Maison Perrier is launching the first Maison Perrier Art Prize, an international artistic competition open to emerging artists from around the world.
The competition aims to support the future of creativity by inviting a major artist to mentor an emerging talent. The MAISON PERRIER Art Prize aims to recognize emerging artists whose vision is shaping the future of creativity.
Subject to verification and compliance with all contest rules, the Winning Candidate may receive a total amount of up to (i) forty thousand euros (€40,000) as compensation, (ii) a 6-week artist residency at our mentor’s art space in Accra (Ghana), (iii) a mentorship and (iiii) a limited edition design on MAISON PERRIER packaging.
Application open from December 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026 (11:59 p.m. CET).
Amoako Boafo (b. 1984; Accra, Ghana; lives and works in Ghana) is innovative in his approach: acclaimed for his eNTiCing finger-painted portraits, his work has become landmarked in the pictorial subset of art history.
Through striking, often monotone and direct portraits, Boafo engages in an intimate closeness with his subjects. The figures gaze with unwavering firmness as they look to the viewer with stern dispositions. Typically isolated on singlecolor backgrounds, viewers have nowhere to look but at the subjects, leaving little room for misinterpretation. His tableaux vivants are placed at a high recognition, both physically regarding their size and spiritually in terms of their grandeur.
Boafo studied at the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna (Austria) and in 2017 was awarded with the jury prize, Walter Koschatzky Art Prize. His work has been widely collected by private and public collections, most recently by the Wooyang Art Museum (South Korea), Denver Art Museum (Denver, Colorado), the Musée National d’Art Moderne, Centre Pompidou (Paris, France), the Leopold Museum (Vienna, Austria), Tate Modern (London, UK), Los Angeles County Museum of Art (Los Angeles, California), and Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (New York, New York).
His work has been exhibited in institutions such as the Belvedere Museum (Vienna, Austria), Kunsthalle Vienna (Vienna, Austria), Seattle Art Museum (Seattle, WA), Museum of the African Diaspora (San Francisco, CA) and The Bass Museum (Miami, Florida), among others.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE?
Read the rules of entry and ensure that you meet all the criteria.
Each Candidate must be a graphic artist, i.e. an individual engaged in the creation of original visual works (in particular through painting or drawing) holding a certified diploma or degree from an accredited art school or higher education institution in the field of fine arts, applied arts or graphic design. Photography, video and sculpture are expressly excluded.
Each Candidate must be over 25 years of age at the time of application and legally of age in accordance with the laws of their country.
Each Candidate must have full legal capacity both at the time of their application and, if selected, of their formal acceptance of the prize.
Each Candidate shall also be responsible for maintaining appropriate insurance coverage, including accident and health, travel, and personal liability, proof of which shall be requested by MAISON PERRIER.
Candidates shall not have entered into any commercial agreement with a competing brand of MAISON PERRIER and be bound by any other commitment, including without limitation exclusivity, contractual limitation, or legal obligation that may impede participation in the competition or full execution of the collaboration, if selected as the Winning Candidate.
Candidates may not apply as part of, or on behalf of, an artist collective. No company or other legal entity may participate. Only individual applications shall be accepted.
The official language of the competition is English. Candidates must be able to express themselves in spoken and written English, with a level corresponding at least to a B2 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). Nevertheless, in order to facilitate and speed up the registration process, candidates may apply in any of the following languages: English, Mandarin Chinese, Spanish, French, Italian, German. Applications submitted in a language other than those listed above shall not be considered valid.
Candidates must be fully available for at least six consecutive weeks during September and October 2026 and must be able to travel to Accra, Ghana to participate in the Mentorship and Residency Program, if selected as the Winning Candidate. It is therefore important for all Candidates to ensure from the first phase of online registration that they are available during the above-mentioned period.
All of the above requirements must be strictly met in order to be eligible to participate.
MAISON PERRIER reserves the right to verify the accuracy and authenticity of the information submitted by Candidates and to disqualify at any time any Candidate in case of non-compliance with the eligibility criteria.
The works (painting(s) and/or drawing(s)) must be original creations, created recently (within the last five years), unique and one-of-a-kind, and must not have won any prizes previously.
COMPLETE THE
ONLINE REGISTRATION
Submit your application from December 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026 (11:59 p.m. CET).
MEET THE JURY OF THE
MAISON PERRIER ART PRIZE.
A jury made up of prominent figures in the art world will select the finalists
of the MAISON PERRIER Art Prize.
ABOUT THE MAISON PERRIER ART PRIZE
The MAISON PERRIER ART PRIZE is an international competition open
to emerging artists from
around the world.
The spirit of MAISON PERRIER is defined by the following values: the unexpected, daring spirit, wit, and Frenchness (stylish and cosmopolitan).
The competition is designed to support an emerging artist who embodies the essence of MAISON PERRIER. Provided all eligibility criteria are met and the candidate complies with the terms and conditions of the competition, the Winning Candidate may receive a total amount of up to forty thousand euros (€40,000) as compensation, a 6-week artist residency in our mentor’s art space in Accra (Ghana), a mentorship and a limited edition design on MAISON PERRIER packaging.
Read the Rules of Entry for candidates here.
The MAISON PERRIER Art Prize aims to recognize and support emerging artists of any age (over 25) or gender who demonstrate an exceptional ability to create works of superior aesthetic value. By identifying artists with a unique voice, the MAISON PERRIER Art Prize highlights the ongoing role of art in our culture. The mentor artist for this first edition is Amoako Boafo. He will choose the winner after a preselection by MAISON PERRIER and a jury of professionals.
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