On Wednesday 5 November 2025, the finalists of the eleventh edition of the Luxembourg Art Prize were unveiled.
The Luxembourg Art Prize is an annual international artistic prize organised by the Pinacothèque, a private museum located in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Every year the Prize aims to discover talents, amateur or professional, regardless of age and nationality.
Since it was created in 2015, the Luxembourg Art Prize has aimed to launch or boost the careers of artists at the international level by giving them a sound reference to add to their curriculum vitae.
Each year, 24 finalists are selected by the museum and three laureates are designated by an independent jury. The prize money is allocated as follows: €20,000 for first place, €10,000 for second place and €5,000 for third place.
For 2025, the 24 shortlisted artists are as follows:
Group 1
Tithi Arekar – 23 years old, India & USA (New Jersey), Installation
Cristina Capellino – 48 years old, Italy, Photography, 4th participation
Frank Jons – 61 years old, Luxembourg & France, Painting, 7th participation
Florence Pinson-Ynden – 58 years old, France, Mixed media, 3rd participation
Tsutomu Sasaki – 57 years old, Japan, Painting, 2nd participation
Alexandru Timpescul – 37 years old, Romania & Hungary, Painting, 4th participation
Ayzay Ukwuoma – 52 years old, USA (California), Painting
Ze Vasconcellos – 59 years old, Brazil (São Paulo) & Italy, Sculpture, 4th participation
Group 2
Yasmina Assbane – 57 years old, Belgium & Morocco, Installation, 2nd participation
Romulo Celdran – 52 years old, Spain & Germany, Sculpture
Suzy Lelievre – 44 years old, France, Sculpture
Ivan Loginov – 31 years old, Russia, Painting
Rob Omodiagbe – 59 years old, Australia (New South Wales) & United Kingdom & Nigeria, Painting
Sonja Riemer – 44 years old, Austria & Switzerland, Painting, 6th participation
Julia Schestag – 50 years old, Russia & Germany, Mixed media
Ruth Selover – 72 years old, Australia (Victoria), Painting
Group 3
Huihsuan Hsu – 43 years old, Taiwan, Painting
Owen Johnson – 49 years old, Canada (Ontario) & Australia, Drawing, 2nd participation
Ruth Lauer Manenti – 61 years old, USA (New York), Photography, 3rd participation
Bora Lee – 35 years old, South Korea, Painting
Ivan Lehutskyi – 64 years old, Ukraine, Painting, 2nd participation
Babette Münchenbach – 53 years old, Germany & South Africa, Painting
Pendorf – 44 years old, Italy, Painting
Oliver Pilić – 47 years old, Slovenia, Printmaking
The organisers will announce the names of the three winners of the Luxembourg Art Prize 2025 on Monday 1 December.