Artes Mundi, the UK’s leading biennial exhibition and international contemporary art prize, is delighted to announce the shortlist of six international contemporary visual artists and five nationwide venue partners for its eleventh edition, Artes Mundi 11 with presenting partner Bagri Foundation (AM11) in 2025-26.
The artists are: Jumana Emil Abboud (born Shefa’amer, lives and works in London, UK and Jerusalem), Anawana Haloba (born Livingstone, lives and works in Oslo, Norway and Livingstone, Zambia), Kameelah Janan Rasheed (born East Palo Alto, lives and works in Brooklyn, NY, USA), Sancintya Mohini Simpson (born Brisbane, lives and works in Brisbane, Australia), Antonio Paucar (born Huancayo, lives and works between Berlin, Germany and Huancayo, Peru) and Sawangwongse Yawnghwe (born Shan State of Burma, lives and works in Amsterdam, the Netherlands).
As a vital platform of cultural exchange between the UK and global artistic communities centred on the ongoing examination of the ‘human condition’, Artes Mundi brings together a significant biennial exhibition of contemporary art from impactful international artists. AM11 continues its legacy of presenting exceptional work in Wales that engages with the pressing issues of our time.
Work by each artist will feature in the biennial exhibition AM11 taking place from 17 October 2025 to 22 February 2026 with the winner of the prestigious £40,000 Artes Mundi Prize – the UK’s largest contemporary art prize – announced during the exhibition run. Following the success of AM10, for a second time AM11 will be presented nationally at multiple venues across Wales, with Aberystwyth Arts Centre participating for the first time.
All artists will be represented by work at National Museum in Cardiff, part of Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales, with further solo presentations on display across the country. The venue partners for AM11 are: Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Aberystwyth; Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea; MOSTYN, Llandudno; National Museum Cardiff; and Chapter, Cardiff.