artist painter Niède Guidon (Brazil), archeologist Abdul Sheriff (Tanzania), museum director Opiyo Okach (Kenya), dancer and choreographer Committee Niek Biegman, Aracy Amaral, Sadik Al-Azm, Goenawan Mohamad, Pedro Pimenta, Claudia Roden, Mick Pearce. The 2006 Prince Claus Awards Theme "10 years Prince Claus Awards" (recapitulating visual arts, writing and publishing, theater, cultural education and debate, cultural heritage and education) Laureates Reza Abedini (Iran) (Principal Award), graphical artist and art critic Lida Abdul (Afghanistan), visual artist, videographer and photographer Christine Tohmé (Lebanon), curator and art promoter Erna Brodber (Jamaica), writer and sociologist Henry Chakava (Kenya), publisher Frankétienne (Haiti), writer, poet, dramatist, musician and artist painter Madeeha Gauhar (Pakistan), actress, writer, theater maker and women rights activist Michael Mel (Papua New Guinea), art scientist, curator, philosopher, musician and playwright Committee for Relevant Art (Nigeria), art platform Al Kamandjâti Association (Palestine), musical development organization National Museum of Mali, archeological and ethnological museum Committee Selma Al-Radi, Manthia Diawara, Pablo Ortiz Monasterio, Amitav Ghosh, Virginia Pérez-Ratton, Mick Pearce, Niek Biegman. The 2007 Prince Claus Awards Theme "Culture and Conflict" Laureates Faustin Linyekula (D.R. Congo) (Principal Award), dancer and choreographer Patricia Ariza (Colombia), poet and actress Augusto Boal (Brazil), theater maker Emily Jacir (Palestine), visual artist Hollis Liverpool, alias Chalkdust (British Virgin Islands), calypso singer and writer Sudanese Writers Union (Sudan) Ars Aevi (Bosnia and Herzegovina), museum of art Oscar Hagerman (Mexico), architect and designer Harutyun Khachatryan (Armenia), filmmaker Godfrey Mwampembwa, alias Gado (Kenya), cartoonist Radio Isanganiro (Burundi), human rights promoter and radio station Committee Peter Geschiere, Manthia Diawara, Pablo Ortiz Monasterio, Mick Pearce, Virginia Pérez-Ratton, Selma Al-Radi. The 2008 Prince Claus Awards Theme "Culture and the Human Body" Laureates Mamoni Raisom Goswami (India) (Principal Award), writer and poet Li Xianting (China), art critic Ganchugiyn Purevbat (Mongolia), artist painter, museum director and lama Ousmane Sow (Senegal), sculptor Dayanita Singh (India), photographer Elia Suleiman (Palestine), filmmaker James Iroha Uchechukwu (Nigeria), photographer Tania Bruguera (Cuba), visual artist Ma Ke (China), fashion designer Jeanguy Saintus (Haiti), dancer and choreographer Carlos Henríquez Consalvi (Venezuela/El Salvador), radio broadcaster and museum director The 2009 Prince Claus Awards Theme « Culture and Nature » Laureates Simón Vélez - (Colombia) (Principal Award), architect El Anatsui - (Ghana), sculptor Doual'art - (Cameroon), art organization Liang Shaoji - (China), conceptual artist Jivya Soma Mashe - (India), visual artist Sammy Baloji - (D.R. Congo), photographer Santu Mofokeng - (South Africa), photographer Kanak Dixit - (Nepal), publisher and writer