Name due of £40,000 art prize win

Tim Davies is the only contender from Wales for the prize

The winner of one of the biggest prizes in the art world is set to be announced on Sunday evening.

Ten international artists have been shortlisted for the Artes Mundi (Arts of the World) prize, the largest award to an individual visual artist.

Their works have been on display at the National Museum & Gallery in Cardiff.

More than 350 artists from more than 60 countries entered the contest, which offers a £40,000 first prize - twice that of the Turner Prize.

SHORTLISTED ARTISTS Janine Antoni, New York Lee Bul, Seoul Tim Davies, Swansea Jacqueline Fraser, New Zealand Jun Nguyen-Hatsushiba, Vietnam Michal Rovner, New York & Israel Berni Searle, Cape Town Fiona Tan, Netherlands Kara Walker, New York Xu Bing, New York

The award is paid for by a number of Welsh organisations, including the Arts Council of Wales, the Welsh Development Agency and the Welsh Assembly Government.

It is described as being "established to celebrate visual culture within a global context,".

A further £30,000 has been made available by the Derek Williams Trust to purchase works by one or more of the shortlisted artists for the National Collections of Wales.

The exhibition includes a variety of media, film and video installations, and sculpture

One Welshman, Tim Davies, 43, from Swansea, is among the candidates for the cash. In 2003, he won the National Eisteddfod's gold medal for fine art and he is the only contender from the UK and one of only two from Europe.

First Minister Rhodri Morgan awards the winner's prize in a ceremony in the gallery.