On April 17th, following the meeting of the Carta Bianca Prize's International Jury, the selection of the 7 artists and the awarding of the First Prize were announced. Launched in Naples in June 2022, this 5th edition of the prize celebrates its commitment to the unique path it forges between the worlds of healthcare and contemporary art. The work of the 7 experts from the Franco-Italian art world and the 6 members of the Health Committee took place at Les Arabies, in the Yonne region of Upper Burgundy, in the new artist residency established by the Prize, which was inaugurated for this event by the Prize's founders.
This symbolically important step, recognizing the growing influence of the Prize over the past five years and the strength of the Franco-Italian relationship that forms the basis of the Jury and the selected artists, has exceptionally led, for this year, to the awarding of the First Prize, worth €60,000, to two artists: Nazanin Pouyandeh, representing France, and Marta Roberti, representing Italy. These two artists, selected respectively by Numa Hambursin and Cristiana Perrella, have very different artistic trajectories and approaches, but each presents, within the framework of the series of encounters with patients, a project imbued with subtle explorations and great creativity.
Furthermore, the entire Jury wished to award a special distinction to Pascal Convert to honor this French artist whose work exemplifies the values of the Carta Bianca Prize, founded on ethics, a humanist vision of the world, social commitment, the memory of those who fought for freedom, and the power of the book as a lever of resistance and a fight against the destruction of thought.
Four other artists complete the list of winners of the 2026 Carta Bianca Prize. They are Ambra Castagnetti, presented by Eugenio Viola; Alexandre Leger, presented by Pascal Neveux; the duo Allan Mensah and Malik Nejmi, presented by Hanru Hou; and Victoria Pham, presented by Kathryn Weir. They will each receive a commission of €10,000 to create a work based on a series of encounters with patients.
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