The PinchukArtCentre has announced the 21 artists shortlisted for the 4th edition of the Future Generation Art Prize. The prize, established by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation in 2009, has a $100,000 cash prize. The competition is open to all artists up to the age of 35, working in any medium, anywhere in the world.
An exhibition of the work of the shortlisted artists will go on show at the PinchukArtCentre in Kiev from 25 February – 16 April 2017. The winner will be announced at an award ceremony in March. The exhibition will also be presented as an official collateral event at the Palazzo Contarini Polignac at the Venice Biennale, opening on Thursday 11 May 2017.
The artists, chosen from open submission by an international selection committee from 4,421 entries are:
Nijdeka Akunyili Crosby, 33 (Born: Nigeria 1983, Country of residence, United States)
Iván Argote, 32 (Born: Colombia, 1983. Country of residence: France)
Firelei Báez, 35 (Born: Dominican Republic, 1980. Country of residence: United States)
Dineo Seshee Bopape, 35 (Born: South Africa, 1981. Country of residence South Africa)
Phoebe Boswell, 34 (Born: Kenya, 1982. Country of residence: United Kingdom)
Vivian Caccuri, 30 (Born: Brazil, 1986. Country of residence: Brazil)
Sol Calero, 34 (Born: Venezuela, 1982. Country of residence: Germany)
Asli Çavuşoğlu, 34 (Born: Turkey, 1982. Country of residence Turkey)
Vajiko Chachkhiani, 31 (Born: Georgia, 1985. Country of residence: Germany)
Carla Chaim, 33 (Born: Brazil, 1983. Country of residence: Brazil)
Christian Falsnaes, 35 (Born: Denmark, 1980. Country of residence: Germany)
EJ Hill, 31 (Born: United States, 1985. Country of residence: United States)
Andy Holden, 34 (Born: United Kingdom, 1982. Country of residence: UK)
Li Ran, 30 (Born: China, 1986. Country of residence: China)
Ibrahim Mahama, 29 (Born: Ghana, 1987. Country of residence Ghana)
Rebecca Moss, 25 (Born: United Kingdom, 1991. Country of residence UK)
Sasha Pirogova, 29 (Born: Russia, 1986. Country of residence Russia)
Kameelah Janan Rasheed, 31 (Born: United States, 1985. Country of residence United States)
Martine Syms, 28 (Born: United States, 1988. Country of residence United States)
Kemang Wa Lehulere, 32 (Born: South Africa, 1984. Country of residence South Africa)
Open Group (Yuri Bieliey, born 1988; Pavlo Kovach, born 1987; Stanislav Turina, born 1988; Anton Varga, born 1989, Ukraine)
21 November 2016
