On Monday 26 November, Apollo celebrated its annual awards with a dinner and ceremony. The awards celebrate major achievements in the art world in the following categories: Personality, Artist, Digital Innovation, Museum Opening, Exhibition, Acquisition and Book. The event was held in association with Bonhams, at the auction house’s headquarters on New Bond Street.
Photo: Ben Broomfield
John Akomfrah collects the award for Artist of the Year. Photo: Ben Broomfield
Desmond Shawe-Taylor and Per Rumberg collecting the Exhibition of the Year award for ‘Charles I: King and Collector’ at the Royal Academy, London. Photo: Ben Broomfield
Emma Cantwell collecting the Museum Opening of the Year award for the Louvre Abu Dhabi. Photo: Ben Broomfield
Thomas Sokolowski collects the Acquisition of the Year award for the Dodge Collection of Soviet Nonconformist Art at Zimmerli Art Museum, Rutgers University. Photo: Ben Broomfield
Munira Mirza of HENI Talks collects the Digital Innovation of the Year award. Photo: Ben Broomfield
Charles Saumarez-Smith collects the Personality of the Year award. Photo: Ben Broomfield
Johan Van der Beke collects the Book of the Year award for ‘The History of Venetian Renaissance Sculpture, ca. 1400–1530’ by Anne Markham Schulz. Photo: Ben Broomfield
Grayson Perry, Munira Mirza and Thomas Sokolowski. Photo: Ben Broomfield
Thomas Marks. Photo: Ben Broomfield
Kate Bryan, Eugenio Re Rebaudengo and Kathleen Soriano. Photo: Ben Broomfield
Jo Baring and Caroline Walker. Photo: Ben Broomfield
The Winners | Personality of the Year | Artist of the Year | Museum Opening of the Year | Exhibition of the Year | Book of the Year | Digital Innovation of the Year | Acquisition of the Year | View the shortlists