Daniel Henry Kahnweiler Prize
The Daniel Henry Kahnweiler Prize is a German award for visual artists . It has been awarded at irregular intervals since 1981 by the "Kahnweiler Memorial Foundation" founded by the City of Rockenhausen in 1979 and is currently endowed with € 10,000 (as of 2015). In addition, there can be a sponsorship award of 2,500 euros. The award is made by an independent jury.
The award commemorates the art dealer Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler , who was an honorary citizen of Rockenhausen and bequeathed his library to the city.
Award winners
- 1981: Reinhard Bachtler , Kaiserslautern; Hermann Theophil Juncker , Homburg; Klaus Heinrich Keller , Rodalben; Marghitta Abels , Hanover (sponsorship award)
- 1982: Horst Solf , Heidenheim; Margot Stempel-Lebert , Landau; Hetum Gruber , Baden-Baden (recognition by name); Gerd Weiland , Erlangen (recognition by name)
- 1983: Christian Kruck , Frankfurt am Main; Marcus Lembach , Lambrecht ; Klaus Fresenius , Speyer (sponsorship award); Hans-Siegfried Röbel , Haßloch (sponsorship award)
- 1984: Guido Ludes , Mainz; Dietmar Gross , Mainz; Peter Großbach , Cologne
- 1985: Jossi Ben Jehoschua Blumenberg , Berlin; Josef Nadj , Fellbach-Schmiden; Eberhard Boßlet , Duisburg (recognition by name)
- 1987: Reinhard Roy , Bad Weilbach
- 1988: Wolfgang Wiesemes , Cologne; Helga Föhl , Idstein (recognition award)
- 1990: Walter Schüler , Stuttgart; Alexander Voss , Mühlheim; Claude Sui-Bellois , Bad Vilbel (sponsorship award)
- 1992: Madeleine Dietz , Godramstein; Bettina Elmpt , Stuttgart (sponsorship award)
- 1994: Christiane Schlosser , Albersweiler ; Andreas Bausch (artist) , Cologne (sponsorship award); Georg Dietzler , Cologne (sponsorship award)
- 1997: Peter Rösel , Frankfurt am Main (plastic prize winner); Jochen Frisch , Speyer (plastic advancement award)
- 1999: Bernadette Rottler , Karlsruhe (award winner painting)
- 2001: Christiane Löhr , Cologne (prize winner sculpture / sculpture); Sebastian Stöhrer , Frankfurt am Main (Prize for Sculpture / Sculpture)
- 2004: Annegret Hoch , Munich (award winner painting)
- 2008: Mathias Garnitschnig , Vienna (award winner sculpture / sculpture); Philipp Morlock , Mannheim (advancement award for sculpture / sculpture)
- 2012: Klaus Lomnitzer , Frankfurt (Prize winner painting); Lukas Schmenger , Düsseldorf (painting advancement award)
- 2015: Kai Richter , Düsseldorf (prize winner sculpture, sculptures and installations)