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Marit Törnqvist’s Children’s Books Are Tiny Islands With Peaceful Moorings
29 November 2024
Now that writer and illustrator Marit Törnqvist has received the prestigious Johannes Vermeer Prize – the first artist to do so producing work exclusively for children – writer Yelena Schmitz once again immerses herself in the books she so happily grew up with. ‘Her clear language invites me
Illustrator and Children’s Book Writer Marit Törnqvist Wins Johannes Vermeer Award
5 November 2024
The Johannes Vermeer Award 2024 goes to Swedish-Dutch illustrator and children's book writer Marit Törnqvist. She receives the Dutch State Award for the Arts for her exceptional artistic ability to depict universal emotions in language and drawings, and to bring them close to the reader's world of
Writer Arnon Grunberg Awarded Johannes Vermeer Prize
27 September 2022
Writer Arnon Grunberg wins this year’s Johannes Vermeer Prize, the Dutch State Prize for the Arts. The jury nominated him unanimously. Grunberg (b. 1971) receives the prize because of his exceptional significance for the Dutch arts. According to the jury, he has ‘undeniably had a great influence
Photographer Rineke Dijkstra Wins Johannes Vermeer Award
8 September 2020
The Johannes Vermeer Award 2020, the Dutch state prize for the arts, is awarded to Rineke Dijkstra. The jury unanimously nominated her. Rineke Dijkstra receives the award because of her iconic contribution to photography. According to the jury report, she is ‘the queen of Dutch portraiture’. The