Ukrainian artist Zhanna Kadyrova becomes first laureate of French Her Art Prize 2025

This was announced on the prize's official website.  

Art Paris and Marie Claire magazine have teamed up to launch the Her Art Prize for female artists in 2025, in partnership with Boucheron. The first Her Art Prize laureate is Ukrainian artist Zhanna Kadyrova.  

The winner will receive a €30,000 prize. In addition, Marie Claire and Art Paris will organize an international campaign to promote the winner’s work.  

"Innovation and creative audacity have been an integral part of the company’s identity ever since 1858. Creative Director Claire Choisne and I see it as our duty to perpetuate the original vision of Frédéric Boucheron. We are proud to be supporting the Her Art Prize, which is the perfect embodiment of our values and a good way to showcase the work of women artists. This initiative is not only an opportunity to take stock of the progress that has been made so far, but also to realise just how far there is still to go for women in the art world. In our opinion, gender diversity is vital because it enhances the way we see the world. For Boucheron, this prize is an opportunity to support a talented artist and to contribute to fashioning a more egalitarian future for everyone working in the creative industries," said Boucheron CEO Hélène Poulit-Duquesne.  

The Her Art Prize recognizes both "the career of a unique woman artist and a body of work that has pushed back the limits."  

"In contemporary art, placing emerging artists at the center of attention is one of our duties, which we take very seriously, particularly artists whose work often resonates strongly with contemporary issues. It is a great honor for me to join forces with Art Paris and Boucheron to further express our editorial ambitions and beliefs: women artists have a message for all of us!" emphasized Marie Claire’s editor-in-chief, Catriona Pulleken.  

In her series "Refugees," Zhanna Kadyrova documented the interiors of buildings destroyed by explosions. The absence of people and any belongings in these places is highlighted only by the presence of houseplants, silently reminding us of the past.