Art Prizes | 2022 through the lense of 100 rewarded women

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The recently published Burns Halperin Report highlights how between 2008 and 2020, only an 11% share of acquisitions from American museums were of female artists. Going beyond this indicator — indicating the long road ahead — the dozens of prizes given every year allow for a more positive outlook on the situation.
 
Access ART X Prize : Belinda Kazeem-Kamińsk 
 
 
 
Arnold Newman Prize : Lisa Elmaleh
 

 

 
Ars Electronica Prize : Laurie Anderson

 

 

Bourse Révélations Emerige : Dora Jeridi
 

Dora Jeridi, Les mangeurs d'images, 2022

 

 
Ars Viva Preis : Leyla Yenirce
 

 

 
ArtContest : Paulius Sliaupa
 
 

 

Baloise Art Prize : Helena Uambembe
 
 

 

Berlin Art Prize : Hana Yoo, Alicja Rogalska, Isabell Schulte
 
 
 
Borlem Prize : Ebecho Muslimova
 

Ebecho Muslimova, Fatebe Leaking Vessels, 2021 (detail) - © David Zwirner

 

 
Camden Arts Centre Emerging Artist Prize : Marina Xenofontos
 
 
 
Carnegie Prize : LaToya Ruby Frazier
 
 
 
Deutsche Börse Photography Prize : Deana Lawson
 
 

 

Don Tyson Prize : Deborah Willis
 
 

 

EYE Prize : Saodat Ismailova
 
 
 
FNB Art Prize : Dada Khanyisa
 

Dada Khanyisa, Precoital Convos, 2019 - © Stevenson

 

 

 
Fredrik Roos Art Grant  : Judit Kristensen
 
 

 

Gasag Art Prize  : Emilija Škarnulytė
 
 

 

Gershon Iskowitz Prize : Faye HeavyShield

 

 

 

Freelands Award for a Female Artist : Everlyn Nicodemus

 

Everlyn Nicodemus, Untiled No 56 (Baudelaire and Rimbaud) 2022. Courtesy the artist and Richard Saltoun, London and Rome.

 
 

 

Glover Prize : Jennifer Riddle
 
 

 

Grand Prix suisse d’art / Prix Meret Oppenheim : Caroline Bachmann & Klodin Erb
 
 

 

Han Nefkens Foundation - Loop Barcelona Video Art Award : Ekin Kee Charles
 

Ekin Kee Charles, Rama-Rama (still), 2020 © The artist

 

 
 
Hannah Höch Förderpreis : Farkhondeh Shahroudi
 
 

 

Hannah-Höch-Preis : Ruth Wolf-Rehfeldt
 

 

 
Hasselblad Award : Dayanita Singh
 
 

 

Heinz Awards : Cauleen Smith

 

Cauleen Smith, Give It or Leave It (Red Heart), 2018 - Courtesy of Morán Morán
 

 

 

Henrike Grohs Art Award : Gladys Kalichini
 

 

 
International Sculpture Center's Lifetime Achievement : Sheila Hicks
 

 

 
Jerwood/FVU Awards : Soojin Chang
 
 

 

Joyce Alexander Wein Prize : Caroline Kent
 

Caroline Kent, A memory that confronts you in your dreams, 2021 © Casey Kaplan

 

 

 

Julius Baer Art Prize for Latin American Female Artists : Ana Gallardo
 

 

 
Lee Krasner Award : Josely Carvalho, Rita McBride & Cheryl Ann
 

 

 

Käthe-Kollwitz-Preis : Nan Goldin

 

 
 
Marianne-Werefkin-Preis : Kerstin Grimm
 

Kerstin Grimm, Such mich nicht, 2017 - © Kerstin Grimm

 

 
Mario Merz Prize : Yto Barrada
 
 
 
Max-Beckmann-Prize : VALIE EXPORT
 
 

 

MAXXI Bulgari Prize : Alessandra Ferrini

 

Alessandra Ferrini, Gaddafi in Rome: Notes for a Film (2022) - © the artist

 

 

 
Norval Sovereign African Art Prize : Bonolo Kavula

 

 

 

Joyce Awards : Aram Han Sifuentes

 

Aram Han Sifuentes. Credit: Virginia Harold. Image courtesy of the Pulitzer Arts Foundation

 
 

 

Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition : Alison Elizabeth Taylor 
 
 

 

Paul Huf Foam Award  : Lebohang Kganye
 
 

 

Portia Geach Memorial Award : Lynn Savery
 

 

 

Nasher Prize : Senga Nengudi

Senga Nengudi, Studio performance with R.S.V.P., 1976 - Photographer: Ken Peterson © Senga Nengudi, 2022 Courtesy of Sprüth Magers and Thomas Erben Gallery, New York

 

 
Premio Velázquez de Artes Plásticas : Elda Cerrato
 
 

 

Prix Antoine Marin : Raphaëlle Bertran
 

 

 
Prix AWARE : Myriam Minhindou
 
 

 

Prix de dessin de la fondation Daniel & Florence Guerlain : Olga Chernysheva
 

Olga Chernysheva, Reflection 2, from the series Reflections. Russian Museum, 2020 - © Iragui Gallery

 

 
Prix de la Fondation Pierre Gianadda  : Roseline Granet
 
 

 

Prix Fénéon  : Rebecca Topakian
 
 

 

Prix International d’Art Contemporain Fondation Prince Pierre de Monaco : Christine Sun Kim
 
 

 

Prix Jean-François Prat  : Marine Wallon
 

 

 
Prix Julio Gonzalez : Carmen Calvo
 
 

 

Prix Manor : Gina Folly

 

Gina Folly, Untitled (Simplify Complexity), 2018–2022, Courtesy die Künstlerin und Ermes Ermes, Rom

 

 

Prix Kunstverein : Nora Renaud
 
 

 

Prix Louis Roederer de la Photographie pour le développement durable : Akosua Viktoria Adu-Sanyah
 

 

 
Prix Marcel Duchamp : Mimosa Echard
 
 

 

Prix Mark Grosset : Maëva Benaiche
 
 

 

Prix Matsutani : Nefeli Papadimouli
 

Nefeli Papadimouli, exhibition view: « Milieu Mouvant », Paris, 2022. © Romain Darnaud

 

 
Prix Nadar : Celine Croze
 
 
 
Prix Sisley Beaux-Arts de Paris pour la Jeune Création : Clédia Fourniau
 
 

 

Prix Virginia : Laura El-Tantawy
 
 

 

Prix W. Eugene Smith : Mary F. Calvert & Taniya Sarkar
 
 

 

Prix Women In Motion pour la photographie : Babette Mangolte
 

 

 
Scotiabank Photography Award : Jin-me Yoon
 
 

 

Sir John Sulman Prize : Claire Healy
 
 

 

Sobey Art Award : Divya Mehra
 
 

 

Sovereign Asian Art Prize : Azin Zolfaghari
 

Azin Zolfaghari, Density, 2021, Courtesy the artist and Sovereign Art Foundation.

 

 

Standard Bank Young Artist Award : Lady Skollie

 

 

 
Rappaport Prize : Eti Jacobi
 
 

 

Ritzau Art Prize : Johanna Mirabel
 
 

 

Rome Prize : Ester Partegàs & Elle Pérez & Alice Visentin
 

 

 

Suzanne Deal Booth / FLAG Art Foundation Prize : Lubaina Himid
 

Lubaina Himid, Three Architects, 2019, The Alfond Collection of Contemporary Art at Rollins College, Gift of Barbara '68 and Theodore '68 Alfond. 2019.2.9. Credit: © Lubaina Himid

 

 
 
Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize : Clémentine Schneidermann
 

 

 
The Film London Jarman Award : Grace Ndiritu
 
 

 

The Herb Alpert Award in the Arts : Martine Syms
 
 

 

The Leica Oskar Barnack Award : Kiana Hayeri
 
 

 

The Lucie Awards :  Sally Mann & Michelle V. Agins
 
 

 

The Pollock Prize for Creativity : Beili Liu
 
 

 

The Sunny Dupree Family Award for a Woman Artist : Sikelela Owen
 

Sikelela Owen, Untitled (Aaliyah) © Royal Academy

 

 
The Turner Prize :  Veronica Ryan
 
 
 
Thérèse van Duyl-Schwartze Prijs : Ina van Zyl
 
 

 

Tokyo Contemporary Art Award : Tsuda Michiko & Saeborg
 
 

 

Venice Biennale, Golden Lion best national participation : Sonia Boyce
 
 

 

Prix Pujade-Lauraine : Binta Diaw

 

Binta Diaw, Paysage Corporel III, 2020 - Galerie Cécile Fakhoury

 

 

Venice Biennale, Golden Lion for lifetime achievement : Katharina Fritsch & Cecilia Vicuña
 

 

 
Venice Biennale, Golden Lion for the Best Participant in the International Exhibition : Simone Leigh
 
 

 

Waverley Art Prize : Tonee Messiah
 
 

 

Whitechapel Gallery Art Icon award : Tracey Emin
 
 

 

World Press Photo of the Year : Amber Bracken
 
 
 
Burns Halperin Report via Artnet
 

 

Henri Robert