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PhotoVogue Festival 2026 Celebrates Women's Vision with 45 Artists in Milan

festival-fair · 2026-04-19

In March 2026, the 10th PhotoVogue Festival, themed Women by Women, will take place at Biblioteca Nazionale Braidense in Milan, coinciding with fashion week. This event showcases 45 artists chosen from nearly 100,000 entries, highlighting various interpretations of womanhood. Alessia Glaviano, the Head of Global PhotoVogue, underscores the importance of women's perspectives in the face of contested rights. Among the featured works, Rhiannon Adam reflects on a canceled space mission, while Delali Ayivi honors Togolese creativity. Vera van Dam's Dahlia series links automobiles to the female form, and Francesca Allen captures Lithuania's World's Longest Hair competition. The East and South East Asian Panorama presents 40 artists, and Futurespective focuses on emerging Ukrainian talents. Notably, a series of talks will include visual activist Zanele Muholi, emphasizing photography's role in reclaiming narratives.

Key facts

  • PhotoVogue Festival 2026 runs from 1-4 March 2026 in Milan
  • Exhibition titled Women by Women features 45 artists selected from nearly 100,000 submissions
  • Event coincides with Milan's fashion week and marks the festival's 10th anniversary
  • Includes East and South East Asian Panorama with 40 regional artists
  • Futurespective exhibition collaborates with Vogue Ukraine to showcase emerging Ukrainian artists
  • Camila Fálquez's project Compañerx supports Colombia's Ley Integral Trans through portraits
  • Talks feature visual activist Zanele Muholi and address topics like ecofeminism and war
  • Festival moves beyond binary frameworks to embrace fluid, intersectional ways of seeing

Entities

Artists

  • Rhiannon Adam
  • Delali Ayivi
  • Vera van Dam
  • Francesca Allen
  • Zhang Ahuei
  • Keigo Wezel
  • Li Guo
  • Tania Shcheglova
  • Paolina Stefani
  • Camila Fálquez
  • Sofia Kouloukouri
  • Alexios Seilopoulos
  • Nan Goldin
  • Zanele Muholi
  • Anastasia
  • Alisa

Institutions

  • PhotoVogue Festival
  • Vogue Ukraine
  • Biblioteca Nazionale Braidense

Locations

  • Milan
  • Italy
  • Taiwan
  • Japan
  • China
  • Ukraine
  • Colombia
  • Lithuania
  • Togo

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