Renowned American super-realist sculptor Carole Feuerman has been awarded the World of Peace Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Arts, honoring her enduring contribution to contemporary sculpture and her lifelong dedication to art as a force for empathy and human connection. The award was presented by Ada Iliopoulos, President of the Le Soleil Foundation, in collaboration with the City of Athens and the Mayor of Athens, during a distinguished ceremony held at the Acropolis Museum, one of the world’s most powerful symbols of civilization and cultural continuity.

Reflecting on the deeper meaning of the moment, Feuerman shared:

“I didn’t expect this moment to feel so personal. Receiving the award reminded me of why I’ve spent my lifetime shaping the human form—because art can speak quietly, yet carry meaning far beyond itself. It’s less about looking back and more about reaffirming what art can still do: invite empathy, calm, and connection. I am grateful for this moment and for everyone who believes in art as a shared human language.”

The award crowns an exceptionally active and internationally visible year for Feuerman. In 2025, her work was celebrated through three major solo museum exhibitions, including The Voice of the Body, a landmark 50-year retrospective curated by Demetrio Paparoni at Palazzo Bonaparte in Rome; Emergence: The Art of Carole Feuerman at the Medici Museum of Art in Warren, Ohio; and Long Island Girl at the Museum of Sex in New York City.

Carole Feuerman during the award ceremony at the Acropolis Museum. Athens, Greece.

Her publishing milestones further expanded her legacy with two new books and a major monograph released this year. Her first publication was a hardcover exhibition catalogue accompanying her solo exhibition at Palazzo Bonaparte, presented in the summer and fall of 2025. On November 19, 2025, Feuerman celebrated the release of her new monograph, Feuerman: Super Realist Sculptures, published by Rizzoli, with a book signing at Rizzoli New York. Her most recent book, unveiled during Art Basel Miami just last week, I AM MINE, published by Moebius, includes six essays by leading art critics and scholars. The publication explores Feuerman’s early work from the 1970s, situating it within the cultural and artistic landscape of the time while illuminating her lasting influence on contemporary sculpture.

Feuerman’s commitment to artistic equity continues through the Feuerman Sculpture Foundation (FSF), founded in 2011 to support underrepresented artists. In May 2025, the Foundation presented its fourth exhibition, ZODIAC: The Mysterious Power of the Creative, a group exhibition at the Medici Museum of Art featuring 25 artists. Simultaneously, the Foundation inaugurated a sculpture park at the Medici Museum with the donation of Feuerman’s monumental works Poseidon and Justice, valued at $1.5 million.

*Justice*, from the exhibition *The Voice of the Body*, Palazzo Bonaparte, Rome.

Her lifetime achievements were further recognized this December by the Universal Women Network, honoring her contributions to the arts and her impact as a woman artist whose career continues to inspire across generations.

Looking ahead, 2026 opens with a major international exhibition. On January 16, 2026, Feuerman will present Reborn into the Water, a solo exhibition at the iconic Heydar Aliyev Center in Baku, Azerbaijan, designed by Zaha Hadid. Featuring more than 35 sculptures created from the 1970s to the present, the exhibition explores water as a metaphor for strength, purification, and renewal—unfolding as a poetic dialogue between sculpture, architecture, nature, and spirit.

Sculptor Carole Feuerman in her studio in New York.

Further cementing her global stature, Feuerman will receive the 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Sculpture International Center (SIC) on May 1, 2026, one of the highest honors bestowed upon sculptors worldwide.

Carole Feuerman’s legacy is not only one of mastery and endurance, but of presence—alive, evolving, and deeply engaged with the world. Her work continues to affirm art’s quiet power to heal, to connect, and to reflect our shared humanity.

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