Maria Lassnig Prize

The Maria Lassnig Prize is an Austrian award for visual artists established by Maria Lassnig. ^[1] The Maria Lassnig Foundation in Vienna awards the Maria Lassnig Prize in collaboration with renowned exhibition venues. ^[2] The prize targets artists in the middle of their careers and combines the prize money with an exhibition in an art house. ^[3] The prize, awarded every two years, grants a prize money of 50,000 euros. ^[4]

Recipients

• 2017: Cathy Wilkes, Exhibition: MoMA PS1 ^[5]
• 2019: Sheela Gowda, Exhibition: Lenbachhaus ^{[6] [7]}
• 2021: Atta Kwami, Exhibition: Serpentine Gallery ^{[8] [9]}
• 2023: Lubaina Himid, Exhibition: UCCA Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing ^{[10] [1]}
• 2025: Carrie Yamaoka, Exhibition: Hamburger Kunsthalle ^{[4] [11]}

References

1. "Der Maria Lassnig Preis 2023 geht an Lubaina Himid". FOTOCULT MAGAZIN (in German). 31 August 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
2. "Maria Lassnig". Maria Lassnig. 8 September 1919. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
3. "Himid erhält den mit 50.000 Euro dotierten Lassnig-Preis". Salzburger Nachrichten (in German). 28 June 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
4. "Maria Lassnig Preis 2025 geht an Carrie Yamaoka". Hamburger Kunsthalle (in German). 16 June 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
5. "Erster Maria-Lassnig-Preis an Schottin Cathy Wilkes". Der Standard (in German). Retrieved 16 June 2025.
6. "Sheela Gowda erhält Maria Lassnig Preis". art-in.de (in German). Retrieved 16 June 2025.
7. "Die indische Künstlerin Sheela Gowda erhält den MARIA LASSNIG PREIS 2019". Freunde der Künste (in German). 14 March 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
8. "Mit 50.000 Euro dotiert: Maria-Lassnig-Preis geht 2021 an Atta Kwami". Kleine Zeitung (in German). 29 October 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
9. "Maria-Lassnig-Preis geht 2021 an Atta Kwami". Salzburger Nachrichten (in German). 29 October 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
10. "Maria Lassnig Preis für Lubaina Himid". www.kunstforum.de (in German). 29 June 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
11. "Kunst: Maria Lassnig Preis 2025 geht an Künstlerin Carrie Yamaoka". Die Zeit (in German). 16 June 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2025.

External links

• Official website (in English and German)