2025 Art Basel Awards Served As A Stunning Evening: Celebrating Contemporary Art And The Future It Holds!

 By Evan L. Jackson

     Miami Art Week is the toast of the town this time of year so that means of course the 2025 Art Basel Awards is hotly anticipated. On December 4th  their 11 Gold Awardees at the Art Basel Awards Night, held in Miami Beach, were announced. The gracious host for the evening was the iconic artist & producer, art advocate and avid art collector Swizz Beatz.

Art Basel Awards Gold Awardees 2025

ICON ARTIST

• Cecilia Vicuña

ESTABLISHED ARTISTS

• Nairy Baghramian
• Ibrahim Mahama

EMERGING ARTISTS

• Mohammad Alfaraj
• Saodat Ismailova

CROSS-DISCIPLINARY CREATORS

• Formafantasma

PATRONS

• Joel Wachs

INSTITUTIONS

• RAW Material Company

CURATORS

• Candice Hopkins

ALLIES

• Gasworks / Triangle Network

MEDIA AND STORYTELLERS

• Negar Azimi

BOSS AWARD for Outstanding Achievement

• Meriem Bennani

  The Art Basel Awards Night has partnered with BOSS and is supported by the City of Miami Beach, Greater Miami Convention, and Vistors Bureau. The After Party was funded by their event partner Pedro Verde Mezcal. Notable names in attendance were Kickstarter CEO Everette Taylor and Grammy winning artist Khalid.

  The Art Basel Awards is the first global honors committed to acknowledging and celebrating excellency throughout the contemporary art landscape. Presenting in partnership with BOSS, the Awards highlights individuals and organizations creating the future of contemporary art across ground breaking practices like art, fashion, music, design, publishing and much more.

Art Basel leadership was represented by Noah Horowitz, CEO, Art Basel, and Vincenzo de Bellis, Chief Artistic Officer and Global Director of Fairs, together with Bridget Finn, Director, Art Basel Miami Beach, Maike Cruse, Director of Art Basel in Basel, Angelle Siyang-Le, Director of Art Basel Hong Kong, Karim Crippa, Director of Art Basel Paris, and Carly Murphy, Global Head of Collector and Institutional Relations.

Photos Courtesy of Art Basel*