Ceremony of the Katarzyna Kobro Award for 2023

The award was initiated by Professor Józef Robakowski, with the blessings of the artist’s daughter, Nika Strzemińska; he raised consciousness of Kobro’s remarkable legacy, while signaling the close bond between the sculptor’s avant-garde achievements and today’s practice. The Katarzyna Kobro Award honors people who, like its namesake, are in constant search of answers to evolving questions and are forever negotiating art’s role in society. Every year, a jury of artists awards outstanding achievement in the visual arts in their broadest definition, particularly appreciating experimental and exploratory attitudes. The idea of this social, grass-roots award draws from the tradition of artists’ solidarity, which is at the very heart of the Muzeum Sztuki in Łódź.

In 2001–9, the award was presented in the East Gallery, funded by brothers Krzysztof and Dariusz Bieńkowski.In 2011, its headquarters moved to the Muzeum Sztuki. In 2023, the award was presented in the Gallery WY. Every year, the choice by the jury of artists is widely discussed in the arts scene.

The Laureate of the 2023 Award was chosen by the Jury, composed of:

Jury President

Sylwia Gorak

The Jury:

Anka Leśniak

Weronika Teplicka

Marta Zgierska

Former Laureates:

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

Partner:

Fundacja Rodziny Staraków