Since 2007, the Joan Miró Prize has been awarded in recognition of recent work by artists who demonstrate the same spirit of exploration, innovation, commitment, and freedom that characterized the life and work of Joan Miró (1893–1983).
This year, the Joan Miró Prize has been awarded to Kapwani Kiwanga (b. 1978), a French and Canadian multidisciplinary artist who lives and works in Paris and Berlin. Trained in anthropology, Kiwanga approaches her research-based practice as an experimental archive that addresses past and present power imbalances. Her work explores the relationship between power, architecture, and societal structures, developing a unique visual language she defines as ‘exit strategies’—forms that allow us to imagine alternative futures and rethink dominant systems.
Kiwanga’s work has been exhibited in leading contemporary art institutions worldwide. She represented Canada at the 2024 Venice Biennale. Some of the awards she has received include the Marcel Duchamp Prize (2020), the Sobey Art Award (2018) and the Zurich Art Prize (2022), all of which have consolidated her as an artist of international renown.
