Western Sydney artist Marikit Santiago has won the $80,000 La Prairie art award, which will see two of her works join the Art Gallery of NSW (AGNSW) collection and send the artist to Europe in June for a residency that will include time at Switzerland’s prestigious Art Basel international art fair.
A three-time Archibald Prize finalist, Santiago’s work is inspired by her Filipino heritage, and her paintings frequently centre on family life. For the acquisitive prize, which was founded in 2022 to celebrate Australian female artists, the AGNSW has chosen A Seat at the Table (Magulang) and A Seat at the Table (Kapatid) to join its collection. They portray two generations of Santiago’s family; her parents and her sister.
