Hiscox Art Award
Toby Kamps, Alya Sebti, HFBK President Martin Köttering, Hiscox art awardee Junya Fujita, Maurin Dietrich and Janna-Lena Baierle by Hiscox (from left); photo: Tim Albrecht
Since 2008, the specialist insurers Hiscox has offered an art prize worth 7,500 euros every year in association with the HFBK Hamburg. Professors at the HFBK in the departments of Painting/Drawing, Sculpture, Stage Design and Time-based Media propose a shortlist of twelve outstanding students, who then present their work to an external jury.
The awarding of the prize is accompanied by an exhibition of work by all nominees. Since 2024, there is also an online publication.
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| 2025 | Junya Fujita Nominees: Omid Arabbay, ana zeno de courcy, Junya Fujita, Jule Heinrich, Helen Hu, Sebastian Hvass, Anna Lorbeer, Yoav Perry, Kurt Röll, Kristina Shuster, Stina Stühmer, Loerdy Wesely Jury: Maurin Dietrich (Director Kunstverein München), Toby Kamps (Head of Modern Art Collection, Hamburger Kunsthalle), Alya Sebti (Director ifa-Galerie Berlin and Co-Curator 36. São Paulo Biennale) |
| 2024 | Raffaele Pola Nominees: Cecilie Carlsen, Naomi Citlali, Cora Durmann, Blanka Győri, Lioba Kappel, Kai Lietzke, Kenneth Ting-Yu Lin, Helli Müller, So Jin Park, Raffaele Pola, Fabio Prosdocimi, Lazar Stojić Jury: Elisa R. Linn (Freelance author and co-director of Halle für Kunst Lüneburg e. V.), Dr. Sebastian Baden (Director Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt), Emma Enderby (Director KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin) |
| 2023 | Hannah Mischkowski Nominees: Jigoo Hong, Julia Koch, Sanna Leone, Laetitia Megersa, Rico Mehler, Hannah Mischkowski, Mark Morris, Joshua Perelsztein, Philipp Joy Reinhardt, Millie Schwier, Dominik Styk, Maja Wietfeldt Jury: Dr. Corinne Diserens (Head of Contemporary Art, Hamburger Kunsthalle), Dr. Thomas Köhler (Director Berlinische Galerie), Nicola Kuhn (Author and art editor, Tagesspiegel Berlin) |
| 2022 | Simin Jalilian, Lili Süper Nominees: Rashiyah Elanga, Talya Feldman, Simin Jalilian, Benjamin Janzen, Amanda F. Koch-Nielsen, Rosa Lüders, Nicholas Mboya, Adrian Peña, Juno Rothaug, Lena Marie Schütte, Marie Siewierski, Lili Süper Jury: Larissa Kikol (freelance art critic a.o. for Kunstforum International, Monopol, Die Zeit), Dr. Yvette Mutumba (Co-founder of Contemporary And (C&) and Curator-at-large at Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam), Christoph Platz-Gallus (Director Kunstverein Hannover) |
| 2021 | Prateek Vijan Nominees: Raphaela Andrade, Corrie Barclay, CJ Chandler, Wassili Franko, Fritz Lehmann, Philine Mayr, Matthew Muir, Despoina Pagiota, Kuno Seltmann, Anna Stüdeli, Prateek Vijan, Frederik Vium Jury: Krist Gruijthuijsen (Director KW Institute for Contemporary Art), Fatima Hellberg (Director Bonner Kunstverein), Chloe Stead (freelance writer and editor for frieze) |
| 2020 | Katja Pilipenko, honorable mention: Amy Maga, Chenxi Zhong Nominees: Manuel Funk, Moritz Haas, Paula Hoffmann, Stephanie Jacobs, Helene Kummer, Amy Maga, Esteban Pérez, Marie Pietsch, Katja Pilipenko, Jakob Sitter, Chenxi Zhong, Laura Ziegler+hhintersection Jury: Prof. Dr. Alexander Klar (Director Hamburger Kunsthalle), Joanna Warsza (freelance curator and Hed of CuratorLab at Konstfack), Franciska Zólyom (Director Galerie für Zeitgenössische Kunst Leipzig) |
| 2019 | Szerafina Schiesser, Saskia Stoltze/Eva Lillian Wagner Nominees: Tim Albrecht/Hannes Wilke, Elburuz Fidan, Eigil Forberg, Jaewon Kim, Franziska König, Nina Kuttler, Tanita Olbrich, Hélène Padoux, Merlin Reichart, Karim Reyle, Szerafina Schiesser, Saskia Stoltze/Eva Lillian Wagner Jury: Maurice Funken (Director NAK Neuer Aachener Kunstvereins), Dr. Reinhard Spieler (Director Sprengel Museums Hannover), Antje Stahl (NZZ journalist and lecturer ETH Zurich) |
| 2018 | Stella Sieber Nominees: Pascal Brinkmann, Nina Feuerstein, Sarah Hablützel, Clara Langenbach, Wonek Lee, Lena Mai Merle, Jáno Möckel, Tanja Nis-Hansen, Stella Sieber, Kevin Westphal und Patrick Will/ Caspar Wülfing Jury: Nikola Dietrich (Director Kölnischer Kunstverein), Matthias Mühling (Director Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus und Kunstbau, Munich), Kito Nedo (freelance journalist, Berlin) |
| 2017 | Daniel Hopp, Simon Modersohn (Stipendium) Nominees: Janis Fisch, Daniel Hopp, Laura Larraz, Shira Lewis, Carlos León, Julia Malgut, Simon Modersohn, Niclas Riepshoff, Paul Smith, Alisa Tsybina, Xiyao Wang Jury: Yilmaz Dziewior (Museum Ludwig Köln), Andrea von Goetz und Schwanenfliess (VG & S Art Development), Robert Read (Hiscox)Wolfgang Ullrich (freier Autor, Leipzig), Hilke Wagner (Albertinum, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden) |
| 2016 | Frieda Toranzo Jaeger, Takeo Marquardt (Stipendium) Nominees: Angela Anzi, Joscha Blankenburg, Laura Franzmann, Daniel Hauptmann, Denis Kudrjasov, Takeo Marquardt, Astrid Nylander, Signe Raunkjær Holm, Jonathan Rüde, Sophie Schweighart, Nino Svireli, Frieda Toranzo Jaeger Jury: Andrea von Goetz und Schwanenfließ, Matthias Mühling, Dominikus Müller, Robert Read (Hiscox, London), Christina Végh |
| 2015 | Alexander Pröpster Nominees: Adrian Altintas, Charlotte Arnhold, Roman Barkow, Ting-Jung Chen, Jakob Engel, Gina Fischli, Roman Gysin, Nico Lillo, Alexander Pröpster, Gustav Rieck, Malte Stienen, Sebastian Wiegand Jury: Tim Eitel (artist), Andrea von Goetz und Schwanenfließ (VG & S Art Development), Swantje Karich (DIE WELT), Dr. Susanne Meyer-Büser (Kunstsammlung NRW), Johanna Neuschäffer (EIGEN + ART Lab), Robert Read (Hiscox) |
| 2014 | Stella Rossié Nominees: Marion Fink, Sakura Hada, Anna Mieves, André Mulzer, Alice Peragine, Jeppe Rohde, Vladimir Schneider, Wiebke Schwarzhans, Lennert Wendt, Lea von Wintzingerode, Margot Zweers Jury: Ellen Blumenstein (Chief Curator at KW Institute for Contemporary Art – Kunst-Werke Berlin), Andrea von Goetz und Schwanenfliess (Collector and Curator VG & S Art Development), Helga Maria Klosterfelde (Gallery Owner and Publisher), Bernhard Prinz (artist, professor of experimental photography at the Kunsthochschule Kassel), Robert Read (head of art and private clients, Hiscox), Lisa Zeitz (editor-in-chief of Weltkunst magazine) |
| 2013 | Anna Grath Nominees: Lea Beyl, Isabell Borchers, Astrid Ehlers, Rosanna Graf, Anna Grath, Sebastian Kubersky, Laura Nitsch, Fion Pellacini, Markus Ruscher, Hagen Schümann, Laura Sigrüner, Malte Stienen, Robert Vellekoop Jury: Melanie von Bismarck (broadcast journalist), Thorsten Brinkmann (artist and HFBK alumni), Dr. Brigitte Kölle (Hamburger Kunsthalle/Galerie der Gegenwart), Andrea von Goetz and Schwanenfließ (VG&S Art Development), Robert Read (Hiscox) |
| 2012 | Katja Lell Nominees: Lydia Balke, Sarah-Christina Benthien, Than Clark, Jenny Feldmann, Stefan Holzmann, Franziska Kabisch, Nick Koppenhagen, Katja Lell, Nicolás Osorno, Moritz Sänger Jury: Till Briegleb (freelance journalist a.o. for Süddeutsche Zeitung), Ann Demeester (De Appel, Amsterdam), Angelika Nollert (Neues Museum Nuremberg), Robert Read (Hiscox, Group Fine Art Underwriter), Eva Schmidt (Museum für Gegenwartskunst, Siegen) |
| 2011 | Aleen Solari Nominees: Utz Biesemann, Marie Luise Birkholz, Sonja Dürscheid, Gerrit Frohne-Brinkmann, Lukasz Furs, Anna Grath, Christian Jarosch, Sebastian Kubersky, Claire Macé, Maren Schimmer, Christine Schöpflin, Aleen Solari Jury: Jens Asthoff (freelance writer and critic), Karin Guenther (Galerist), Martin Köttering (President HFBK Hamburg), Rosa Loy (artist), Claus Mewes (Director Kunsthaus Hamburg), Robert Read (Group Fine Art Underwriter, Hiscox London) |
| 2008 | Valérie Rallière Nominees: Eriks Apalais, Christoph Blawert, Julia Frankenberg, Simon Hehemann, Martin Jäkel, Ilia Kobeshavidze, Daniel Kuck, Nadine Otto, Valérie Rallière, Ehsan Soheyli Rad, Hua Tang, Till van Daalen, Steffen Zillig Jury: Charles Dupplin (Head of Art & Private Client Division, Hiscox), Elliot McDonald (Curator, Hiscox Kunstsammlung), Dr. Petra Kipphoff von Huene (Journalist, Feuilleton Die Zeit), Martin Köttering (Präsident der HFBK Hamburg), Claus Mewes (Director Kunsthaus Hamburg), Ralf Schlüter (Deputy Editor-in-Chief art Magazin) |
| 2009 | Ina Arzensek, Christin Kaiser Nominierte: Claudia Apel, Ina Vanessa Arzensek, Jonas Brandt, Max Frisinger, Lukasz Furs, Nina Hollensteiner, Martin Jäkel, Christin Kaiser, Florian Mahro, Malgorzata Neubart, Christian Rothmaler Jury: Martin Köttering (President HFBK Hamburg), Elliot McDonald (Curator HISCOX-Kunstsammlung London), Claus Mewes (Director Kunsthaus Hamburg), Ralf Schlüter (Deputy Editor-in-Chief, art Magazin) |
| 2010 | Philindo Ambun-Suri, Lars Hinrichs Nominierte: Philindo Ambun-Suri, Katharina von Dolffs, Simon Hehemann und Stefan Vogel, Lars Hinrichs, Konstanze Klecha, Martin Meiser, Ingo Müller, Lennart Münchenhagen, Yann-Vari Schubert, Anna Steinert, Susanne Stroh Jury: Martin Köttering (President HFBK Hamburg), Dr. Dirk Luckow (Deichtorhallen Hamburg), Claus Mewes (Director Kunsthaus Hamburg), Robert Read (Hiscox art expert, London), Ralf Schlüter (Deputy Editor-in-Chief art Magazin) |