The Oskar Kokoschka Prize (German: ) is a state prize of the Austrian federal government. Established in 1980, it is awarded every two years on 1 March, the birthday of Oskar Kokoschka (1886–1980), by the Federal Ministry for Science and Research for outstanding achievements in the field of visual arts. The chair of the jury is the current rector of the University of Applied Arts Vienna. The prize is endowed with €20,000.
In the 1960s, a separate Oskar Kokoschka Prize was also awarded by the City of Salzburg.
Austrian State Prize for Fine Arts 1924: Franz Gruber-Gleichenberg, Austrian State Prize for Painting 1930: Robert Eigenberger, Austrian State Prize for Painting 1934: Walter Ritter 1937: Alexander Silveri 1961: Elfriede Ettl (Watercolour) 1970: Rudolf Hausner, Austrian State Prize for Painting
Oskar Kokoschka Prize laureates since 1980
1981: Hans Hartung 1983: Mario Merz 1985: Gerhard Richter 1986: Siegfried Anzinger 1987: Richard Artschwager (declined) 1990: Artists of the Gugging group 1992: Agnes Martin 1994: Jannis Kounellis 1996: John Baldessari 1998: Maria Lassnig 2000: VALIE EXPORT 2002: Ilya Kabakov 2004: Günter Brus 2006: Martha Rosler 2008: William Kentridge ORF, retrieved 5 September 2012.William Kentridge receives this year’s Oskar Kokoschka Prize. Der Standard. 2010: Raymond PettibonRaymond Pettibon receives the Oskar Kokoschka Prize 2010. APA, 20 January 2010. 2012: Yoko Ono 2014: Peter Weibel 2016: Andrea FraserOskar Kokoschka Prize goes to US artist Andrea Fraser. ORF, 4 December 2015. 2018: Martha JungwirthOskar Kokoschka Prize 2018 goes to Martha Jungwirth. Der Standard, 17 November 2017. 2020: Monica Bonvicini 2022: Lawrence Weiner (posthumously) 2024: Miriam Cahn
2026: Jakob Lena Knebl and Ashley Hans Scheirl
Oskar Kokoschka Prize of the City of Salzburg 1961: Linde Waber 1961: Gernot Rumpf (Sculpture)
References
External links University of Applied Arts Vienna – Oskar Kokoschka Prize