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Following the conclusion of the work of the Juries appointed by the Ministry of University and Research, the list of selected artists for the final exhibition of the 20th National Arts Award (2026), Visual Arts Section is presented below, organized alphabetically and by home Institution.

📣 Update Notice - October 13, 2026

This list has been updated with the addition of 13 names for the Restoration Subsection, which were omitted from the previous version due to a clerical error. The evaluation outcomes of the Juries remain unchanged.

📣 NOTICE – RECEIPT OF SELECTED ARTWORKS

For logistical reasons, the delivery period for the selected artworks has been postponed and is now scheduled from October 8 to October 16, 2026.

This change is required due to construction work adjacent to the Award's venue at Santa Caterina da Siena, which will cause a temporary closure of the access road and prevent delivery and handling operations during those days.

Artworks must be delivered to:
Academy of Fine Arts of L'Aquila
Santa Caterina da Siena Venue
Via Sassa 44/46 – 67100 L'Aquila (AQ), Italy
Contact Person: Dr. Antonella Di Giovanni Email: acquisti@abaq.it Phone: +39 0862 317360
📣 CLARIFICATION NOTE - EXHIBITION SETUP MATERIALS

For the Animation and Audiovisual Productions, New Technologies for Art (multimedia installations, interactive works, video installations), and Video Art and Audiovisual Documentation sub-sections, selected works must arrive complete with all equipment and supports necessary for proper installation and display, including (where applicable) monitors, projectors, hardware, cables and connections, pedestals, display bases, or support structures.

Technical instructions for installation, startup, and operation of the work must also be provided.

Regardless of the subsection, this applies to any artwork requiring non-conventional installation methods or requiring supports, bases, pedestals, or mounting systems other than standard wall fixtures. These components must accompany the shipped artwork.

Please note that selected comic art, editorial works, and visual narrative works will be displayed for open browsing, following display solutions designed by the Academy of Fine Arts of L'Aquila, while respecting preservation and accessibility needs.

ABA Albertina - Turin
Acerbi Giada
Graphic Arts, Publishing, and Visual Narrative
Di Nunzio Virginia
Sculpture
Maggiora Francesco
Video Art and Audiovisual Documentation
ABA Bari
D'Arcangelo Eleonora
Animation and Audiovisual Productions
Martella Marika
Photography and Photojournalism
Trojnar Nikodem Rafał
Sculpture
ABA Bologna
Basile Vanessa
Theatre, Film, and Television Set Design
Bonazza Francesco
Painting
Campanazzi Alessandra
Restoration
Cicerone Mariachiara
Sculpture
Duca Federica
Decoration
Ricci Viola
Photography and Photojournalism
Ronco Zoran
Comics
Sandrin Valentina
Restoration
Scirpo Martina
Graphic Arts, Publishing, and Visual Narrative
Sottili Annachiara
Restoration
Zocco Tibisay
Sculpture
ABA Brera - Milan
Bellatalla Lara
Animation and Audiovisual Productions
Brambilla Marta
Sculpture
Cannella Giorgia
Theatre, Film, and Television Set Design
Carlevarino Luca
Video Art and Audiovisual Documentation
Guaglianone Giorgia
Photography and Photojournalism
Guzzo Sofia
Photography and Photojournalism
Huang Jianming
New Technologies for Art, Multimedia Installations, Interactive Works, Video Installation
Mazzilli Nicholas
New Technologies for Art, Multimedia Installations, Interactive Works, Video Installation
Meraviglia Leonardo
Animation and Audiovisual Productions
Pagnotta Thomas
Animation and Audiovisual Productions
Sidoti Pinto Matteo
Theatre, Film, and Television Set Design
ABA Carrara
Bresciani Alice Zoe
New Technologies for Art, Multimedia Installations, Interactive Works, Video Installation
Corsini Anna
Sculpture
Morelli Stefano
Photography and Photojournalism
Murchio Tommaso
Comics
Petrucci Federico
New Technologies for Art, Multimedia Installations, Interactive Works, Video Installation
Pisano Nadia
Sculpture
Trapani Giuseppa
Comics
ABA Catania
Barresi Giuseppe
Photography and Photojournalism
Branciforti Darko Athos
Animation and Audiovisual Productions
Cappello Cristina
Photography and Photojournalism
Gusmano Paola Veronica
Performance Art / Relational Art
ABA Catanzaro
Greco Alice
Graphic Arts, Publishing, and Visual Narrative
Perri Vincenzo
New Technologies for Art, Multimedia Installations, Interactive Works, Video Installation
ABA Florence
D'Archivio Simone
Decoration
Musumeci Alessandro
New Technologies for Art, Multimedia Installations, Interactive Works, Video Installation
Rosa Demis
Video Art and Audiovisual Documentation
Segalla Giulia
Decoration
Wei Shikun
New Technologies for Art, Multimedia Installations, Interactive Works, Video Installation
ABA Foggia
Maruotti Gabriele
Animation and Audiovisual Productions
ABA Frosinone
D'Aversa Samanta
Graphic Arts, Publishing, and Visual Narrative
Imperioli Giorgia
Sculpture
Marafante Marta
Sculpture
ABA Giacomo Carrara - Bergamo
Castelnuovo Emma
Video Art and Audiovisual Documentation
Sangalli Nerea
Sculpture
ABA L'Aquila
Bacci Sebastiano
Photography and Photojournalism
Cardinali Chiara
Restoration
D'Angelo Maria
Painting
Damato Susanna Lucia
Comics
Di Paolo Eleonora
Video Art and Audiovisual Documentation
Festuccia Martina
Restoration
Gaita Elena
Photography and Photojournalism
Golia Nicolò
Comics
Muggia Daniele
Restoration
Proietti Lara
Comics
Vertolli Valeria
New Technologies for Art, Multimedia Installations, Interactive Works, Video Installation
ABA Lecce
Montesano Rossella Pia
Decoration
ABA Ligustica - Genoa
De Pasquale Fabio
Sculpture
Merani Alice
Painting
Polloni Filippo
New Technologies for Art, Multimedia Installations, Interactive Works, Video Installation
Tiflea Daria
Sculpture
Vernetti Elisabetta
Graphic Arts, Publishing, and Visual Narrative
ABA Macerata
Carletti Sofia
Restoration
Case Margherita
Restoration
Ferretti Dania
Photography and Photojournalism
Iacopini Eleonora
Restoration
Sterlacchini Goliardo
Painting
Urriani Linda
Painting
ABA Naples
Cioffi Grazia
Photography and Photojournalism
Del Greco Thomas
Decoration
Yun Min Hui
Sculpture
Zizza Federico
Graphic Arts, Publishing, and Visual Narrative
ABA Palermo
Balsamo Sara
Animation and Audiovisual Productions
Calderone Ilenia
Restoration
Caruso Alessia
Video Art and Audiovisual Documentation
Ferrante Aurora
Photography and Photojournalism
Ferreri Federica
Photography and Photojournalism
Focella Noemi
Sculpture
Giordano Chiara
New Technologies for Art, Multimedia Installations, Interactive Works, Video Installation
Graziano Antonio
Comics
Marciante Martina
Animation and Audiovisual Productions
Milazzo Vincenza
Restoration
Neri Federica
Animation and Audiovisual Productions
Palmeri Roberto
Comics
Pane Ruggero
Graphic Arts, Publishing, and Visual Narrative
ABA Pietro Vannucci - Perugia
Ciccarelli Moira
Graphic Arts, Publishing, and Visual Narrative
ABA Ravenna
Xia Lingjie
Decoration
ABA Reggio Calabria
Randino Roberta
Comics
ABA Rome
Lo Presti Giuseppe Antonio
Decoration
Mennuti Bianca
New Technologies for Art, Multimedia Installations, Interactive Works, Video Installation
Siniscalco Gabriele
Decoration
ABA Sassari
Alba Matteo
Video Art and Audiovisual Documentation
Careddu Valeria
Video Art and Audiovisual Documentation
Grecu Bianca
Video Art and Audiovisual Documentation
Sabiu Andrea
Painting
ABA Urbino
Battistelli Gaia
New Technologies for Art, Multimedia Installations, Interactive Works, Video Installation
Bonifatti Valentina Maria
New Technologies for Art, Multimedia Installations, Interactive Works, Video Installation
Deturres Micaele
Photography and Photojournalism
Giorgetta Marika Pia
Animation and Audiovisual Productions
Latessa Nadia
Photography and Photojournalism
Lissori Asia
Restoration
Menna Benedetta
New Technologies for Art, Multimedia Installations, Interactive Works, Video Installation
Morelli Gilian
Performance Art / Relational Art
Proietti Umberto
Restoration
Venturi Jacopo
Photography and Photojournalism
ABA Venice
Cosenza Marika
Video Art and Audiovisual Documentation
Muzi Fan and Masoumeh Ahmadi
Video Art and Audiovisual Documentation
Pan Yangqianqian
Graphic Arts, Publishing, and Visual Narrative
ABA Verona
Crocco Enrico
Animation and Audiovisual Productions
Marsotto Linda
Restoration
Mengalli Sofia
Restoration
Mone Theas
Sculpture
Onisto Giorgia, Tameni Gaia, and Bortolato Susanna
Animation and Audiovisual Productions
Usardi Anna
Restoration
ISIA Pescara
Chiarieri Pamela
New Technologies for Art, Multimedia Installations, Interactive Works, Video Installation
Pasho Brikena
Graphic Arts, Publishing, and Visual Narrative