Every two years the Cartazini gallery makes an award of 20 000 (euros) to an artist. Please note, this award is privately funded and no further sponsorships or commercial interests are sought.

The 'Cartazini Award' began in 1999 and was initially awarded posthumously, with the award being donated to related organizations and charities. From 2003 it was awarded to living, established artists. In 2007 it was awarded on the basis of a limted competition - open only to a pre-selected list of artists. It is being held again in 2011. But now the Award is an open competition - open to all artists and FREE to enter.

The 2011 Biennial received a record number of entries ranging from the truly sublime to the very ridiculous. In the end the process of judging took longer than we had hoped. But we finally arrived at a unanimous decision and we are very pleased to announce that the 2011 winner is Canadian artist, Emma Fournier. We hope to present her and some of her work on this site in the near future.

We'd also like to thank the artists who took part and compliment them all on the quality of their work. Trips to view work as far away as both Canada and Alaska made the competition feel truly global. And we are already looking forward to the next biennial in 2013.

Previous winners

Entry limited to established artists

1999 - Pino PASCALI (posthumous award)
2001 - Jean-Michel BASQUIAT (posthumous award)
2003 - Philip TAAFFE
2005 - Tyeb MEHTA
2007 - Geoff BUNN


Open Entry

2009 - Niamh O CONCHOBHAIR
2011 - Emma FOURNIER