Jan Fabre will receive the "International Art Award" for his work as a visual artist. The Cristobal Gabarron Foundation (Valladolid) will present this prestigious prize to Fabre on 9 October 2009. From the jury's report: "Due to his versatile character, open to diverse artistic disciplines ranging from scenic to visual arts. The trajectory of this Belgian artist won him international recognition because of his innovating spirit, while at the same time demonstrating his control of different technique, materials and expressions."

Le Syndicat de la Critique Professionnelle has awarded the "Prix du Jury" to Fabre (which has been presented to him on 15 June 2009). This organization groups all French professional art critics (performance arts). Fabre will receive this award for his most recent work for the stage, "Orgy of Tolerance".

http://www.premiosinternacionalesfcg.org/
http://www.syndicat-critique-tmd.fr