Ceremony of the Katarzyna Kobro Award
The initiator of the Award, prof Józef Robakowski, with the consent of the artist's daughter, Nika Strzemińska, helped raise awarness of Kobro's extrordinary achievements, while at the same time highlighting the strong connection between the achievements of the avant-garde sculptor and contemporary artistic practises. The Katarzyna Kobro Award honours artists who constantly seek answers to ever-new questions and persistently negotiate the art's role in society. Every year jury composed of artists recognises outstanding achievements in the broadly understood field of visual arts, recognising special experimental and exploratory attitude. The idea behind this award, initiated by the artistic community refers to the tradition of solidarity among artists, which forms the foundation of Muzeum Sztuki in Łódź.
Between 2001 and 2009 the Award was presented in Galeria Wschodnia, and it's founders were brothers Krzysztof and Dariusz Bieńkowski. In 2011, it found its home in Muzeum Sztuki in Łódź. In 2023 the Award was presented at Galeria W Y. Every year, the selection made by a jury composed of artists continues to resonate throughout the artistic community.
Laureates from previous years:
- 2001 – Zbigniew Dłubak
- 2002 – Jürgen Blum-Kwiatkowski
- 2003 – Andrzej Dłużniewski
- 2004 – Krzysztof M. Bednarski
- 2005 – Teresa Murak
- 2006 – Krzysztof Wodiczko
- 2007 – Jerzy Lewczyński
- 2008 – Zbigniew Rybczyński
- 2009 – Andrzej Lachowicz
- 2011 – Zygmunt Rytka
- 2012 – Natalia LL
- 2013 – Cezary Bodzianowski
- 2014 – Robert Rumas
- 2015 – Jadwiga Sawicka
- 2016 – Karolina Wiktor
- 2017 – Piotr Bosacki
- 2018 – Cecylia Malik
- 2019 – Ewa Ciepielewska
- 2020 – Koji Kamoji
- 2022 – Elżbieta Jabłońska
- 2024 – Ewa Zarzycka
- 2025 – Joanna Rajkowska
- 2026 – Zofia Kulik
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