"The American artists Jennifer Packer and Marie Watt were revealed as the winners of this year's Heinz Awards for the Arts on Tuesday (16 September). This marks the 30th edition of the awards, which are bestowed by the Pittsburgh-based Heinz Family Foundation and come with an unrestricted cash prize of $250,000 for each artist. The awards are named for the US Senator John Heinz (1938-91) and honour individuals working in the arts, economy and environment."
"Packer, who was born in Philadelphia in 1984, earned her BFA from the Tyler School of Art at Temple University and her MFA from Yale University, has developed a distinctive style of boldly colourful, texturally fluid figurative painting. Her practice spans still lifes and portraits; the latter in particular have a psychological intensity and sense of intimacy that can be quite haunting, with figures alternately seeming to dissolve into their surroundings or radiate off the canvas with chromatic intensity."
""Storytelling is at the center of how we understand ourselves and everything else," Packer said in a statement. "Most stories, regardless of their significance, are held solely in the body or in language, and they disappear when that body is lost. I care very deeply about many things and am certain that few will try to contain them in the way I know they deserve to be held.""
Jennifer Packer and Marie Watt were named winners of the 30th Heinz Awards for the Arts, each awarded an unrestricted $250,000 prize from the Pittsburgh-based Heinz Family Foundation. The awards honor work across the arts, economy and environment and are named for US Senator John Heinz. Packer is a Philadelphia-born painter with a BFA from Tyler School of Art and an MFA from Yale, known for boldly colourful, texturally fluid figurative paintings and psychologically intense portraits. Watt’s practice uses diverse materials and is rooted in her heritage as a member of the Turtle Clan of the Seneca Nation of Indians. A ceremony for all categories will be held in Pittsburgh next month.
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