Ranch Week
Marilyn Minter to be honored at the
Ranch Gala on July 15, 2026
Anderson Ranch Arts Center is thrilled to announce that visionary artist Marilyn Minter is the 2026 International Artist Honoree.
Minter joins a distinguished legacy of past recipients who have fundamentally influenced contemporary art. Known for her provocative and hyper-realistic paintings, photographs, and videos, her work challenges perceptions of glamour and beauty in modern culture.
Mark your calendar for Ranch Week, July 13–18, featuring special activations and lectures throughout, including the screening of Minter’s acclaimed documentary film, Pretty Dirty. Minter will be presented with the award at the Ranch Gala on Wednesday, July 15, 2026.
2026 Ranch Gala Co-Chairs
Sue Hostetler | Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn | Robin Tebbe
We look forward to celebrating with you this summer. More details to follow!
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Meet the Honoree
About Marilyn Minter
Marilyn Minter is an artist based in New York. Recent solo exhibitions include Marilyn Minter, Regen Projects, Los Angeles, CA (2025), Marilyn Minter, Baldwin Gallery, Aspen, CO (2025), Marilyn Minter, LGDR, New York, NY (2023); Marilyn Minter, Lehmann Maupin, Hong Kong, China (2021); All Wet, Montpellier Contemporain (Mo.Co), Montpellier, France (2021); Smash, MoCA Westport, Westport, CT (2021); Fierce Women, The Cube, Moss Arts Center, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA (2020);Nasty Woman, SCAD Museum of Art, Savannah GA (2020); among others. From 2015 through 2017, her retrospective, Marilyn Minter: Pretty/Dirty, traveled to the Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston (TX); the Museum of Contemporary Art, Denver (CO); the Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach (CA); and the Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn (NY). Her video Green Pink Caviar was on view at The Museum of Modern Art, New York from 2010-2011.
Minter is the recipient of numerous prestigious awards, including the Louis Comfort Tiffany Grant (2006) and the Guggenheim Fellowship (1998). Minter’s work is in the collections of many museums globally, including the MIT List Center, Cambridge (MA); the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (CA); the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MA); the Museum of Modern Art, New York (NY); the Perez Art Museum, Miami (FL); the Tate Modern, London (U.K); the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York (NY); and the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York (NY), among many others.
Minter is represented by Salon 94, New York, Regen Projects, Los Angeles, Lehmann Maupin, Hong Kong/Seoul, Baldwin Gallery, Aspen, and Gavlak Gallery, Palm Beach.
About The Awards
The International Artist Award is given to globally-recognized artists who demonstrate the highest level of artistic achievement and whose careers have fundamentally influenced contemporary art. As the 28th honoree, Marilyn Minter joins illustrious past recipients, including Titus Kaphar (2025), Charles Gaines (2024), Christian Marclay (2023), Yinka Shonibare CBE (2022), Simone Leigh (2021), Nick Cave (2019), Ai Weiwei (2018), Wangechi Mutu (2017), Carrie Mae Weems (2016), Frank Stella (2015), Theaster Gates (2014), and Bill Viola (2013).
Past Celebrations
2025 Ranch Week Celebration