International Art Prize 2024 winners
Shannon’s paintings embody an Afrocentrist consciousness, creating layered and figurative compositions that centralise black womanhood as a source of knowledge and understanding. This work made in oil, acrylic, image transfer and spray paint on canvas was made whilst contemplating the bible verse Jeremiah 29:11 ‘ For I know the plans I have for you’ declares the lord ‘plans to prosper you, and not harm you, plans give you hope and a future’.
New York
Takura Suzuki
Oscillation of Petals (2024)
"For an emerging artist like myself, this prize has provided me with the opportunity not just to showcase my work, but to connect with so many incredible people in the art world. I know how vital these connections are for my growth and career, and I feel incredibly fortunate to have had this opportunity.”
Takura’s work focuses on the relationship between contemporary digital technology and humans and how it shapes todays society. This acrylic on canvas still life study depicts the tension between the fleeting and the permanent and was inspired by a visit to the National Gallery in London.
Paris
Matthieu Livrieri
Les Lueurs Matinales (2024)
"I wanted to sincerely thank you and the entire foundation team for the incredible work you have done in establishing this prize, which has supported us from different angles, promoting and showcasing our work. It was truly wonderful. [It] was the first international art award I have won, and it has reassured me in my artistic practice… Thank you for everything—the award, the meeting in London, and the film."
Matthieu’s vibrant work in coloured pencil on coloured paper is a piece depicting his mother’s kitchen in her home in Grenoble. His expressive and stylised visual language is expressed in drawing and painting, and captures singular moments of daily life, often through a fragmented perspective and exuberant play of colours.
Tokyo
Brittni Bell Warshaw
To Add Another (2024)
"It was only [when I won the prize] that I started actually calling myself an artist.”
Tokyo-based Brittni returned to painting after a ten-year hiatus and now works from a small space on her living room, including her young daughter in the work as she paints. Her work explores motherhood, identity and personal evolution and often references her immediate surroundings. The colour palette of this work was drawn heavily from the romantic hues of Renaissance paintings, using acrylic paint and coloured pastels on canvas.
Los Angeles
Adam de Boer
Palm Reflection no. 2 (Blue) 2024
"I can't tell you how proud I am to have been a part of this project! An artist's work can be really lonely and unsure most of the time, so [initiatives like this] truly help us keep the momentum up and the dream alive."
Inspired by an afternoon’s walk around Echo Park in East LA, this work was created using the Batik technique of wax resistant dyeing and like much of Adam’s work, draws on Western painting techniques and Southeast Asian craft. Inspired by the brilliant colour of the lake and crisp reflection of the palms.
Lap’s representation of a Budapest swimming pool is part of a themed series depicting the intricate relationship between the public and private, and between the self and strangers. Created with fine pencil on paper, each tile is reconstructed individually and brought together in an illusion perspective. A late comer to swimming, Lap now visits pools to explore the open yet intimate access to local culture and urban psyche.
