We are delighted to announce the Shortlisted Artists for the 2021 edition of the Allegro Prize.

From 1601 applications, submitted from June to September from 90 countries, the pre-selected jury selected 30 finalists.

Among the shortlisted artists presented here in alphabetic order, our esteemed panel of the jury (Natalia Sielewicz, Valeria Napoleone, Andrzej Chyra, Rafał Milach, Jacek Weichert (Allegro), Dobromiła Błaszczyk & Sylwia Krasoń (Contemporary Lynx), will select the winner (35 000 PLN), second place (10 000 PLN) and third place (5000 PLN) as well as 10 Special Mention artists.

The Awards Ceremony of the second edition of the Allegro Prize will take place on the 7th of December 2021.

Congratulations!

The List of Shorlisted Artists

(in alphabetical order):

AGATA JAROSŁAWIEC

Poland

Agata Jarosławiec

ANDRII DOSTILIEV

Poland

Andrii Dostliev (photo by Lia Dostlieva)
Andrii Dostiliev, “Soviet Ukrainian photography of the 1930s, Polaroid No. 3”, 2020
Andrii Dostivev, “OST: Unbekannt I”, 2021
Andrii Dostivev, “Jemand wichtig VI”, 2020

ANNA BAUMGART

Poland

Anna Baumgart, photo by Barbara Maroń

ANNA PERACH

United Kingdom

Anna Perach, credits Roberta Segata, courtesy Centrale Fies
Anna Perach, Rusalka, performance documentation 2021, tufted yarn 175x78x60cm,
Anna Perach, Luna, 2021, tufted yarn, synthetic hair and wooden stand, 185x140x 90cm
Anna Perach, The Moon Prophecy, 2021 installation view

ATTAII LATIFA-ZAFAR

Afganistan

Latifa Zafar Attaii
Latifa Zafar Attaii, Self Portrait
Latifa Zafar Attaii, Untitled
Latifa Zafar Attaii, Untitled

BOEDI WIDJAJA

Singapore

Boedi Widjaja, photo by Jim Orca
Installation view of Black–Hut, Black–Hut (2019-20) co-commissioned by the Singapore Art Museum and QAGOMA for the Singapore Biennale 2019 curated by Patrick Flores, and supported by LWC Alliance. Photo by Cher Him and courtesy of the artist.
Stills of A tree rings, a tree sings 树龄°述铃 (2021) commissioned by The Institutum for Open to Interpretation conceived by Boon Hui Tan, co-presented with Gasworks, London, and supported by the National Arts Council. Image courtesy of the artist.
Installation view of Art is only a continuation of war by other means (flags) (2019) presented in Declaration of at Helwaser Gallery, New York. Photo by Phoebe d’Heurle and courtesy of the gallery and the artist.

CHAN KENT

Netherlands

Kent Chan
Kent Chan, Dew Point, 2021
Kent Chan, Hot House, 2020
Kent Chan, Seni, 2019

CLAIRE LAUDE

Germany

Ephemeral Intersects, 1, as 1 in 2, 2016- 2017 , 80 * 80 cms, Edition of 3, Print on wood Installation of old found windows, wood, glas, rests of paintings, variable dimensions
Ephemeral Intersects, Assonances, 2016 – 70,5 * 57,1 cm , Analogue Hand made Print on FUJI DP II matt Paper
Durchkonstruierte Situation, exhibition‘s view, NCCA, Kaliningrad Installation, 2 photographs, 61.6 * 58.6 cm, 57.1 * 70.5 cm, Analogue hand Print on FUJI DP II matt paper, 3 photographs, 80 * 80 cm, Print on wood, Drawing, 84.1 x 118.9 cm, Canson Art 180 g / m2, 6 found laths, 2 – 2.60 m, found window parts, 1.20 m long

EWA CIEPIELEWSKA

Poland

Ewa Ciepielewska, photo by Linda Jajuży

FEDERICO ESTOL

Uruguay

Federico Estol, Credit Lucía Piñeyrua
Federico Estol, Heroes del Brillo
Federico Estol, Heroes del Brillo
Federico Estol, Heroes del Brillo

GABOR KOOS

Hungary

Gabor Koos, photo by Benkó Zsuzsanna
Gabor Koos, 20-year-old forest, woodcut, frottage installation, 2015, Meetfactory, Prague
Gabor Koos, untitled, chimera project, site specific installation, printmaking
Gabor Koos, USA DIary (Redwood), woodcut installation, 2020

GAIA BELLINI

Italy

Gaia Bellini, Sindoni vegetali. Ironia della sorte_detail of the sign of the acqua alta of venice_botanical print on canvas_350x150 cm_year 2019
Gaia Bellini, Alizarina. Variazioni di luce_artist_s book_19 x 13 x 2 cm_research dyeing_year 2020
Gaian Bellini, Sindoni vegetali. Dittico all_infinito_botanical print on canvas_40x30 cm_year 2020

GOSIA LEHMANN

Germany

Gosia Lehmann, photo credits Emma Backlund
Gosia Lehmann, Divine Interventions
Gosia Lehmann, Divine Interventions
Gosia Lehmann, Falling Upwards, Photo credits Andy King

HAROLD GARCIA

United States

Harold García, La Mode Pratique, What Dresses Me Undresses Me, 2020, Watercolor On Paper, Digital Photo On Dibond, Painted Mural, Dimensions Variable
Harold García, La Mode Pratique, Watercolor, Pencil On Paper, La bel alligator back scratcher, Dimensions Variable
Harold García, La Mode Pratique, MadameEverglades, 2021, Watercolor On Paper, 22×30