Setareh Shahbazi Wins 2024 Wi Di Mimba Wi Prize
Setareh Shahbazi has been awarded the 2024 Wi Di Mimba Wi Prize, a biennial award established in 2021 by SAVVY Contemporary and AKB Stiftung. The prize is given to an artist of colour based in Germany. Shahbazi receives a €30,000 working grant, funding for a new work, curatorial support, and exhibition opportunities at SAVVY Contemporary and other venues. The jury included Marie Helene Pereira, Zdenka Badovinac, Jean-Ulrick Désert, Mirjami Schuppert, and Renan Laru-an. Born in Tehran in 1978 and based in Berlin, Shahbazi works across installation, printmaking, and photography, reconstructing narratives from personal experiences and found objects. She is also co-artistic director of KHF – Künstlerhof Frohnau. The jury praised her ability to transcend exhibition limitations and translate political positions into strong art-making.
Key facts
- Setareh Shahbazi won the 2024 Wi Di Mimba Wi Prize.
- The prize was established in 2021 by SAVVY Contemporary and AKB Stiftung.
- AKB Stiftung was founded in 1998 by Carl-Ernst Büchting in Einbeck, Germany.
- The prize is awarded biennially to an artist of colour based in Germany.
- Shahbazi receives a €30,000 working grant and funding for a new work.
- The jury included Marie Helene Pereira, Zdenka Badovinac, Jean-Ulrick Désert, Mirjami Schuppert, and Renan Laru-an.
- Shahbazi was born in Tehran in 1978 and is based in Berlin.
- She is co-artistic director of KHF – Künstlerhof Frohnau.
Entities
Artists
- Setareh Shahbazi
- Jean-Ulrick Désert
Institutions
- SAVVY Contemporary
- AKB Stiftung
- KHF – Künstlerhof Frohnau
Locations
- Berlin
- Germany
- Einbeck
- Tehran
- Iran
- Lebanon
- Italy
- France