Suzanne Deal Booth /
FLAG Art Foundation Prize

The Suzanne Deal Booth / FLAG Art Foundation Prize comprises a $200,000 unrestricted prize to an artist along with a solo exhibition in Austin and then New York, an accompanying publication, and related public programming. In accordance with the mission of the prize, the winning artist is selected based on their outstanding merit, strong record of international museum and gallery exhibitions, and the transformational impact the award stands to have on their life and career. The artist is selected by a rotating, independent advisory committee made up of renowned curators, directors and art historians of contemporary art. Past awardees include Rodney McMillian (2018), Nicole Eisenman (2020), and Tarek Atoui (2022).

The recipient of the 2024 Prize is Lubaina Himid, who was selected by a jury including sharon maidenberg, Executive Director and CEO of The Contemporary Austin, TX; Wassan Al-Khudhairi, Chief Curator at Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, MO; Pilar Tompkins Rivas, Chief Curator at the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, Los Angeles, CA; Michelle White, Senior Curator at the Menil Collection, Houston, TX; and Zoé Whitley, Director of Chisenhale Gallery, London, United Kingdom; along with institutional advisor Jonathan Rider, director of The FLAG Art Foundation. 

 “Amanda [Fuhrman] and I have been interested in supporting artists through a major prize that would allow them the freedom to live and focus on creating their most ambitious work,” stated Glenn Fuhrman, Founder of The FLAG Art Foundation. “We were inspired by what Suzanne, Louis, and the team at The Contemporary Austin accomplished with the inaugural Suzanne Deal Booth Art Prize, so rather than initiating a new award, we realized that by collaborating we could collectively create an unparalleled opportunity for the artists and institutions involved going forward.”