Emma Nishimura, David Hockney and HM Queen Sonja at the Royal Academy of Arts
The QSPA Lifetime Achievement Award was presented for the first time in 2018 and honors artists for their outstanding careers and lifelong dedication to graphic art and printmaking. The selection of the award recipient is made by the QSPA Board, and the award is presented bi-annually.
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Judy Chicago
award winner 2026Judy Chicago's (b. 1939, Chicago, USA) career spans almost six decades, during which time she has produced a prodigious body of art that has been exhibited all over the world.... -
Anselm Kiefer
award winner 2024Born in 1945 in Donaueschingen, Germany, Anselm Kiefer is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice encompasses photography, painting, artist’s books, sculpture, installation, and architecture. Kiefer studied law and romance languages before... -
William Kentridge
award winner 2022William Kentridge ( born Johannesburg, South Africa , 1955) is internationally acclaimed for his drawings , films, theatre and opera productions . His method combines drawing, writing, film, performance, music,... -
Paula Rego
award winner 2020Paula Rego was born in 1935 in Lisbon, Portugal. She studied at the Slade School of Art between 1952 and 1956 and settled permanently in London in 1963. In her... -
David Hockney
award winner 2018With a career spanning seven decades, David Hockney OM CH RA (b. 1937) is considered one of the most influential British artists of the 20 th and 21 st centuries....
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