In 2015, the Venice Biennale awarded Anatsui the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement.Toledo, Manuel, "Venice Biennale honours Africa's 'bottle-top artist' El Anatsui", BBC News, 9 May 2015. In 2017, Anatsui was awarded the Praemium Imperiale, the first Ghanaian to win this international art prize."2017 Sculpture El Anatsui", Praemium Imperiale.Chow, Andrew R., "Shirin Neshat and Mikhail Baryshnikov Among Praemium Imperiale Winners", The New York Times, 12 September 2017.
