Kunstpreis Delmenhorst

The Kunstpreis Delmenhorst addresses graduates in the visual arts from German-speaking countries who graduated no more than three years ago. There is no open call for submissions, instead the prize is awarded by two independent juries. The first expert jury for the award edition 2027 includes: Tom Engels (Director, Kunstverein München), Haris Giannouras (Curator, secession Vienna), Susanne Greinke (Curator, Dresden University of Fine Arts), Julia Grosse (Co-founder and Artistic Director of the Contemporary And platform, Berlin), and Rebekka Seubert (Director of the Ludwig Forum, Aachen). In the spring of 2026, each jury member nominated three graduates for the award.

Nominated artists Kunstpreis Delmenhorst 2027:

Nura Afnan-Samandari (Kunstakademie Düsseldorf)
Anastasiia Batishcheva (Academy of Fine Arts Munich)
Eric Beier (Dresden University of Fine Arts)
Lotte Dohmen (Dresden University of Fine Arts)
Keta Gavasheli (Kunstakademie Düsseldorf)
Bokyoung Jeong (Academy of Fine Arts Munich)
Ja Jess (Kunstakademie Düsseldorf)
Swan Lee (Kunsthochschule Mainz)
Hemansingh Lutchmun (Städelschule Frankfurt a.M.)
Camilla Metelka (Academy of Fine Arts Munich)
Michael Mönnich (Academy of Fine Arts Munich)
Nicholas Stewens (Städelschule Frankfurt a.M.)
Ian Waelder (Städelschule Frankfurt a.M.)
Haha Wang (Academy of Fine Arts Munich)
Hamid Yaraghchi (Dresden University of Fine Arts)

From the total of 15 nominated artists, a second jury will select three award winners in the fall of 2026. The three winners will each receive €5,000 in prize money and the opportunity to organize a joint exhibition at the Städtische Galerie in 2027, accompanied by a bilingual publication.

The Kunstpreis Delmenhorst was awarded for the first time in 2025 to Tomás Maglione, Vanessa Amoah Opoku, and Fynn Ribbeck.