Prize Winner 2024:
Cassie Packard

Cassie Packard

Portraits of Cassie Packard by Kevin J. Miyazaki

Cassie Packard (she/they) is a Brooklyn-based art writer particularly interested in worldbuilding practices and networks, with queerness as a frame and focus. Her words appear in publications including Art in America, Artforum, ArtReview, BOMB, The Brooklyn Rail, Cultured, e-flux, Financial Times, Hyperallergic, and frieze, where she is a reviews editor. She has contributed to volumes published by the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Dais Books, GRIMM, Karma, Miles McEnery Gallery, and Viaindustriae, and she is the author of Art Rules (Frances Lincoln, 2023). Packard is a member of the International Association of Art Critics and has been awarded fellowships at Momus, Recess, and The Art & Law program. She is a frequent guest lecturer and visiting critic at universities and artist residencies. She holds an M.A. with merit in art history from University College London and a B.A. with honors in art history from Brown University.

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