AXA XL, a division of AXA, developed the AXA Art Prize in partnership with the New York Academy of Art. Over the past nine years, the Prize has become one of the premier student art competitions in the U.S. and is open to figurative paintings, drawings and prints created by undergraduate and graduate art students. Exhibition Jurors included curators from esteemed art institutions and museums such as Crystal Bridges Museum, the Hammer Museum, MoMA, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
The first prize is awarded $10,000 and the second prize $5,000. This year, winners will be chosen by renowned artists Ann Craven, Amy Cutler, Kiki Smith, and Jennifer Schipf from AXA XL. Prize winners will be announced in November, 2026.
