Queen Sonja handed out "The Queen Sonja Print Award 2020" at the Royal Palace in Oslo. Ciara Phillips, an Irish-Canadian artist, became the recipient of the award. Queen Sonja first received Ciara Phillips at the Royal Palace and then handed out the award during the following luncheon. The award includes a cash prize of NOK 400 000 and a one-week educational stay at the art studio Atelje Larsen in Helsingborg, Sweden.
Forty four artists were nominated for the 2020 award by curators, museum directors and fellow artists from all over the world. The award is presented biyearly by The Queen Sonja Foundation for the purpose of generating interest in and promoting the development of graphic art.
Ciara Phillips, who was born in 1976, is an Irish-Canadian artist living and working in Glasgow, Scotland. Phillips has her MA in Fine Art from Glasgow School of Art, Scotland, and her BA in Fine Art, from Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada.
