Ars Fennica Award presented by the Henna and Pertti Niemistö Ars Fennica Art Foundation is the biggest Finnish art prize awarded annually since 1991 and every two years since 2015. The Ars Fennica art award is made to one artist from Nordic or Baltic countries in recognition of distinctive artistic output of high merit. Since 2021, the prize money has been 50,000 Euro, after it has gradually increased in previous years.
Before the decision is made, there will be a public exhibition of all nominees in the year in question. This took place in 2007, 2009, 2010, 2014 and 2017 and 2023 at the Kiasma Museum in Helsinki. In 2025, the exhibition will take place at the HAM - Helsinki Art Museum.
Winners YearWinner 1991 Maaria WirkkalaArs Fennica Awards , Retrieved 14 May 2016 1992 Johan Scott 1993 Per Kirkeby 1994 Olegs Tillbergs 1995not awarded 1996 Silja Rantanen 1997 Pauno Pohjolainen 1998 Peter Frie 1999 Markus Copper 2000 Hreinn Fridfinnsson 2001 Heli Hiltunen 2002 Heli Rekula 2003 Anu Tuominen 2004 Kimmo Schroderus 2005 Roi Vaara 2006 Ilkka Juhani Takalo-Eskola 2007 Markus Kåhre 2008 Mark Raidpere 2009 Jussi Kivi 2010 Charles Sandison 2011 Anssi Kasitonni 2012not awarded 2013 Jeppe Hein 2014 Tellervo Kalleinen & Oliver Kochta 2015 Mika Taanila 2017 Kari Vehosalo 2019 Ragnar Kjartansson 2021 Eija-Liisa Ahtila 2023 Emilija Škarnulytė2025 Roland Persson
See also
List of European art awards
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