Previously, Barbara Nanning (2023), Lotta Blokker (2022), Lita Cabellut (2021), Saskia Boelsums (2020), Claudy Jongstra (2019), Theo Jansen (2018), Marc Mulders (2017), Daan Roosegaarde (2016), Marlene Dumas (2015), Erwin Olaf (2014), Giovanni Dalessi (2013), Ted Noten (2012), Sam Drukker (2011), Ans Markus (2009/2010), Henk Helmantel (2008), Ad Arma (2007), Jeroen Hermkens (2006), Jacques Tange (2005), Jurriaan van Hall (2004) and Corneille (2003) were Artist of the year.

The Talent of the year 2024 and the Brilliant Artist of the year 2024 have also been chosen. The Talent of the Year, the artist aged 35 or younger who finishes highest in the Gallery of Contemporary Artists, is Iriée Zamblé (1995). Brilliants Artist of the year, the artist over 65 who finished highest in the Gallery of Contemporary Artists and never received the title before, is Jeroen Henneman (1942).

The Artist of the Year election is the oldest and the largest choice in the art field in the Netherlands. Due to the staggered configuration with four electoral rounds, in which both a large panel of experts and the public cast their votes during the election period, the result and implication show the extent to which Dutch art and artists are widely appreciated.

The Art Week Foundation stands for the collective promotion of visual art and its primary objectives are to increase the interest in visual art in general and the reputation of Dutch visual artists and their work in particular; promoting art viewing, buying, renting and collecting, partly by stimulating gallery and museum visits; to provide insight into the extent to which Dutch visual artists are valued over time; supporting bodies that develop activities in the visual arts sector and initiating publications and discussions about visual art.