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Its aim is to highlight and accompany the creative emulation of the Malagasy contemporary scene. Prix Paritana is open to all artists of the malagasy art scene and to all medium (painting, sculpture, video, photography, installation, etc.), to encourage dialogue between cultures and allow the creation and dissemination of artistic projects in Madagascar and internationally.
Initiated in 2017 by Eric Dereumaux, Founder and Director of Galerie RX (Paris, New York), Prix Paritana is supported by Air France, the Cité internationale des arts in Paris, as well as Institut Français de Madagascar.
In 2026, on the occasion of its 10th edition, Prix Paritana evolves by strengthening the support provided to laureates and runners-up. This development reflects the commitment of Fondation H to offering structured and sustainable support, and to fostering interactions between awarded artists, their peers, and international art professionals, in response to the current challenges facing the contemporary Malagasy art scene.
In 2026, the open call for applications runs from 12 January to 24 March.
A free training session, open to all candidates wishing to apply, was offered by Fondation H on 20 February 2026.
Miangaly Elia Andriantsoa, born in 2002 in Antananarivo, is a self-taught visual artist whose practice focuses on the creation of dioramas. Through this medium, she explores how urban structures reflect living conditions and cultural identities. Her approach consists of transforming social observations and historical narratives into visual objects, creating a link between reality and her own sensibility. The series she develops become a way of connecting collective issues with a more personal form of expression.
Miangaly Elia Andriantsoa was selected for her project rooted in Malagasy architecture and urbanism. Starting from the concept of the corridor—an in-between space, transitional from passage to wellbeing—she deconstructs her miniature dioramas to animate their fragments through painting, collage, and weaving, exploring monumental formats for the first time. The exhibition takes the form of an immersive corridor where a personal quest for identity becomes a universal reflection on heritage, transmission, and self-reconstruction.
Finiavana Raharisandratana, born in 1996 in Tsiroanomandidy, is a digital photographer whose practice, deeply rooted in southern Madagascar, explores the relationship between humans and their natural environment. His work pays particular attention to invisible or overlooked elements—organic forms, textures, light—in order to convey notions of grounding, memory, and transformation. Between contemplation and visual poetry, his photographs cultivate an aesthetic of the minute, inviting a slower gaze upon the natural world.
Finiavana Raharisandratana develops a photographic project on the Great South of Madagascar, a territory too often reduced to images of precarity, which he seeks to restore in its dignity, beauty, and human complexity. His approach aims to reveal the deep connections between individuals and their environment through a sensitive and respectful aesthetic. To enrich his prints, he incorporates dried flowers in reference to Antemoro paper, a traditional Malagasy craft, creating a hybrid space between document and poetry, between captured reality and symbolic reinvention.
Zo Andrianjafy is a Malagasy documentary photographer and photojournalist based in Antananarivo, developing personal projects rooted in memory, cultural identity, and environmental change. A member of Mira Photo and an alumnus of the VII Academy and the Market Photo Workshop in Johannesburg, he works with natural light and a focus on everyday gestures, gazes, and inhabited spaces. Convinced that photography captures what is felt as much as what is seen, he seeks to make the image a space for reflection on existence, time, and belonging.
For his project Tsiokatimo, The Guardians of Absence, Zo Andrianjafy shifts the focus away from the crisis imagery often associated with Androy in southern Madagascar, turning instead to those who remain as their world gradually transforms to the point of becoming unrecognisable. Grounded in the notion of solastalgia, the project explores—through black-and-white photography and natural light—how climatic and migratory disruptions alter relationships to territory, life cycles, and tanindrazana (the land of the ancestors). Far from any direct explanation, this immersive series seeks to render an experience of absence perceptible through the gestures, gazes, and silences of those who stay.
- A creation grant of €3,000
- A six-month residency comprising: three months at the Cité internationale des arts in Paris (October to December), followed by three months at Fondation H in Antananarivo (January to March)
- A one-week introduction to the Parisian art scene at the beginning of the residency, dedicated to professional meetings and visits to major cultural institutions in Paris
- An open studio at the Cité internationale des arts in Paris, allowing for the presentation of research developed during the first phase of the residency
- A solo exhibition at Institut Français de Madagascar, following the second residency period, supported by Fondation H
- Ongoing artistic and professional support, including several studio visits with key figures from the art world (gallerists, curators, artists, etc.)
- An individual professional development session focusing on portfolio writing, issues related to the artist’s status, and career development
- The production of a critical text commissioned by Fondation H, written by an author, critic or curator, and published as a leaflet on the occasion of the exhibition at Institut Français de Madagascar
- The exhibition of one or more artworks in the boarding area of Antananarivo International Airport, through a partnership with Ravinala Airport
- Inclusion in the ‘Alumni Paritana’ network, bringing together laureates and runners-up since 2017 within a dynamic of collective support and exchange
- A free training session during the application period, offered by Fondation H and open to all candidates, aimed at supporting the understanding of the stakes involved in an international prize and residency
- A creation grant increased to 5 million ariary
- A three-month residency (August to October), followed by a solo exhibition at Fondation H in Antananarivo
- Ongoing artistic and professional support, including several studio visits with key figures from the art world (gallerists, curators, artists, etc.)
- An individual professional development session focusing on portfolio writing, issues related to the artist’s status, and career development
- The production of a critical text by Fondation H, published as a leaflet on the occasion of the exhibition at Fondation H in Antananarivo
- A personalised meeting with the team of Institut Français de Madagascar, including an exhibition visit, a discussion session, and a portfolio presentation
- Inclusion in the ‘Alumni Paritana’ network, bringing together laureates and runners-up since 2017 within a dynamic of collective support and exchange
- A free training session during the application period, offered by Fondation H and open to all candidates, aimed at supporting the understanding of the stakes involved in an international prize and residency
To apply to Prix Paritana, candidates are required to submit two PDF documents:
A portfolio, which must include:
personal details (surname, first name, date and place of birth, place of residence), contact details (email address, mobile phone number, social media), CV, artistic statement, as well as past projects and exhibitions (maximum 20 pages).
A project presentation document, presenting the project you wish to develop as part of the Prix Paritana, which must include:
a project description text and at least five preparatory visuals illustrating the project (maximum 10 pages).
Applications must be submitted via a dedicated online form, open from 12 January to 24 March 2026.
Incomplete applications will not be considered.
For any enquiries: contact@fondation-h.com
Each edition of the contemporary art prize is accompanied by a free training module, organised during the application period by Fondation H, aimed at assisting applicants in constructing and defining their submissions. This year, the training session took place on 20 February at Fondation H.
Since 2024, the application dossier requires an artistic file that includes a description of the project with which the artists are applying, an artistic CV, and aportfolio, following international standards.
2025
Winner: Chloé Soafaniry Ramanankasina, artist designer
Second prize ex-aequo: Marcel Josoa Andrisoa Rakotonandrasana, known as Andri Marcel, visual artist
Second prize ex-aequo: Rado Ramilison, visual artist
2024
Winner: Tsiriniaina Irimboangy, artist-researcher-designer
Second prize ex-aequo: Andy Rasoloharivony, photographer and video artist
Second prize ex-aequo: Finoana Ratovo Andriantseheno, visual artist
2023
Winner: Ashiko Ratovo, multidisciplinary artist
Second prize ex-aequo: Dina Nomena Andriarimanjaka, multidisciplinary artist
Second prize ex-aequo: Ophélia Arilala Ralamboson, artist designer
2022
Winner: Mahefa Dimbiniaina Randrianarivelo, photographic artist
Second prize ex-aequo: Olivia Bourgois, visual artist
Second prize ex-aequo: Viviane Rakotoarivony, artist photographer
2021
Winner: Richianny Ratovo, visual artist
Second prize ex-aequo: Ms. V, digital artist
Second prize ex-aequo: Indie, visual artist
2020
Winner: Madame Zo, weaving artist
Following the death of Madame Zo on July 14, 2020, curator Rina Ralay-Ranaivo was invited to take up a writing residency at the Cité internationale des arts. He devoted himself to the production of a monograph on Madame Zo's work.
Second prize ex-aequo: Yannick Tojonantenaina Andrianambonisoa, artist photographer
Second prize ex-aequo: Felana, artist photographer
2019
Winner: Rijasolo, artist photographer
Second prize ex-aequo: Nirina Randrianarisoa, painter
Second prize ex-aequo: Mahefa Dimbiniaina Randrianarivelo, artist photographer
2018
Winner: Dwa, cartoonist
Second prize ex-aequo: Inès Cadillac, visual artist
Second prize ex-aequo: Liva Marc, cartoonist
2017
Winner: Temandrota, visual artist
Second prize ex-aequo: Rina Ralay-Ranaivo, curator
Second prize ex-aequo: Madame Zo, visual artist