(Singapore, 23 January 2026)  ART SG and UBS awarded the inaugural “ ART SG FUTURES Prize, presented by UBS” to Filipino-Canadian inter-disciplinary artist Marigold Santos at ART SG 2026. The prize awards US$10,000 to celebrate outstanding work within the FUTURES sector of ART SG and reflects ART SG and UBS’s shared commitment to nurturing and spotlighting new talent, fostering innovation and supporting the next generation of creative voices. 

Filipino-Canadian inter-disciplinary artist Marigold Santos is the winner of the inaugural ART SG FUTURES Prize It was presented by UBS at ART SG 2026. (from left to right): Jury members Ms. Venus Lau, Director, Museum MACAN and Mr. Alessio Antoniolli, Director, Triangle Network; together with Ms. Young Jin Yee, Co-Head UBS Global Wealth Management Asia Pacific and Country Head Singapore; Mr. Gareth Brown, Co-Owner, Patel Brown gallery, which represents Marigold Santos at ART SG 2026; and Mr. Magnus Renfrew, Co-Founder ART SG.

The FUTURES sector showcases new artwork created specifically for the fair by rising talents, presented by young galleries established in the last ten years. Amongst a display of impressive works, the decision was a tough one and the award winner was carefully selected by jury members Alessio Antoniolli, Director, Triangle Network; Venus Lau, Director, Museum MACAN; and Khim Ong, Director, Collection, Public Art & Programmes, Singapore Art Museum.

Jin Yee Young, (right) Co-Head UBS Global Wealth Management Asia Pacific and Country Head UBS Singapore, stated. “UBS is proud to be part of the inaugural ART SG FUTURES Prize. This award highlights our dedication to enriching the wider art ecosystem and supporting emerging talent. This year, we also continue our community enrichment programs through our “Art for All” initiative where we invite the public to experience crafting messages of love and the craft of recycling at our public UBS Art Studio. Through the initiative, we are delighted to raise awareness about sustainability, public engagement and the transformative power of art.”

Marigold Santos was born in the Philippines and immigrated with her family to Canada in 1988. She pursues an inter-disciplinary art practice that examines diasporic lived experience and storytelling, presented within the otherworldly. She holds a BFA from the University of Calgary, and an MFA from Concordia University. As a recipient of grants from the Canada Council for the Arts, the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, and the Conseil des Arts et des Lettres du Québec, she continues to exhibit widely across Canada. Her recent solo exhibitions include SURFACE TETHER at the Art Gallery of Alberta (2019) MALAGINTO at Montréal, Arts Interculturels (MAI) and the Dunlop Art Gallery in Regina (2019), the pace and rhythm of time, floating at The Southern Alberta Art Gallery (SAAG) and Patel Brown, Toronto (2023). In 2023, she was longlisted for the Sobey Art Award. Santos maintains an active studio practice and resides in Treaty 7 Territory, in Mohkinstsis/Calgary.

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