This year, the professional art prize Linstow Art Award 2026 received 36 applications from graduates of the Art Academy of Latvia (LMA) Master’s programmes, confirming consistently high interest in the initiative for the second consecutive year.
From all applicants, 12 finalists have been selected to present their works and artistic vision in person to an international jury. The jury will select three laureates who will become the winners of the Linstow Art Award 2026.
The mission of the Linstow Art Award is to provide long-term support for emerging Latvian artists, contributing to the development of the creative industries and ensuring a lasting presence of art in the urban environment. The three laureates of the “Linstow Art Award” will each receive a €3,000 monetary award and a 25-square-metre art studio space for one year at the creative SPORTA 2 quarter in Riga (www.sporta2.com), along with opportunities to exhibit their artworks.
Linstow Art Award 2026 finalists:
- Oto Holgers Ozoliņš – Procesa artifakti /Artifacts of Process – Visual Arts (2024)
- Anete Grīnberga – Aizmiršanas dārzā /Garden of Oblivion – Audiovisual Media Arts (2024)
- Dzelde Mierkalne – Šūpuļkodekss 42 / Cradlecodex 42 – Visual Arts (2023)
- Kristers Krūms – Draugu kaste / Chest of friends – Visual Plastic Arts (2025)
- Lauma Muižarāja – Rozanilīna bērni; Jaunā meitene pēc vēstures beigām – temporalitāte, afektīvā ekonomika un digitālais attēls / Rosaniline Children; The Young Girl After the End of History – Temporality, Affective Economy and the Digital Image – Visual Arts (2025)
- Anna Maskava – Kailā dzīvība / Bare Life – Audiovisual Media Arts (2025)
- Mika Solomon – Telpiskais zīmējums – DOM galerija / Spatial drawing – DOM gallery – Visual Arts (2024)
- Marta Prēdele – Domas un līkloči / Twists & Thoughts – Visual Plastic Arts (2023)
- Marta Viktorija Agruma – Neziņas mākonis 101–112 / The Cloud of Unknowing 101–112 – Visual Arts (2023)
- Matīss Daudziņš – Mi Amore / Mi Amore – Visual Plastic Arts (2025)
- Andris Kaļiņins – Prūsijas zilais. Pēc Iļjas Repina / Prussian Blue. After Ilya Repin – Visual Arts (2025)
- Beate Poikāne – Pagleznojums aiz Ledusskapja / Underpainting Behind the Refrigerator – Audiovisual Media Arts (2023)
The Linstow Art Award extends sincere gratitude to all applicants for their participation and submitted artworks. Thank you for your time, dedication, and willingness to share your artistic vision, creative identity, and professional approach.
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