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Art The mission of the Linstow Art Award is to give long-term support to young Latvian artists, ensuring a stronger art community and a lasting presence of art in the city.
Award

The mission of the Linstow Art Award is to give long-term support to young Latvian artists, ensuring a stronger art community and a lasting presence of art in the city.

About LinstowArt Award

Each year three Linstow Art Award awardees will receive:

  • A monetary award of € 3000 (net)
  • One year of access to an art studio (25m²) at the SPORTA 2 quarter in Riga
  • The opportunity to exhibit artworks

The Linstow Art Award is an annual professional art award granted to three young artists who have graduated from the Master’s Program at the Art Academy of Latvia.

The mission of the Linstow Art Award is to give long-term support to young Latvian artists, ensuring a stronger art community and a lasting presence of art in the city.

Established in 2025, the award represents a meaningful partnership between Linstow Baltic – one of the leading real estate developers in the Baltics – and the Art Academy of Latvia, aimed at providing a modern platform for emerging Latvian artists to launch and develop their professional careers.

About LinstowArt Award

Founder of Linstow Art Award

Paulina Rider Wilhelmsen

Paulina Rider Wilhelmsen is the founder of Linstow Art Award and The Lise Wilhelmsen Art Award Program. Her strong social engagement is evident in many of her projects – Paulina is the founder and a Board Director of Wilstar, a non-profit, social impact venture based in Oslo, Norway, and a founding member of The Grove Trust, London, UK, aiming to assist those in need by supporting local charities.

She has been supporting several art Institutions through the years. Currently, she has a partnership award program with Henie Onstad Kunstsenter in Norway, and  has been supporting Tate as a member of the International Council, and at present, as a member of Latin American Acquisitions Committee of the Tate Americas Foundation. She studied contemporary art at Christie’s and served on the board of the Royal Caribbean Arts Grant for five years.

In addition to her extensive business experience, she has deep expertise in TV production, having worked for the Norwegian national broadcaster, where she produced live entertainment and several cultural TV series. Paulina has also co-produced several films.

Jury of LinstowArt Award

The Linstow Art Award jury brings together six esteemed local and international art professionals, ensuring a diverse and comprehensive evaluation of the applicants. Their combined expertise in contemporary art, architecture, cultural research, multimedia, and philanthropy allows for a thoughtful assessment of artistic quality, originality, cultural context, and conceptual depth.

Inga Lāce

Jury Leader of Linstow Art Award. Chief Curator, Almaty Museum of Art, Kazakhstan. C-MAP Central and Eastern Europe Fellow at MoMA, New York

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Joanna Nordin

Artistic Director, Bonniers Konsthall

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Susanne Østby Sæter

Curator for photography and new media, Henie Onstad Art Centre

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Vita Liberte

Latvian lawyer, art collector, patron, and entrepreneur, founder of VV Foundation supporting contemporary art and nurturing young artists from Latvia and the Baltic region

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Dina Suhanova

Architect, project manager and researcher at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Design and Architecture, Art Academy of Latvia

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Paulina Rider Wilhelmsen

Founder Linstow Art Award and Lise Wilhelmsen Art Award. Philanthropist, Art Patron, Art Collector and producer

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Linstow Art AwardWinners 2025

The Linstow Art Award recognizes and celebrates three outstanding young artists each year for their exceptional artistic achievements and creative vision. The mission of the award is to provide long-term support to young Latvian artists, strengthening the art community and ensuring a lasting presence of art in the city.

By highlighting their work, we aim to elevate these artists’ visibility, encourage their growth, and foster a more dynamic, engaged art community.

Meet the Linstow Art Award winners – visionary artists whose work inspires, challenges, and elevates.

2025

Anna Malicka

LAA Winner 2025

Visual Plastic Arts Program, Art Academy of Latvia (2023)

For the Linstow Art Award, Anna Malicka submitted an artwork from her solo exhibition “Pūra lāde (((pure lady)))”, presenting a fragment composed of a plywood construction and elements of a textile installation.

“Anna Malicka’s creative practice explores themes such as handicrafts, youth culture, and female identity, often experimenting with techniques historically associated with femininity—embroidery, lacework, and traditional textiles. While her artistic foundation lies in drawing, her work expands into painting, installations, sound, and performative gestures, creating a multilayered approach to both personal motifs and collective narratives. As a member of the DJ collective PR0_Bi$TR0, she brings a collaborative and performative dimension into her practice. Malicka stands out for her technical versatility, research-based approach, spatial and architectural thinking, and her ability to merge material experimentation with critical cultural reflection.”

Tīna Alise Drupa

LAA Winner 2025

Design Program, Art Academy of Latvia (2024)

For the Linstow Art Award, Tīna Alise Drupa submitted the artwork “Meadow Quilt”—an eco-social design workshop carried out in collaboration with the Latvian Fund for Nature as part of the “Meadow Festival.” The project emphasizes the importance of sustainability and co-creation.

“Her work stood out for its community-engaged design practice, blending ecological awareness, interspecies thinking, and collaboration with the local community. It is educational, active, and research-based, often taking shape as collaborative projects that generate social impact. Metaphors such as a meadow or a quilt as places of gathering serve as invitations to reflect and foster a sense of togetherness. Drupa’s practice is deeply rooted in a desire to effect change, demonstrating a strong future vision and thoughtful execution.”

Katrīna Biksone

LAA Winner 2025

Visual Arts Program, Art Academy of Latvia (expected 2025)

For the Linstow Art Award, Katrīna Biksone submitted a mixed media installation titled “Resort Home / Kūrorts Mājas”, which combines painting with spatial installation elements to create a conceptual narrative about belonging and the sense of place.

“The young artist expands the boundaries of painting, redefining the medium through spatial solutions and site-specific approaches, with a particular emphasis on the tension between the flat surface and three-dimensionality. Her minimalist yet emotionally charged works explore the intimacy of space—as seen, for instance, in her project on the idea of a resort. Biksone’s openness to experimenting across disciplines, her willingness to collaborate, and her drive to seek new forms of expression and contexts highlight a bold, exploratory spirit and a strong commitment to personal and artistic development within the field of painting.”

Timeline

Below are the key dates for the Linstow Art Award application, evaluation, and winner announcement process. These dates outline each important stage of the award cycle, ensuring all participants are informed and prepared for what comes next.

May 6

Open Call for Applications

May 30

Application Submission Deadline

June 1 -16

Jury Evaluation

June 17

Winners Selection

June 20

Winners Announcement

August 15

Award Ceremony & Studio Key Handover

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