Silvia Giambrone wins 8th VAF Award at Mart
Silvia Giambrone has been honored with the VAF Award for the eighth time, a prestigious recognition from the German VAF Foundation dedicated to emerging Italian artists under 40. The award ceremony took place at the Mart Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Trento and Rovereto, where Giambrone's artwork will be displayed until May 12. The exhibit will then relocate to the Stadtgalerie in Kiel from June 14 to September 1. Alongside her, Emanuele Giuffrida and Michele Parisi each received €5,000. The VAF Foundation aims to advance contemporary Italian art and boasts a collection of approximately 2,000 works.
Key facts
- Silvia Giambrone wins 8th VAF Award
- Prize supports Italian artists under 40
- Award ceremony at Mart in Rovereto
- Exhibition at Mart until May 12, 2019
- Exhibition moves to Stadtgalerie Kiel from June 14 to September 1, 2019
- Giambrone receives €15,000 and work enters VAF Collection
- Special mentions to Emanuele Giuffrida and Michele Parisi, each €5,000
- VAF Foundation established in 2001, collection of about 2,000 works
Entities
Artists
- Silvia Giambrone
- Emanuele Giuffrida
- Michele Parisi
- Nico Angiuli
- Davide Balossi
- Giulia Berra
- Martina Brugnara
- Nina Carini
- Federica Di Carlo
- Andrea Fontanari
- Giovanni Gasparro
- J&Peg
- Dario Maglionico
- Domenico Antonio Mancini
- Susanna Pozzoli
- Tania Brassesco
- Lazlo Passi Norberto
- Medardo Rosso
- Carlo Carrà
- Giorgio de Chirico
- Alberto Savinio
- Massimo Campigli
- Felice Casorati
- Renato Guttuso
- Ettore Colla
- Agostino Bonalumi
- Giuseppe Uncini
Institutions
- VAF Foundation
- Mart – Museo d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Trento e Rovereto
- Stadtgalerie Kiel
- VAF Collection
Locations
- Rovereto
- Italy
- Trento
- Kiel
- Germany