Christiane Baumgartner

In 2026, the Pauli Prize will be awarded for the 50th time. One of Germany’s most prestigious awards for contemporary art, it honors outstanding artists living and working in the German-speaking region.

Endowed with €30,000, the Pauli Prize was founded 70 years ago and has been supported for four decades by a private donors’ circle of the Kunstverein in Bremen. The eight nominees will present their work in a group exhibition at the Kunsthalle Bremen, where the jury will select the prize winner.

Nominees for the Pauli Prize 2026:
Jan Albers, Christiane Baumgartner, Harry Hachmeister, Annette Kelm, Caroline Kryzecki, Phung-Tien Phan, Liesl Raff, and Anike Joyce Sadiq.

Jury for the Pauli Prize 2026:
Yilmaz Dziewior, Asta Gröting, Roland Mönig, Susanne Pfeffer, and Hilke Wagner.