Meet Katayoon Valamanesh. She is one of the 7 nominated artists for the Hendrik de Vriesstipendium 2022, an incentive prize from the municipality of Groningen for young talented artists.

In addition to Katayoon Valamanesh, Marnix Sixma Davey Smand are also nominated in the Visual Arts category. Renske Marike van Dijk, Meinte Dirksen, Thomas van Essen and Maartje Terpstra have a chance in the Literature category. In this video series, all nominees introduce themselves to you.

The winners are chosen by a professional jury, but there is also a public prize of 1,000 euros. Vote for your favorite online until 8 January 2023 via kunstpuntgroningen.nl/stem or visit the exhibition De Oogst in Kunstpunt and fill in a ballot.