Galerie Max Hetzler Artist Toby Ziegler Awarded 2025 Jean-François Prat Prize in Paris
The Facts
On July 12, 2025, Galerie Max Hetzler announced that artist Toby Ziegler has been awarded the 2025 Jean-François Prat Prize in Paris. The prize recognizes contemporary painting. Ziegler's large-scale, site-specific mural at Goodmayes Hospital in Ilford, commissioned as part of Hospital Rooms, aims to transform the clinical environment through exterior wall and sculptural works exploring themes of home, identity and collective joy.
The Signal
The Jean-François Prat Prize is a significant honor for mid-career artists, placing Ziegler among a select group of international painters. The award signals his growing institutional recognition, while his Hospital Rooms mural underscores the artist's engagement with social practice and public art, a trend increasingly valued by collectors and curators.
- Artists: Toby Ziegler
- Galleries: Galerie Max Hetzler
- Locations: Paris, Ilford
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