VIP MFA AWARDEES ANNOUNCED

VIP MFA, organized by VIP Art Fair, has selected three outstanding students out of almost forty from international schools who were invited to nominate graduates. The artist Susana Perrottet (Zurich University of the Arts [ZHdK], Zurich) was selected as winner of VIP MFA and will receive, along with with her institution, $15,000. Runners up Chris Hood (San Francisco Art Institute, USA) and Emanuel Straessle (ZHdK, Zurich) will receive $10,000 and $5,000 respectively. The panel of six judges was composed of Matthew Higgs, director of White Columns; artist Diana Al-Hadid; Kate Fowle, director of ICI; RoseLee Goldberg, founder of Performa; Joachim Pissarro, professor at Hunter College; and artist O Zhang. Higgs commented: “The three prizes winners couldn’t be more different: Working with animation, painting, and sculptural installation, they approach the possibilities of art from distinct perspectives. Respectively embracing biography, popular culture, and social space, their work articulates and amplifies the breadth and diversity of the work submitted in 2012.”