Exhibition of the finalists in sight November 9 – 16 to New York Academy of Fine Arts
Judging by artists Arcmanoro Niles, Nicholas Partyand Robin F. Williams
NEW YORK, November 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — AXA XL has announced the winner of the fifth edition of the AXA Art Prize. Milica Zekic, a student of the School of the Art Institute of Chicagowas selected as the first winner by jurors of renowned artists Arcmanoro Niles, Nicholas Party and Robin F. Williams, alongside the Global Chief Underwriting Officer (GCUO) of AXA XL for Fine Art & Specie, Jennifer Schipf. The title of his winning piece is You and me. The second prize was awarded toImelda Jasmin Saenzof Savannah College of Art and Design for his work entitled Interlacing.
The winners were chosen from the 40 finalist works of the AXA Art Prize 2022 exhibition, currently presented at the New York Academy of Fine Arts and virtually to axaartprizegallery.com. The award provides entrants with the highest level of exposure and the perfect opportunity to showcase their work to leading curators from top museums and galleries. The jury for this year’s exhibition included Ian Alteveerof the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Ruth Ericsonof theInstitute of Contemporary Art/Boston, Louise Neriof GagosianandStephanie Sparling Williamsof theBrooklyn Museum.
Commenting, Jennifer Schipfsaid: “As one of the world’s largest insurers, AXA XL’s raison d’être is to drive human progress by protecting what matters. The AXA Prize for Art is a way for us to support emerging artistic talent and give them the platform they deserve.
The AXA Art Prize benefits from a Advisory Board of 30 major art schools across the WEincluding Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Pratt Institute and the Maryland Institute College of Art. For more information on the competition, the partners, the jurors and the artists, go to axaartprize.com
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ABOUT NEW YORK ACADEMY OF ARTS
Founded in 1982 by artists, scholars and patrons, including Andy Warholthe New York Academy of Fine Arts is a non-profit educational and cultural institution that combines intensive technical training in drawing, painting and sculpture with active critical discourse. Academy students learn traditional methods and techniques and are encouraged to use these skills to create vital contemporary art. Through major exhibitions, a lively speaker series, and an ambitious educational program, the Academy serves as a creative and intellectual hub for all highly skilled and conceptually conscious artists dedicated to representational and figurative art.
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