The 12th the Benesse Prize Awarded to Singapore Biennale 2019 Artist Amanda Heng

The 12th Benesse Prize was awarded to Ms. Amanda Heng of Singapore by Benesse Holdings, Inc. and the Singapore Art Museum (SAM). The award ceremony was held at the　National Gallery Singapore on January 11th, 2020.

The 12th Benesse Prize was presented in collaboration with SAM, the organizer of Singapore Biennale 2019 and was open to all artists participating in the Biennale. The following five shortlisted artists were selected by an international jury and announced at the SB2019 media conference in November 2019: Amanda Heng (Singapore), Dusadee Huntrakul (Thailand), Haifa Subay (Yemen), Hera Büyüktaşçıyan (Turkey), and Robert Zhao Renhui (Singapore). The final selection took place at Benesse Art Site Naoshima, where the winner was selected from the shortlist.

Ms. Heng will be commissioned to either create a work to be exhibited at Benesse Art Site Naoshima, Japan, or have her artwork become part of its collection in the future, in addition to receiving a cash prize of JPY 3,000,000 (including a visit to Benesse Art Site Naoshima) from Benesse.

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Press release【The 12th the Benesse Prize Awarded to Singapore Biennale 2019 Artist Amanda Heng】