The Fred Thieler Prize for Painting has been awarded since 1992 (since 2007 every two years). The event takes place on 17 March, the artist’s birthday, at the Berlinische Galerie. The winner receives 10,000 euros from the endowment.
This award is made to artists living in Germany who make a distinctive contribution to the development of contemporary art. The Berlinische Galerie stages an exhibition for the winner and publishes the eulogy in a commemorative Festschrift.
Winners
| Year | Winner | Eulogy |
| 2021 | Tatjana Doll | Thomas Köhler |
| 2017 | Christine Streuli | Tobia Bezzola |
| 2015 | Bernhard Martin | Karlheinz Lüdeking |
| 2013 | Sergej Jensen | Michael Callies |
| 2011 | Bernard Frize | Friedrich Meschede |
| 2009 | Pia Fries | Stephan Berg |
| 2007 | Gerwald Rockenschaub | Zdenek Felix |
| 2006 | Bernd Koberling | Ulrich Krempel |
| 2005 | Günter Umberg | Angela Schneider |
| 2004 | Cornelia Schleime | Karin Thomas |
| 2003 | Katharina Grosse | Armin Zweite |
| 2002 | Marwan | Joachim Sartorius |
| 2001 | Peter Herrmann | Evelyn Weiss |
| 2000 | A. K. Dolven | Ulrike Kremeier |
| 1999 | Walter Libuda | Andrea Firmenich |
| 1998 | K.H. Hödicke | Peter-Klaus Schuster |
| 1997 | Jan Kotík | Jírí Valoch |
| 1996 | Reinhard Pods | Wolfgang Siano |
| 1995 | Andreas Brandt | Eugen Gomringer |
| 1994 | Lothar Böhme | Roland März |
| 1993 | Peter Bömmels | Hans M. Schmidt |
| 1992 | Eugen Schönebeck | Jörn Merkert |
Other Art Prizes
For lifetime achievement
Hannah Höch Prize
For women artists
Hannah Höch Förderpreis
For enquiring artists
GASAG Art Prize
For young artists
Eberhard Roters Scholarship
For etchings