14 january 2019, Art Rotterdam
NN Group Art Award
The NN Group Art Award, an incentive prize for exceptional talent, is presented for the third year in a row at Art Rotterdam art fair. The four nominees are known: Matea Bakula (Lumen Travo Gallery), Harm van den Dorpel (Upstream Gallery), Katja Mater (Martin van Zomeren) and Femmy Otten (Galerie Fons Welters). Just like the laureate of last year, Pauline Curnier Jardin (Ellen de Bruijne Projects), the prize is € 10,000. The work of the nominees can be seen at Art Rotterdam 2019.
Credits: Matea Bakula, The escape of the soft sounds, 2018 - LumenTravoGalerie | Credits: Femmy Otten, One Year in Ten #2, 2017 - Galerie Fons Welters
NN Group Art Award
All four nominees have received an education in the Netherlands at an art academy or postgraduate art academy. The winner will receive an amount of € 10,000 for further professional development. NN Group also buys work for its own corporate collection from the oeuvre of one of the four nominees. The jury this year consists of: Eelco van der Lingen (conservator Frisian Museum and future director Mondriaan Fund), Liesbeth Willems (curator KRC Collection), Lieneke Hulshof (editor-in-chief Mister Motley), Marcel van Eeden (visual artist) and Els Drummen (curator) NN Group Art Collection).
Over NN Group
NN Group is an international insurer and asset manager. It operates in 18 countries and serves more than 17 million customers. Based on social engagement, NN has for years had a broad artistic and cultural profile with the aim of making art and culture accessible to a broad public. For example, NN Group invests in cultural cooperation projects with Dutch museums and artists. This is expressed through the support of museum exhibitions and by purchasing works of art for the company's own collection.
Credits: Harm van den Dorpel, Lammer Asbestus, 2018 - Upstream Gallery | Credits: Katja Mater, Tiled 06, 2015 - Martin van Zomeren
About Art Rotterdam
Art Rotterdam is a renowned and surprisingly varied art fair, which is celebrating its 20th edition this year. Location is again the Van Nelle Factory. In this historical setting, Art Rotterdam 2019 shows the latest developments in the visual arts from Thursday 7 to Sunday 10 February. The focus on young art, the variety of the different sections, the connection with the city of Rotterdam and the fascinating location give Art Rotterdam a unique look. Art Rotterdam is for an increasing number of art lovers the attractive alternative within the international field of art fairs and attracts more visitors from the Netherlands and abroad every year.
