Chilean Artist Receives Roswitha Haftmann Prize

2025-10-09 02:11:41

(MENAFN- Swissinfo) Cecilia Vicuña has been awarded the Roswitha Haftmann Prize, endowed with CHF150,000, by the Swiss foundation of the same name. The prize honours the Chilean-born artist, activist and poet for her life's work. This content was published on October 9, 2025 - 16:36 2 minutes Keystone-SDA

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For decades, Vicuña's work has combined“artistic radicalism with poetic power and social commitment”, the Roswitha Haftmann Foundation said on Thursday. Vicuña was born in Santiago de Chile in 1948 and is, according to the foundation, one of the most influential artists in Latin America.

Her work focusses on social justice, indigenous cultures, ecological issues and the transformative power of language. Since the 1960s, Vicuña has also combined her art with political action, according to the foundation. Living in exile after the military coup in Chile in 1973, Vicuña consistently developed her approach.

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