SECA Art Award

The SECA Art Award is a contemporary art award program that has been organized by the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and supported by its auxiliary SECA (Society for the Encouragement of Contemporary Art) since 1967 to honor San Francisco Bay Area artists. It includes an SFMOMA exhibition, an accompanying catalogue, and a modest cash prize. The SECA Art Award distinguishes “artists working independently at a high level of artistic maturity whose work has not, at the time of recommendation, received substantial recognition."

Currently, the SECA Art Award exhibition occurs biennially. Two SFMOMA assistant curators from the Department of Painting and Sculpture make the selection of finalists and award winners and co-organize the SECA Art Award exhibition.

The high-profile, ongoing exhibition series often provides artists with their first major exposure at a large institution. A number of past Art Award recipients and finalists are represented in SFMOMA's permanent collection and have been included in collection-based presentations.

SECA (Society for the Encouragement of Contemporary Art) was founded in 1961 as an auxiliary of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. The art interest group brings together collectors, curators, arts professionals, and artists through a variety of events that strengthen members' knowledge of contemporary art and appreciation of the local art community.

2012: Zarouhie Abdalian, Josh Faught, Jonn Herschend, David Wilson;

2010: Mauricio Ancalmo, Colter Jacobsen, Ruth Laskey, Kamau Amu Patton;

2008: Tauba Auerbach, Desiree Holman, Jordan Kantor, Trevor Paglen;

2006: Sarah Cain, Kota Ezawa, Amy Franceschini, Mitzi Pederson, Leslie Shows;

2004: Josephine Taylor, Shaun O’Dell, Simon Evans, Rosana Castrillo Diaz;

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