The late owner, Ulf G Lindén, founded Beckers’ Art Award. Mr Lindén had a passionate interest in modern art, and his daughter Jenny Lindén Urnes now continues the family tradition by chairing the jury of this award.
Since being established in 1987, Beckers Art Award has been awarded to several of Sweden’s most innovative and exciting young artists, such as Dan Wolgers (1989), Jockum Nordström (1999), Linn Fernström (2000) and Nathalie Djurberg (2006). The selected artist receives a sum of money, as well as a solo exhibition organised in conjunction with Färgfabriken, Stockholm.