The Lise Wilhelmsen Art Award Programme
The Lise Wilhelmsen Art Award Programme
With a prize amount of $ 100,000, the Lise Wilhelmsen Art Award Programme is the largest of its kind in Norway and among the most significant art award programmes internationally.
Recipients
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↑ 2019: Otobong Nkanga Otobong Nkanga is the first recipient of The Lise Wilhelmsen Art Award.
The Lise Wilhelmsen Art Award Programme is the result of a partnership between the Arne Wilhelmsen family and the Henie Onstad Kunstsenter and marks the continuation of a long-lasting friendship and engagement in the arts.
Whilst the Lise Wilhelmsen Art Award Programme will be international, it will remain rooted in Norway. It will include the prize and corresponding exhibition at the Henie Onstad Kunstsenter, accompanied by a catalogue, audience engagement programmes and an acquisition budget allowing for the reciepient's work to be included in the Henie Onstad Collection.
Exhibitions
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Michelle Kuo, Elvira Dyangani Ose, María Inés Rodríguez, Paulina Rider Wilhelmsen and Caroline Ugelstad.
Head of the Jury: Tone Hansen.
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Lise Wilhelmsen (1936-2019) was strongly committed to the arts. She studied art at the Academy of Fine Arts in Oslo, painted and studied art history and engaged herself in art. As the wife and collaborative partner of Arne Wilhelmsen (a partner, Chairman and CEO of Anders Wilhelmsen & Co. AS – the predecessor of Awilhelmsen AS), she was responsible for the purchase of art for several ships in the group's various shipping companies. For Lise Wilhelmsen it was important that the works of art on board the ships provided a positive visual experience for crew and passengers alike.
