Eduardo León Jimenes Art Contest awards international residencies

The Fundación Eduardo León Jimenes and Centro León have announced the winners of the 29th Eduardo León Jimenes Art Contest. Four artists received international residencies designed to promote Dominican and Caribbean artistic talent through research, production, and professional exchange.

The award recipients and their respective residencies are:

• Kachelle Knowles: Plataforma Caníbal in Barranquilla, Colombia, for the work ‘La última vez que fui al carnaval’. • Julianny Ariza Vólquez: Capacete in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for ‘Danzamos con salitre y piedras pulverizadas II’. • Julia Aurora Guzmán: Walter & Nicole Leblanc Foundation in Brussels, Belgium, for ‘Horizonte Origen’. • Nazario: Delfina Foundation in London, United Kingdom, for ‘Serie Artefacto 1892’.

The winning works will also be added to the Eduardo León Jimenes Collection.