Virginia Rivas is among the shortlisted candidates for the 35th BMW Painting Award 2020.
Our beloved artist Virginia Rivas , shortlisted for the 35th BMW Painting Prize.
The call for entries for the 35th edition of the BMW Painting Prize closed on July 29th. After an intensive selection process, due to the high participation, the Jury selected the 30 shortlisted works from which the ten finalists and three winners will be selected.
The names of the 30 shortlisted candidates are: Alejandra Freymann Carbajal (Jalapa, 1983), Alejandro Calderón Martín (Madrid, 1978), Álex Marco Montalvo (Valencia, 1986), Almudena Fernández Ortega (Madrid, 1984), Ana Barriga Oliva (Madrid, 1984), Asier Biota Robres (Logroño, 1989), Carolina Ferrer Juan (Valencia, 1966), Cristina Toledo Bravo de Laguna (Madrid, 1986), Diego Vallejo Pierna (Madrid, 1986), Elvira Amor Melones (Madrid, 1982), Eva Zaragozá Marquina (Madrid, 1982) Fernando Martín Godoy (Zaragoza, 1975), Guillermo Mora (Madrid, 1980), Inma Sáenz Milián (Barcelona, 1976), Javier Arbizu Martinez (Bilvao, 1984), Javier Arce Bueno (Muriedas, 1973), Jose Castiella Sanchez-Ostiz (Pamplona, 1987), Jose Luis Cremades Milla (Valencia, 1979), Juan Francisco Gallego Sanchez (Madrid, 1974), Julio Sarramian Bernal (Madrid, 1981), Lia Ateca Moreno (Madrid, 1991), Luis Vassallo (Madrid, 1981), Martina Rodriguez Moran (Madrid, 1987), Montserrat Gomez Osuna (Madrid, 1964), Oscar Seco Moreno (Madrid, 1964), Pablo Jesus Castaneda Santana (Seville, 1989), Sebastian Velasco Navarro (San Sebastian, 1988), Silvia Olabarria Pardo de Andrade (Madrid, 1974), Victoria Iranzo Pons (Utiel, 1989) and Virginia Rivas Jiménez (Hervás, 1981).
We also know the names of the five shortlisted candidates for the BMW Young Talent Award: Alba Corona Pajares (Madrid, 2011), Alba Herrero Prieto (Santa Cruz de Tenerife, 2007), Helena Serrano Louro (Madrid, 2009), Patricia Barderas Alonso (Madrid, 2011) and Satsuki Noelia Frías Akiyama (Madrid, 2010).
The winner of the 35th BMW Painting Award, as well as the rest of this year's award winners, will be announced in October.
Awards:
For its 35th edition, the BMW Painting Award will award a total of 43,000 euros in prizes. The competition allocates the following amounts to the winners in each category:
BMW Painting Award: 25,000€
Mario Antolín Scholarship for Support in Pictorial Research: 8,000€
Innovation Award: 6,000€
BMW Young Talent Award: 4,000€