Winner of prestigious 2023 Ramsay Art Prize announced

South Australian artist, Ida Sophia has won the $100,000 acquisitive prize for her video work 'Witness'.

Performance artist Ida Sophia is the winner of the ‘life-changing’ Ramsay Art Prize for 2023. An Adelaidean who has studied at the Marina Abramović Institute for the Preservation of Performance Art in Greece, Ida Sophia’s work spans performance art, media, sculpture and installation.

Speaking at the awards ceremony, Nicholas Ross, Chair of the Ramsay Foundation, said, ‘The Ramsay Art Prize embodies the values and vision of James and Diana’s legacy. It is a privilege to provide young artists with the opportunity to radically change their trajectory, and we look forward to seeing Ida Sophia’s career flourish.’

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Dr Diana Carroll is a writer, speaker, and reviewer currently based in Adelaide and London. Her work has been published in newspapers and magazines including The Sydney Morning Herald, The Australian, Woman's Day and B&T. Writing about the arts is one of her great passions.