{"id":5302,"date":"2026-08-29T21:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biennalechianciano.org\/en\/?p=5302"},"modified":"2026-09-02T17:44:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T15:44:09","slug":"chianciano-biennale-2026-award-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biennalechianciano.org\/en\/chianciano-biennale-2026-award-winners\/","title":{"rendered":"Chianciano Biennale 2026: Award Winners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>For two weeks in August the ninth Biennale Chianciano spread out of the Museo d\u2019Arte di Chianciano Terme and into the historic centre, filling fourteen venues with the work of 301 artists and turning the town itself into the exhibition. It was a remarkable fortnight, and the response from artists, collectors and visitors was everything we had hoped for. The complete award results are now published online, with an image of every awarded work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/biennalechianciano.org\/winners\/\">View the complete results<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The record covers every award of the ninth edition, arranged in the following sections:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Grand Prize<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Painting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sculpture<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Works on Paper<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Photography and Digital Art<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Abstract<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Applied Art<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Figurative<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Young Artist<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Artists selected for the London Art Biennale 2027<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>International Art Critics Award<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Special Mentions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Grand Prize<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Grand Prize of the ninth edition was awarded to <a href=\"https:\/\/artemisia.art\/artist\/amedeodelgiudice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Del Giudice<\/a> for <em>Donne, Madre, Cristiana \u2013 Dal Discorso di Giorgia Meloni<\/em>, mixed media on canvas \u2014 a painting that held the room it hung in and drew visitors back for a second look.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"807\" src=\"https:\/\/biennalechianciano.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/del-giudice-donne-madre-cristiana.jpg\" alt=\"Del Giudice, Donne Madre Cristiana, mixed media on canvas, Grand Prize of the Chianciano Biennale 2026\" class=\"wp-image-5310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/biennalechianciano.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/del-giudice-donne-madre-cristiana.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/biennalechianciano.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/del-giudice-donne-madre-cristiana-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/biennalechianciano.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/del-giudice-donne-madre-cristiana-1024x590.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/biennalechianciano.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/del-giudice-donne-madre-cristiana-768x443.jpg 768w, https:\/\/biennalechianciano.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/del-giudice-donne-madre-cristiana-250x144.jpg 250w, https:\/\/biennalechianciano.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/del-giudice-donne-madre-cristiana-350x202.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Del Giudice, <em>Donne, Madre, Cristiana \u2013 Dal Discorso di Giorgia Meloni<\/em> \u2014 Grand Prize of the IX Chianciano Biennale<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A selection of further awarded works<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"945\" height=\"1400\" data-id=\"5304\" src=\"https:\/\/biennalechianciano.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/paal-anand-heracles-hurls-lichas.jpg\" alt=\"Paal Anand, Heracles Hurls Lichas, piezograph on cotton\" class=\"wp-image-5304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/biennalechianciano.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/paal-anand-heracles-hurls-lichas.jpg 945w, https:\/\/biennalechianciano.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/paal-anand-heracles-hurls-lichas-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/biennalechianciano.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/paal-anand-heracles-hurls-lichas-691x1024.jpg 691w, https:\/\/biennalechianciano.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/paal-anand-heracles-hurls-lichas-768x1138.jpg 768w, https:\/\/biennalechianciano.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/paal-anand-heracles-hurls-lichas-250x370.jpg 250w, https:\/\/biennalechianciano.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/paal-anand-heracles-hurls-lichas-350x519.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/artemisia.art\/artist\/paalanand\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paal Anand<\/a>, <em>Heracles Hurls Lichas<\/em> \u2014 Award for Photography and Digital Art<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1195\" data-id=\"5305\" src=\"https:\/\/biennalechianciano.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/roberto-bianchi-rose.jpg\" alt=\"Roberto Bianchi, Rose, pastel on paper\" class=\"wp-image-5305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/biennalechianciano.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/roberto-bianchi-rose.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/biennalechianciano.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/roberto-bianchi-rose-300x256.jpg 300w, https:\/\/biennalechianciano.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/roberto-bianchi-rose-1024x874.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/biennalechianciano.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/roberto-bianchi-rose-768x656.jpg 768w, https:\/\/biennalechianciano.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/roberto-bianchi-rose-250x213.jpg 250w, https:\/\/biennalechianciano.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/roberto-bianchi-rose-350x299.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/artemisia.art\/artist\/robertobianchi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Roberto Bianchi<\/a>, <em>Rose<\/em> \u2014 Award for Works on Paper<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"847\" data-id=\"5306\" src=\"https:\/\/biennalechianciano.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/tilmann-krumrey-man-wo-man.jpg\" alt=\"Tilmann Krumrey, Man_wo_man, bronze resin sculpture\" class=\"wp-image-5306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/biennalechianciano.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/tilmann-krumrey-man-wo-man.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/biennalechianciano.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/tilmann-krumrey-man-wo-man-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/biennalechianciano.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/tilmann-krumrey-man-wo-man-1024x620.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/biennalechianciano.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/tilmann-krumrey-man-wo-man-768x465.jpg 768w, https:\/\/biennalechianciano.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/tilmann-krumrey-man-wo-man-250x151.jpg 250w, https:\/\/biennalechianciano.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/tilmann-krumrey-man-wo-man-350x212.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/artemisia.art\/artist\/tilmannkrumrey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tilmann Krumrey<\/a>, <em>Man_wo_man<\/em> \u2014 selected for the London Art Biennale 2027<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"916\" height=\"1400\" data-id=\"5307\" src=\"https:\/\/biennalechianciano.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/achir-passeggiando.jpg\" alt=\"Achir, Passeggiando, oil on canvas\" class=\"wp-image-5307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/biennalechianciano.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/achir-passeggiando.jpg 916w, https:\/\/biennalechianciano.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/achir-passeggiando-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/biennalechianciano.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/achir-passeggiando-670x1024.jpg 670w, https:\/\/biennalechianciano.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/achir-passeggiando-768x1174.jpg 768w, https:\/\/biennalechianciano.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/achir-passeggiando-250x382.jpg 250w, https:\/\/biennalechianciano.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/achir-passeggiando-350x535.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/artemisia.art\/artist\/brahimachir\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Achir<\/a>, <em>Passeggiando<\/em> \u2014 International Art Critics Award<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The ninth edition<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The awarded artists alone come from twenty-eight countries, and their work runs from oil and pastel to Carrara marble, cast bronze, pencil, sgraffito on plaster, ink on hanji, jacquard weaving and video. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alongside the category awards, ten artists were selected for the London Art Biennale 2027, and the International Art Critics Award was given to five.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our thanks go to every artist who entered and exhibited, to the collectors and visitors who came to Chianciano Terme, and to everyone whose work made the ninth edition possible. It was a privilege to show this work, and we are already looking towards the tenth. The results remain available at <a href=\"https:\/\/biennalechianciano.org\/winners\/\">biennalechianciano.org\/winners<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For two weeks in August the ninth Biennale Chianciano spread out of the Museo d\u2019Arte di Chianciano Terme and into the historic centre, filling fourteen venues with the work of 301 artists and turning the town itself into the exhibition. It was a remarkable fortnight, and the response from artists, collectors and visitors was everything &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/biennalechianciano.org\/en\/chianciano-biennale-2026-award-winners\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Chianciano Biennale 2026: Award Winners&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5310,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5302","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chianciano-biennale-2026"],"aioseo_notices":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/biennalechianciano.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/del-giudice-donne-madre-cristiana.jpg",1400,807,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/biennalechianciano.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/del-giudice-donne-madre-cristiana-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/biennalechianciano.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/del-giudice-donne-madre-cristiana-300x173.jpg",300,173,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/biennalechianciano.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/del-giudice-donne-madre-cristiana-768x443.jpg",525,303,true],"large":["https:\/\/biennalechianciano.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/del-giudice-donne-madre-cristiana-1024x590.jpg",525,302,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/biennalechianciano.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/del-giudice-donne-madre-cristiana.jpg",1400,807,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/biennalechianciano.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/del-giudice-donne-madre-cristiana.jpg",1400,807,false],"twentyseventeen-featured-image":["https:\/\/biennalechianciano.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/del-giudice-donne-madre-cristiana.jpg",1400,807,false],"twentyseventeen-thumbnail-avatar":["https:\/\/biennalechianciano.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/del-giudice-donne-madre-cristiana-100x100.jpg",100,100,true],"woocommerce_thumbnail":["https:\/\/biennalechianciano.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/del-giudice-donne-madre-cristiana-250x144.jpg",250,144,true],"woocommerce_single":["https:\/\/biennalechianciano.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/del-giudice-donne-madre-cristiana-350x202.jpg",350,202,true],"woocommerce_gallery_thumbnail":["https:\/\/biennalechianciano.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/del-giudice-donne-madre-cristiana-100x100.jpg",100,100,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":false,"author_link":"https:\/\/biennalechianciano.org\/en\/author\/admin\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"For two weeks in August the ninth Biennale Chianciano spread out of the Museo d\u2019Arte di Chianciano Terme and into the historic centre, filling fourteen venues with the work of 301 artists and turning the town itself into the exhibition. 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