In Support of
Female Artists, Art and Education
"Madreema stands for Madeleine Andree Matter, my late mother born in 1925 in Alsace, France and deceized in 2009. Growing up in rural Alsace on the verge of WWII, she lived the simple life of a housewife and a maid, without access to proper education due to her gender, rural upbringing, and the Nazi occupation. She gave life to three sons, pushed for her children to be educated as she saw only education as a way to progress in society. Even though her understanding of the Arts was minimal, it was central to her that Culture and the Arts be a real part of education. We showed an amazing curiosity and openness for all forms of art."
Luc Muller - Founder
Award
Andree Matter Award
"Long before the“me-too”world we have moved into, I have always been deeply impressed by women who have been able to be active both as a family head as well as an active working person. So much is always de-facto expected from them. In Arts, this is even impressing me more as more than not there is only a related economic reward attached to the very heavy involvement. Therefore, this price is focused towards female contemporary artists. In the first phase, the geographic focus will be mostly Singapore and Israel."
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Dafna Kaffeman
Dafna Kaffeman is an artist and a senior lecturer at the Bezalel Academy for Art and Design. She was the first winner of the Andree Matter Award in 2019 for her work Homeland plants.
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Application for the award
On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Madeleine Andrée Matter (December 17, 1925), the Madreema Foundation announces the launch of the second edition of the award bearing her name. The call for applications will be published on January 17, 2026, on our website and social media channels.
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Andrée Matter Financial Support Scholarship
Madreema awards individual scholarships to female art students from the NAFA art school in Singapore based on financial needs.
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Ann Wolff Merit Scholarship
Madreema awards individual scholarships to female art students from the NAFA art school in Singapore based on merit.
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Children education support
Madreema sponsors one program per annum to support needing children in their education.
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artist support
Publishing professional art books
Madreema supports female artists by publishing professional art books to honor their work.
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Sponsoring exhibitions
Madreema had the honor to sponsor an exhibition of our master artist Ann Wolff at the Achilles foundation museum of glass art in Hamburg in 2025.
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Residency program in Strasbourg, France
Madreema has a residency program for art students and artists who have projects in Europe.
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Funding individual projects
Madreema provides funds to hard working ambitious female artists who show exceptional artistic abilities coupled with a strong social component, for their non commercial individual projects.
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Team
Luc Muller
Founder - Chairman
Dorothea Kriele
Director
Michel Seybel
Director
Elena Kahn
Project manager