APERTURE ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF THIRD ANNUAL PORTFOLIO PRIZE

Over one thousand artists submitted their work to the third annual Aperture Portfolio Prize competition, which concluded in November. A team of Aperture judges has awarded the top prize to Russia’s Alexander Gronsky. This year, five runners-up were selected: Keliy Anderson-Staley, Alejandro Cartagena, Maureen Drennan, Jason Hanasik, and Mark Lyon. Aperture is showcasing the work of each artist on the foundation’s website for one year; the winner will also receive a twenty-five-hundred-dollar cash prize. 


Now in its third year, the Aperture Portfolio Prize fulfills Aperture’s ongoing mission to champion new trends in contemporary photography and support the work of emerging artists. An exhibition by the 2008 winner, Australian photographer Michael Corridore, is currently on view at Aperture Gallery through April 8. Proceeds from the sale of the prints will benefit Corridore and Aperture’s Emerging Artist Fund.

Additionally, all Portfolio Prize winners are given the chance to participate in Aperture’s limited-edition print program, whereby Aperture offers to market, publicize, and sell one or more of the photographer’s prints at Aperture Gallery and online through aperture.org. Aperture collaborates with the artists on the selection of the work(s), the size of the edition, and the price point, and all proceeds from the sales go to the artist and Aperture’s Emerging Artist Fund. All the 2009 winners are participating in Aperture’s limited-edition print program.