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The 11th edition of the Florence Biennale - International Exhibition of Contemporary Art, held in the Spadolini Pavilion of the Fortezza da Basso in Florence, is drawing to a close.

The closing event, this morning, was the awarding of the 12 winners of the ‘Lorenzo il Magnifico Prize’ for each of the artistic categories into which the 462 artists were grouped, who, between almost 3,000 applications received by the event's secretariat, were carefully selected by the International Committee that changes with each edition.

Therefore, during this ten-day exhibition, the International Jury (made up of prominent figures from the international art world and which has always played a central role in the Florence Biennale) carefully examined the works submitted for the competition, according to the following artistic categories: drawing and calligraphy, painting, mixed media, sculpture, ceramic art, textile art, art jewellery, photography, digital art, video art, performance art and art installation.

Here is the list of winners:

PAINTING

1 Award – Zhang Chun Hua (China)

2 Award – Alegria Polit (Ecuador/Switzerland)

3 Award – Eva Van Diepen – evadi (Netherland)

4 Award (ex aequo) – Merna Liddawi (UK/Jordan)

4 Award (ex aequo) – Colleen Ngwarraye Morton (Australia)

4 Award (ex aequo) – Nettan Morén (Sweden)

5 Award (ex aequo) – Wang Erjian (China)

5 Award (ex aequo) – Zhu Mingtao (China)

5 Award (ex aequo) – Myriam Schryve (United Arab Emirates/France)

5 Award (ex aequo) – Roger L. Colombani Nectoux (France)

5 Award (ex aequo) – Franco Santini (Italy)

SCULPTURE

1 Award – Louise Giblin (United Kingdonm)

2 Award – Neeraj Gupta (India)

3 Award – Jiří Netík (Czech Republic)

4 Award (ex aequo) – Roxana Castro (El Salvador)

4 Award (ex aequo) – Michał Jackowski (Poland)

4 Award (ex aequo) – Patrizia Murazzano (Italy)

4 Award (ex aequo) – Antonio Saluzzi (Italy)

5 Award (ex aequo) – Feromontana (Austria)

5 Award (ex aequo) – Melinda Garcia (Brazil)

5 Award (ex aequo) – Nitzan Avidor (Israel)

5 Award (ex aequo) – Pedro E. Arieu (Argentina)

5 Award (ex aequo) – Ozlem Baser (Turkey)

DRAWING AND CALLIGRAPHY 

1 Award – Rafael Penroz Vicencio (Mexico)

2 Award – Nasr Warour (Syria)

3 Award – Yao Jianwei (China)

4 Award (ex aequo) – Jianfu Lyu (China)

4 Award (ex aequo) – José Palao (Spain)

4 Award (ex aequo) – Ilse Noor (Malaysia)

5 Award (ex aequo) – Li Wang (China)

5 Award (ex aequo) – Jiang Guangyu (China)

5 Award (ex aequo) – Marcus Chan (Canada)

5 Award (ex aequo) – Julie Alegre (France/Spain)

5 Award (ex aequo) – Alina Aldea (Romania)

MIXED MEDIA

1 Award – Marcio Decker (USA/Brazil)

2 Award – Gabriel Petribú (Brazil/Italy)

3 Award – Judith Klein (Hungary/Brazil)

4 Award (ex aequo) – Zhang Yanzi (China)

4 Award (ex aequo) – Ai Song (China)

5 Award (ex aequo) – Laskao (Argentina)

5 Award (ex aequo) – Natalia Ohar (Ukraine)

5 Award (ex aequo) – Aino (Germany)

5 Award (ex aequo) – Xu Lishou (China)

CERAMIC

1 Award – Maria Cioata (Romania)

2 Award – Sun Xiaochen (China)

3 Award – Sebnem Akyildiz (Turkey)

4 Award (ex aequo) – Chen Zhuo (China)

4 Award (ex aequo) – Dai Yuxiang (China)

5 Award (ex aequo) – Mauro Paolini (Italy)

5 Award (ex aequo) – David Leonid Cioata (Romania)

5 Award (ex aequo) – Nisio Lopergolo (Italy)

PHOTOGRAPHY

1 Award – Lissette Solorzano (Cuba)

2 Award – Pinar Ervardar (Turkey)

3 Award – Yuval Tebol (Israel)

4 Award (ex aequo) – Viviane D’Avilla (Brazil)

4 Award (ex aequo) – Salvatore Laurenzana (Italy)

4 Award (ex aequo) – Horia Manolache (Romania)

4 Award (ex aequo) – Eli Dijkers (Netherland)

5 Award (ex aequo) – Carol Routenaer (Spain)

5 Award (ex aequo) – Carol Brown (United Kingdom/USA)

5 Award (ex aequo) – Andrea Faggian (Italy)

5 Award (ex aequo) – Jacob Surland (Denmark)

5 Award (ex aequo) – Marlene Luce Tremblay (Canada)

VIDEO ART

1 Award – Che Jianquan (China)

2 Award – Jin Joo Ma (South Korea)

3 Award – Keith Chidzey (Australia)

4 Award (ex aequo) – Aniello Ertico (Italy)

4 Award (ex aequo) – Angela Marchionni (Italy)

5 Award – Timelin (Taiwan)

TEXTILE ART

1 Award – Nelleke Hulsen (Netherland)

2 Award – Marija Gradečak (Croatia)

3 Award – Els Binnendijk (Netherland)

4 Award (ex aequo) – Ditte Norström (Sweden)

4 Award (ex aequo) – Egle Genes Grunfeld (Brazil/Israel)

5 Award (ex aequo) – Kristianne Molina (USA)

5 Award (ex aequo) – Ruxandra Sibil Mermeze (Romania)

5 Award (ex aequo) – Youri Visser-Benazeraf (France)

DIGITAL ART

1 Award – Miriam Durango (Spain)

2 Award – Karin Monschauer (Luxembourg)

3 Award – Yasmina Barbet (France)

4 Award (ex aequo) – Michele Milan (Brazil)

4 Award (ex aequo) – Platux (Germany)

5 Award (ex aequo) – Ingrid Coerlin (South Africa)

 PERFORMANCE

1 Award – Giovanni Vetere (Italy)

2 Award – Nadia Kibout (France/Italy/Algeria)

3 Award – Noemi Lorenzo Pérez (Spain)

4 Award – elEctROS (Italy)

5 Award – Trame a Pois (Italy)

ART GEWELLERY

1 Award – Nur (Armenia)

2 Award – María Echeverri (Honduras)

3 Award – Farish Alborzkouh (Iran)

4 Award (ex aequo) – Lara Campiglia (Uruguay)

4 Award (ex aequo) – Ingresso Artisti (Italy)

4 Award (ex aequo) – Zhang Muzi (China)

4 Award (ex aequo) – Antonella Rubertone (Italy)

5 Award (ex aequo) – Chala – Çağla Tanyolaç (Turkey)

5 Award (ex aequo) – Tang Grace (China)

INSTALLATION

1 Award – Tim Guider (Australia)

2 Award – Dante Dentoni (Argentina)

3 Award – Carla Fatio (Brazil)

4 Award (ex aequo) – Richard-Viktor Sainsily Cayol (Guadeloupe/France)

4 Award (ex aequo) – Kyria Oliveira (Brazil)

4 Award (ex aequo) – Patricia Miani (Argentina)

5 Award (ex aequo) – Sonia Cunliffe (Peru)

5 Award (ex aequo) – Marco Guglielmi – ReImmortal (Italy)

5 Award (ex aequo) – Proyecto Quarta Dimensione (Argentina/San Marino)

5 Award (ex aequo) – Zhou Song (China)

5 Award (ex aequo) – Theo Lenartz (Netherland)

SPECIAL COMMENDATIONS FROM THE JURY

Ismet Tatar (Cyprus)

Syrian Artists: Helen Abbas, Haitham Al Hamad, Nasr Warour

SPECIAL COMMENDATIONS FROM THE PRESIDENT

Zhu Yaokui (China)

Michal Jackowski (Poland)

Andrea Prandi (Italy)

Ann Lund Wahlberg (Denmark)