Cathy Wilkes Wins First Maria Lassnig Award with €50,000 Prize and MoMA PS1 Solo Exhibition
Cathy Wilkes has been awarded the first-ever Maria Lassnig Award, a biennial honor created in June 2016 to recognize midcareer artists. The artist from Glasgow will receive €50,000 (around £43,600) and will showcase a solo exhibition at MoMA PS1 in Autumn 2017. This award was envisioned by the late Maria Lassnig prior to her passing in 2014. Each edition of the prize collaborates with a different institution to curate the winner's exhibition. A jury of seven, which included MoMA PS1 curator Peter Eleey and Sharjah Art Foundation president Sheikha Hoor Al-Qasimi, selected Wilkes. The announcement was made by the Maria Lassnig Foundation.
Key facts
- Cathy Wilkes is the first winner of the Maria Lassnig Award
- The award was established in June 2016
- Wilkes will receive €50,000 (approx. £43,600)
- A solo exhibition at MoMA PS1 is scheduled for Autumn 2017
- The prize is biennial and honors midcareer artists
- Maria Lassnig conceived the award before her 2014 death
- The award partners with different institutions for each edition
- A seven-person jury selected Wilkes
Entities
Artists
- Cathy Wilkes
- Maria Lassnig
- Zoe Leonard
Institutions
- Maria Lassnig Foundation
- MoMA PS1
- Sharjah Art Foundation
- MoMA
- Lenbachhaus
Locations
- Glasgow
- United Kingdom