Art Awards in Ukraine
The Kazimir Malevich Art Award was established in 2008 through the initiative of Jerzy Onuch, the director of the Polish Institute in Kyiv, and Wojciech Krukowski, the director of Ujazdwski Castle Centre for Contemporary Art, on the 130th anniversary of Kazimir Malevich, as a tribute to the artist of Polish origin born in Kyiv. The prize is awarded every two years to outstanding contemporary Ukrainian artists.
The PinchukArtCentre Prize is a nationwide prize in contemporary art for young Ukrainian artists up to the age of 35. It is awarded every two years, starting in 2009. This is the first private art prize in Ukraine, aimed at discovering, supporting, and fostering a new generation of young Ukrainian artists.
Women in Arts is an independent award established in 2019 by UN Women and the Ukrainian Institute as a part of the HeForShe solidarity movement for gender equality.
Taras Shevchenko National Prize
The highest state prize of Ukraine for works of culture and the arts has been awarded since 1961.