On Wednesday, March 4, 2026, the 9th edition of the Catalina D’Anglade Art Prize took place at ARCOmadrid, with the presence of the fair’s director, Maribel López. The award continues to stand as one of the most innovative art support projects in the Spanish artistic scene. The Portuguese artist Dalila Gonçalves (Castelo de Paiva, 1982) was the winner of this edition with her sculpture Compasso (2021), made from keys of an old piano sourced from a traditional restoration workshop, evoking expansion and movement. In Gonçalves’ words, the work explores “the relationship between time and space through the dual meaning of the word compass: the compass as a drawing instrument, which measures and structures space, and the musical compass, which organizes time and sustains rhythm.”
Catalina d’Anglade on this year’s winner: “Many words come to mind when I see Dalila’s work: sensitivity, care, freshness, beauty, sincerity, passion… Dalila creates very thoughtful and sensitive work where every detail has intention and meaning. Everything is beautiful…”
About the Catalina D’Anglade Prize The Catalina D’Anglade Art Prize consists of two phases. In the first, the promoter acquires the awarded piece. In the second, the artist develops an original project where art and design coexist. Dalila Gonçalves’ project will be presented in 2027. “The aim of this initiative is to promote and disseminate contemporary creation, as well as to collaborate with artists, in order to conceive art outside its usual context, integrating it into design-related sectors and everyday life,” explains D’Anglade. Previous winners of the Prize include Fernanda Fragateiro (2017), who created poetic shelf-sculptures; Secundino Hernández (2018), who proposed a collection of lamps featuring his signature brushstrokes in three dimensions; Luis Gordillo (2019), who transferred his distinctive drawings to an unprecedented medium; Steegmann Mangrané (2020), who developed a candelabrum composed of seven brass oil lamps; June Crespo, who crafted a concrete seat with interchangeable cushions; Ester Partegàs, who created a mirror with photographs of breadcrumbs printed to resemble the moon; and Susana Solano, whose second-phase project resulted in a wooden and metal table-sculpture with movable wings.