Winners of the St. Leopold Peace Prize

2023

»Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.« (Galatians 6:2)

Konstanze Tommer, St. Leopold Peace Prize for humanitarian commitment in art
Ulrike Anna Schwartz, honorary prize
Ines Schaikowski, honorary prize

2020

»Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my soul. I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing.« (Psalm 69,2)

Petra Weifenbach, St. Leopold Peace Prize for humanitarian commitment in art
Gea van Eck, honorary prize
Jenny Ymker, honorary prize

2018

»Time is given to us and we shape the time.« (Koh 3,1-11)

Simon Schober, St. Leopold Peace Prize for humanitarian commitment in art
Daniel Sommergruber, honorary prize
Gerd Paulicke, honorary prize

2016

“The Power of Greed”

Gregor Sailer, St. Leopold Peace Prize for humanitarian commitment in art
Frenzy Höhne, honorary prize
Wadim Rakowski, honorary prize

2014

“Am I my brother’s keeper?”  Genesis chapter 4, verse 9.

Peter Müller, St. Leopold Peace Prize for humanitarian commitment in art
‪Willy Puchner, honorary prize‬
‪Dominik Fleischmann, honorary prize‬

2012

“Human Dignity versus Cynicism” was the theme of the St. Leopold Peace Prize selected by provost Bernhard Backovsky for 2012.

Marion Linke, St. Leopold Peace Prize for humanitarian commitment in art
Claudia Henzler, Special Photography Prize
‪Stephan Popeller, honorary prize‬
‪Robert Fleischanderl, honorary prize‬

2011

The theme of the St. Leopold Peace Prize 2011 was “Justice Creates Peace”

Mariele Bergmann, St. Leopold Peace Prize for humanitarian commitment in art
‪Peter Berresheim, honorary prize‬
‪Ingrid Sonntag Ramirez Ponte, honorary prize‬
‪Lela Ahmadzai, Special Photography Prize‬

2010

The theme of the year was “Giving a Voice to the Poor”.

Dora Varkonyi, St. Leopold Peace Prize for humanitarian commitment in art
‪Leonard Popen, Special Photography Prize ‬
Andreas Laugesen, honorary prize
‪Marko Lipus, honorary prize‬

2009

In 2009 the St. Leopold Peace Prize for humanitarian commitment in art was awarded as two honorary prizes in addition to the main prize. All three awards on the theme of “Faith, Hope and Charity” went to women artists.

‪Ramona Schnekenburger, St. Leopold Peace Prize for humanitarian commitment in art‬
‪Agnes Winzig, honorary prize‬
‪Eva Weiler, honorary prize‬

2008

For the St. Leopold Peace Prize in 2008, Provost Bernhard Backovsky chose the theme of “Stations of the Cross and Salvation”.

Elke Zauner, St. Leopold Peace Prize for humanitarian commitment in art