Tomma Abts - Turner Prize

Turner Prize

Abts is the winner of the 2006 Turner Prize, awarded by the Tate in London. The Tate Gallery has praised "her rigorous and consistent approach to painting" and added "Through her intimate and compelling canvases she builds on and enriches the language of abstract painting." Abts is represented by greengrassi, London and by David Zwirner, New York.

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