Haus am Kleistpark

Jury zum Kunstpreis des Haus am Kleistpark 2026; v.o.l. Daniel Milnes, Wanda Stolle, Franciska Zólyom, Marta Djourina, Rossella Scrascia (Protokollantin), Franziska Schmidt ©Andreas Meichsner

The Nominees for the 2026 Haus am Kleistpark Art Prize

Last week, the jury—comprising Franciska Zólyom, director and curator of the Galerie für zeitgenössische Kunst (GfZK) in Leipzig; Wanda Stolle, artist; Daniel Milnes, curator at DAS MINSK, Kunsthaus in Potsdam; Marta Djourina, artist; and Franziska Schmidt, gallery director of the Kommunale Galerien Tempelhof-Schöneberg—met. The shortlist was selected from 430 applications.

The nominees for the 2026 Haus am Kleistpark Art Prize are:
Paula Doepfner, Lotte Meret Effinger, Andrea Freiberg, Sabine Groß, Cornelia Herfurtner, Dina Khouri, Benjamin Kunath, Kaarina-Sirkku Kurz, Marei Loellmann, Uta Neumann, Lisa Peters, Sophie Constanze Polheim, Wagehe Raufi, Katharina Reinsbach, Maxi Thom, and Emma Zimmermann.

This year’s overarching theme is “FRACTURE”. The term refers to breaks and cracks that can manifest themselves in thematic questions as well as in materials, execution, and technical processes. The fracture appears here as both an experience and an artistic device: as fragmentation, interruption, or displacement that alters perception. On view are works in the fields of painting, drawing, sculpture, installation, textiles, and video.

The opening of the “FRACTURE” exhibition featuring the nominees, as well as the awards ceremony, will take place on Thursday, September 24, at 7 p.m.