Award Archive
2022
Finalists:
- Sara Bezovšek
- Đejmi Hadrović
- Danilo Milovanović
- Špela Škulj
Jury:
Lilijana Stepančič (curator and critic), Tomaž Furlan (contemporary artist, Academy of Fine Arts and Design, Ljubljana), Jaka Železnikar (contemporary artist, Modern Art Museum, Ljubljana)
2021
Finalists:
- Jošt Franko
- Dalea Kovačec
- Lene Lekše (winner)
- Neja Tomšič
Jury:
Polonca Lovšin (visual artist), Igor Španjol (curator, Moderna galerija Ljubljana), Lenka Đorojević (visual artist)
2020
Finalists:
- Živa Drvarič
- Đejmi Hadrović
- Nika Ham (winner)
- Živa Božičnik Rebec
Jury:
Polonca Lovšin (visual artist), Iza Pevec (curator and art critic), Bojana Piškur (curator, writer)
2019
Finalists:
- Nika Ham
- Danilo Milovanović
- Špela Škulj
- Tadej Vaukman (winner)
Jury:
Barbara Borčić (art critic, curator), Mojca Grmek (curator), Dalibor Martinis (artist)
2018
Finalists:
- Nana Wolke
- Đejmi Hadrović
- Danilo Milovanović
- Neža Knez (winner)
Jury:
Sandra Sajovic (Kapelica Gallery, Ljubljana), Jernej Kožar (Art Gallery Slovenj Gradec, Slovenj Gradec), Janka Vukmir (Institute for Contemporary Art, Zagreb, Croatia), Simon Hudolin (visual artist – winner of the OYVAA 2017, Cerkno)
2017
Finalists:
- Simon Hudolin Salči (SBD) (winner)
- Anja Jelovšek
- Gregor Rozman
- Nina Slejko Blom
Jury:
Barnabás Bencsik (curator, Agency for Contemporary Art Exchange, Budapest), Barbara Sterle Vurnik (curator, Loški muzej, Škofja Loka), Janka Vukmir (art critic, curator, Institute for Contemporary Art, Zagreb), Igor Španjol (curator, Moderna galerija Ljubljana)
2016
Finalists:
- Boris Beja
- Neža Knez
- Mark Požlep (winner)
- Tomo Stanič
Jury:
Alenka Gregorič, artistic director at City Art Gallery and Tobacna 001, Ljubljana; Goran Trbuljak, artist, Zagreb; Breda Kolar Sluga, director at UGM | Maribor Art Gallery, Maribor; Staš Kleindienst, artist, Ljubljana
2015
Finalists:
- Tia Avsec
- Boris Beja
- Lenka Đorojević and Matej Stupica (winners)
- Ana Legčević
Jury:
Alenka Gregorič, curator, Museum and Galleries of Ljubljana; Goran Trbuljak, artist, Zagreb ; Nina Skumavc, art historian, P74 Center and Gallery, Ljubljana
2014
Finalists:
- Sanela Jahić
- Špela Petrič
- Ištvan Išt Huzjan
- Staš Kleindienst (winner)
Jury:
Martina Vovk, Moderna galerija, Ljubljana; Janka Vukmir, art critic and historian, Zagreb; Nina Skumavc, art historian, P74 Center and Gallery, Ljubljana
2013
Finalists:
- Velibor Barišić – Veli Silver (winner)
- Meta Grgurevič
- Dominik Mahnič
- Oliver Pilić
Jury:
Janka Vukmir, art critic and historian, Zagreb; Tomaž Furlan, intermedia artists, Škofja Loka, Ljubljana; Miran Mohar, AVA, Ljubljana
2012
Finalists:
- Vesna Bukovec
- Tomaž Furlan (winner)
- Alja Piry
- Tina Smrekar
Jury:
Katerina Mirović, curator, Ljubljana; Jože Barši, ALUO, Ljubljana; Dalibor Martinis, artist, Zagreb; Miran Mohar, artist, Ljubljana
2011
Finalists:
- Beli sladoled (winner)
- Ištvan Išt Huzjan
- Nina Kočar
- Pila Rusjan
Jury:
Darko Simišić, art critic and curator, Zagreb; Majda Božeglav, curator, Obalne galerije Piran; Alenka Gregorič, curator, Museum and Galleries of Ljubljana; Patrick Ward, visual artist, Ljubljana/London; Maja Hodošček, visual artist, Celje.
2010
Finalists:
- Maja Hodošček (winner)
- Velibor Barišić
- Matija Brumen
- Mito Gegič
Jury:
Bojana Piškur, curator, Moderna galerija, Ljubljana; Polonca Lovšin, intermedia artist, Ljubljana; Božidar Zrinski, curator MGLC, Ljubljana; Janka Vukmir, art historian and curator, SCCA, Zagreb; Ajdin Bašić, independent designer
2009
Finalists:
- Vesna Bukovec
- Ana Čigon (winner)
- Tanja Vujasinović
- Sašo Vrabič
Jury:
Marinella Paderni, independent curator and critic, Bologna; Janka Vukmir, independent historian and curator, SCCA, Zagreb; Dejan Habicht, visual artist, Ljubljana; Marko Košan, art historian and curator, Koroška Art Gallery, Slovenj Gradec; Mladen Stropnik, visual artist, Ljubljana
2008
Finalists:
- Aleksandra Domanović
- Sebastjan Leban & Staš Kleindienst
- Small but Dangers (Mateja Rojc & Simon Hudolin-Salči)
- Mladen Stropnik (winner)
Jury:
Janka Vukmir, independent historian and curator, SCCA, Zagreb; Christian Kravagna, art historian, Academy of Fine Art, Vienna; Igor Španjol, curator, Moderna galerija, Ljubljana; Miha Presker in Luiza Margan, visual artists, Vienna/Maribor
Video from the ceremony.
2007
Finalists:
- Matjaž Wenzel
- Miha Presker in Luiza Margan (winners)
- Jaša Mrevlje
- Son:DA
Jury:
Zdenka Badovinac, curator, Moderna galerija, Ljubljana; Urška Jurman, art historian, P74 Gallery, Ljubljana; Anton Lederer, curator, Forum Stadtpark, Graz; Tihomir Milovac, Muzej suvremene umjetnosti, Zagreb; Sašo Sedlaček, visual artist, Ljubljana
2006
Finalists:
- Nika Oblak in Primož Novak
- Lada Cerar
- Aleksandra Vajd
- Sašo Sedlaček (winner)
Jury:
Zdenka Badovinac, curator, Moderna galerija, Ljubljana; Lise Nelleman, artist and curator, Sparwasser HQ, Berlin; Tihomir Milovac, curator, Muzej suvremene umjetnosti, Zagreb; Urška Jurman, rt historian, P74 Gallery, Ljubljana; Franc Purg, visual artist, Celje