Kunsthalle Wien Prize 2026 goes to Lotti Brockmann and Valentino Skarwan

The Kunsthalle Wien Prize aims to support emerging artists living and working in Vienna and to promote discourse on contemporary art through an annual collaboration with the two Viennese art universities. Awarded jointly by the Kunsthalle Wien, the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, and the University of Applied Arts Vienna, the prize is awarded by a jury of experts to one graduate from each of the two art universities. Now in its 23rd year, the prize seeks to support graduates shortly after graduation, enabling them to present their work to a broad audience and thus bridging the gap between their studies and their professional artistic careers. The two selected artists receive an exhibition at the Kunsthalle, accompanied by a publication, as well as prize money of €3,000 each, sponsored by Kunsttrans and smc Steirer Mika & Comp.

Lotti Brockmann (born 1995, Cuxhaven, Germany) studied Art and Space | Spatial Strategies and Sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. She has already had exhibitions at the Austrian Cultural Forum, London (2026); das weisse haus, Vienna; Burg Galerie im Volkspark, Halle (Saale); Austrian Cultural Forum, Prague; Kunsthalle Wilhelmshaven (all 2025); Austrian Cultural Forum, Budapest (2024); and Kunsthalle Exnergasse, Vienna (2022). Brockmann lives and works in Vienna.