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Serpentine and FLAG Launch £200,000 Biennial Prize Backed by £1 Million Endowment

The award targets early-career artists through nominations judged by a rotating jury.

Overview

  • The decade-long program will name one recipient every two years, awarding five artists in total.
  • Each winner will stage a solo exhibition at Serpentine in London that travels to the FLAG Art Foundation in New York, with the inaugural show slated for fall 2027 and its New York leg in spring 2028.
  • The first artist will be selected in 2026 under eligibility rules limiting applicants to those with fewer than 10 years of professional exhibition history.
  • Organizers describe the £200,000 award as the largest single-artist contemporary art prize in the United Kingdom.
  • FLAG brings experience from its Suzanne Deal Booth/FLAG prize and recent institutional collaborations, signaling a broader commitment to supporting artists internationally.