The Contemporary Drawing Prize of the Daniel & Florence Guerlain Art Foundation was awarded to Susan Hefuna.

Susan Hefuna, a German and Egyptian artist was born in Cairo in 1962 and grew up in Germany. She studied painting at the Staatliche Akademie in Karlsruhe and at the New Media Institute in Frankfurt. She now divides her time between Düsseldorf, Cairo and New York.

The international jury was composed of Manuela Alexejew (Germany), Paolo Barillari (Italy), Laurent Dassault (France), Didier Grumbach (France), Dominique Guyot (France), Susan Harris (USA), Brigitte Peers (Belgium), Daniel and Florence Guerlain.

Susan Hefuna will receive an endowment of 15.000 euros. A work will be offer by the Foundation to the Graphic Arts collection of the French National Museum of Modern Art - Centre Pompidou.

Fondation d’Art Contemporain Daniel & Florence Guerlain
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