David Calderón Wins VI A&G Art Prize with 'Umbral Amarillo'

Key facts

• David Calderón (Jaén, 1982) won the VI A&G Art Prize with Umbral Amarillo (2026, oil on canvas, 162 x 130 cm).
• The sixth edition drew 117 submissions; more than 500 candidates have applied across all six editions.
• The five finalists were Claudia Alonso Allende, Pablo Merchante, Claudia Pons Bohman, Armando Rabadán and Paula Rello.
• Calderón receives €6,000 and the winning work joins the A&G collection.
• Umbral Amarillo depicts an agapornis on linen with natural fragments, using trompe-l'œil and yellow entering from the lower edge.
• Calderón's solo shows include the Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Granada; he won First Prize at the 30th Bienal de Arte de Meliana.
• His work is in collections including the Fundación Rodríguez-Acosta and the Diputación de Jaén.
• The A&G Art Prize began in 2021; previous winners are Maíllo, Rubén Rodrigo, Diego Benéitez, Cristina Toledo and María Esteve Trull.
• A&G, founded in 1987, reported over €18.5 billion in assets under management at the close of July 2026, 11 offices in Spain and one in Luxembourg, more than 400 professionals and over 5,000 clients.
• ArteGlobaL, founded in 2003 by Elisa Hernando, collaborates on the prize and counts Uría Menéndez Abogados, ARCOmadrid, Repsol and idealista among its clients.