Assistant Professor of Art Fia Backström Receives the Borlem Prize
POSTED ON: April 3, 2024
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School of Art Assistant Professor Fia Backström was awarded the 2023 U.S. Borlem Prize, which goes to an artist who brings awareness to mental health issues. Half of the $40,000 prize money is donated to Bezerk Productions run by artist Linda Sibio, for their inventive art-based therapeutic methods. Cooper Union alumna Ebecho Muslimova A’10 received the award in 2022.