Winter 2026 Award Winners Across Italy's Art Prizes
The winter art prize season in Italy for 2026 celebrated a diverse group of artists. Alice Corbetta, born in Milan in 1964, earned the Premio COMEL Vanna Migliorin Arte Contemporanea for her work 'Memorie in superficie,' with Giorgio Agnisola serving as the judge. Matteo Costanzo from Rome, born in 1985, was honored with the Premio Pannaggi/Nuova Generazione, aimed at artists under 40. Alberto Tadiello, born in Montecchio Maggiore in 1993, received the Premio WineWise, while Davide Sgambaro from Padua, born in 1989, won the 48th Premio Matteo Olivero for a public installation. The Bai Yu Art Foundation Career Award went to Renata Boero at Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera. The 18th Quadriennale d'arte recognized Vedovamazzei, Antonio Della Guardia, and Lulù Nuti. Alessio Barchitta, Giulia Zabarella, and Zeroscena were acknowledged by the Premio Internazionale Giovan Battista Calapai. Additionally, Tommaso Arnaldi and Francesca Pionati received the Pini Art Prize 2025/2026, and the VIII edition of Sette Opere per la Misericordia announced seven winners.
Key facts
- Alice Corbetta won XII Premio COMEL Vanna Migliorin Arte Contemporanea.
- Matteo Costanzo won Premio Pannaggi/Nuova Generazione for under-40 artists from Marche.
- Alberto Tadiello won Premio WineWise – Metodologie della Trasformazione 2025.
- Davide Sgambaro won 48th Premio Matteo Olivero for a site-specific public artwork.
- Renata Boero received Bai Yu Art Foundation Career Award at Brera in December.
- Simone Berti won Premio Marche 2025.
- Vedovamazzei, Antonio Della Guardia, and Lulù Nuti won Quadriennale prizes.
- Pini Art Prize 2025/2026 awarded to Tommaso Arnaldi and Francesca Pionati.
- Sette Opere per la Misericordia VIII edition winners announced in January.
- Premio Internazionale Giovan Battista Calapai e Theodora van Mierlo Benedetti focused on mental health.
Entities
Artists
- Alice Corbetta
- Matteo Costanzo
- Alberto Tadiello
- Davide Sgambaro
- Renata Boero
- Simone Berti
- Vedovamazzei
- Maristella Scala
- Simeone Crispino
- Antonio Della Guardia
- Lulù Nuti
- Alessio Barchitta
- Giulia Zabarella
- Zeroscena
- Elisa La Boria
- Luka Bagnoli
- Tommaso Arnaldi
- Francesca Pionati
- Linda Giordano
- Maria Rosaria Arnese
- Claudio Pisapia
- Marika Grimaldi
- Thomas del Greco
- Alessandro Rodello
- Carmela Bianco
- Giorgio Agnisola
- Cecilia Guida
- Alfredo Trifogli
Institutions
- Premio COMEL Vanna Migliorin Arte Contemporanea
- Associazione Amici di Palazzo Buonaccorsi
- Art Days – Napoli Campania
- Agricola Bellaria
- Fondazione Amleto Bertoni
- Comune di Saluzzo
- The Blank Contemporary Art
- Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera
- Bai Yu Art Foundation
- Premio Marche
- Fondazione La Quadriennale di Roma
- A-HEAD Project di Angelo Azzurro Onlus
- Città Metropolitana di Roma Capitale
- Pini Art Prize
- Fondazione (Pini Art Prize)
- Accademia di Belle Arti di Napoli
- Artribune
Locations
- Milan
- Italy
- Rome
- Marche
- Montecchio Maggiore
- Veneto
- Padua
- Saluzzo
- Brera
- Naples
- Campania
- Frattaminore
- Salerno
- Urbino