The winners of the second edition of the Paulo Cunha e Silva Art Prize have been named. The biannual prize is aimed at artists under 40, and was created by the Porto City Council as a tribute to the former Councillor for Culture, Paulo Cunha e Silva, doctor, art critic and curator, whose professional activity was always linked to theoretical reflection on contemporary art.

Although the Paulo Cunha e Silva Art Prize aims to award a single artist from a group of finalists, the jury proposed dividing the monetary value of 25,000 EUR between this edition’s six finalists—Basir Mahmood (Pakistan), Firenze Lai (Hong Kong), Lebohang Kganye (South Africa), Shaikha Al Mazrou (UAE), Song Ta (China) and Steffani Jemison (USA)—whose works are on display at the Galeria Municipal do Porto.