Museum
- Jury included Peter Pakesch, Alexander Klar, Hans Ulrich Obrist, Matthias Mühling, Rosa Barba, Brigitte Kölle, Corinne Diserens
- Prize is biennial and in its fifth edition
- Previous winners: Lubaina Himid (2023), Atta Kwami (2021), Sheela Gowda (2019), Cathy Wilkes (2017)
Entities
Artists
- Carrie Yamaoka
- Lubaina Himid
- Atta Kwami
- Sheela Gowda
- Cathy Wilkes
- Rosa Barba
Institutions
- Maria Lassnig Foundation
- Hamburger Kunsthalle
- MoMA PS1
- Palais de Tokyo
- Centre Pompidou
- Wexner Center for the Arts
- Victoria & Albert Museum
- Serpentine Galleries
- Lenbachhaus
- fierce pussy
Locations
- New York
- United States
- Paris
- France
- Columbus
- London
- United Kingdom
- Munich
- Germany