Sara Cwynar and Mary Reid Kelley win 2016 Baloise Art Prize
The 2016 Baloise Art Prize has been awarded to Sara Cwynar and Mary Reid Kelley. Cwynar, hailing from Canada, is celebrated for her 2016 video essay, Soft Film, while Kelley, from the United States, receives recognition for her film, This is Offal, also created in 2016. The winners were chosen by a jury led by Martin Schwander from Baloise, which included members such as Marie-Noëlle Farcy from MUDAM in Luxembourg, Sabine Schaschl from Museum Haus Konstruktiv in Zurich, Peter Gorschlüter from MMK Museum für Moderne Kunst in Frankfurt a.M., and Dr. Yilmaz Dziewior from Museum Ludwig in Cologne. The £22,000 award will be presented at the Statements sector of Art Basel, and Baloise will also acquire works by the artists for donation to MMK and MUDAM.
Key facts
- Sara Cwynar and Mary Reid Kelley won the 2016 Baloise Art Prize
- Cwynar is Canadian and won for her video essay Soft Film (2016)
- Kelley is American and won for her film This is Offal (2016)
- The jury included Martin Schwander (chair), Marie-Noëlle Farcy, Sabine Schaschl, Peter Gorschlüter, and Dr. Yilmaz Dziewior
- The prize money is £22,000
- The award will be presented at Art Basel's Statements sector
- Baloise will purchase works by the winners and donate them to MMK in Frankfurt a.M. and MUDAM in Luxembourg
- The announcement was made by the Baloise Group
Entities
Artists
- Sara Cwynar
- Mary Reid Kelley
Institutions
- Baloise Group
- MUDAM
- Museum Haus Konstruktiv
- MMK Museum für Moderne Kunst
- Museum Ludwig
- Art Basel
Locations
- Canada
- US
- Luxembourg
- Zurich
- Switzerland
- Frankfurt a.M.
- Germany
- Cologne