Vilcek Foundation Prizes

in Biomedical Science, Dance, and Biotechnology

Meet the 2022 Prizewinners

Mission

The Vilcek Foundation raises awareness of immigrant contributions in the United States, and fosters appreciation of the arts and sciences.

We are committed to diversity and inclusive exchange. Through our prizes, grantmaking, and art collection, we celebrate immigrant artists and scientists, and leaders who advocate for immigrant rights.

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Prizes

2022 Vilcek Foundation Prizewinners

Nine prizes totaling $600,000 are being awarded to immigrant leaders in biomedical science, dance, and biotechnology, including Vishva M. Dixit, Soledad Barrio, and Katalin Karikó.

Meet the prizewinners

Vilcek Foundation Prizes

Awarded annually, the Vilcek Foundation Prizes honor immigrants for extraordinary contributions in the arts and sciences.

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Art

Still Life with Dial

1922 Stuart Davis
A cubist still life featuring a cup and saucer, stack of magazines, and jug on an upturned table top.

Acoma Four Color Polychrome Olla

c. 1900 Unknown Artist
An Acoma pot decorated in white, red, orange, and black geometric shapes.

Mont Sainte-Victoire

c. 1927 Marsden Hartley
Painting of a mountain ridge in navy and pink surrounded by a landscape of warm pinks, reds, and green.

Black Package

1965 Christo
A package wrapped in black fabric with twine and rope and attached to a white block of wood and enclosed in plexiglass.

Bomber

1944 Ralston Crawford
Painting of a plane crash with debris from the aircraft, buildings, and landscape, including a bicycle.

Mezcala Temple

200 BCE–500 CE Unknown Artist
Sculpture of a four column temple with a reclining figure on the top and a staircase carved into the base.

Penumbra

2007-2010 Neri Oxman
Translucent yellow abstract sculpture with multiple folds.

Women and Trees

1911 Max Weber
A group of pale, nude women scattered among the trees in a forest.

Events

Exhibition

Marsden Hartley: Adventurer in the Arts

September 19, 2022 - January 20, 2023 21 E 70th Street
New York, NY 10021

The Vilcek Foundation will open its next major exhibition, Marsden Hartley: Adventurer in the Arts, in September 2022.

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News

September 7, 2021

Announcing the 2022 Vilcek Foundation Prizewinners

The Vilcek Foundation awards $600,000 in prizes to outstanding immigrant leaders in biomedical science and in dance.
September 7, 2021

$250,000 in Vilcek Foundation Prizes Awarded to Immigrant Dancers and Choreographers

Soledad Barrio, Tatiana Desardouin, Tamisha Guy, and Leonardo Sandoval receive the 2022 Vilcek Foundation Prizes in Dance.
The three prizewinners in dance: Tamisha Guy, Tatiana Desardouin, and Leonardo Sandoval.
September 7, 2021

Vilcek Foundation Awards $250,000 in Prizes to Immigrant Scientists

Vishva M. Dixit, Markita del Carpio Landry, Hani Goodarzi, and Harris Wang receive the 2022 Vilcek Foundation Prizes in Biomedical Science.
The three prizewinners in biomedical science: Hani Goodarzi, Markita del Carpio Landry, and Harris Wang.
June 8, 2021

Dr. Katalin Karikó receives 2022 Vilcek Prize for Excellence for pioneering vaccine research

The 2022 Vilcek Prize for Excellence in Biotechnology is awarded to Dr. Katalin Karikó for her research discoveries that rendered mRNA vaccines for COVID-19 possible.
June 8, 2021

Vilcek Foundation awards $100,000 prize to Dr. Katalin Karikó, immigrant scientist who pioneered mRNA vaccine technology

Dr. Katalin Karikó receives the 2022 Vilcek Prize for Excellence in Biotechnology.
Katalin Karikó sits in her home office dressed in a black blazer.