Eva Petrić, Vordemberge-Gildewart award

Eva Petrić (Alumna from Webster University, Vienna) is among 25 Slovenian artists that have been nominated for the prestigious award of the Vordemberge-Gildewart Foundation from Switzerland, which will be given to a Slovenian artist this year. The Vordemberge-Gildewart Foundation, based in Lachen, Switzerland, is named after Friedrich Vordemberge-Gildewart (1899-1962), a German concrete and constructivist artist. In accordance with his will, the Foundation awards grants to visual artists under 35 throughout Europe. The award winner is selected by an international jury consisting of renowned artists, art historians and critics, experts on contemporary trends in art, museum curators and gallerists.