The jury of the Antoni Vila Casas Painting Prize 2025 of the Fundació Vila Casas - made up of Bernat Daviu, Claudia Elies, Mariana Draper, Bernat Puigdollers and Montserrat Pascual - has selected 29 finalist works from among the 528 proposals submitted in this edition.
The shortlisted artists of this edition are:
Helena Basagañas, Sara Bonache Ríos, Jose Bonell, Pablo Bruera, Pep Camps, Carles Castellví Pau, Cristina Cebrecos, Sulé Duc, Gonzalo Elvira, Ramon Faucón, Mercè Hernández Carbonell, Juvanteny, Michael Lawton, Mercedes Mangrané, Yvan Mas, Morreres, David Ortiz Juan, Diego Pujal, Núria Rion, Martí Roca Balcells, Luis Alberto Romero Monasterio, Marcel Rubio Juliana, Joan Saló, Bego Samit, Alsino Skowronnek, Bego Terradas, Aldo Urbano Pérez, Maria Yelletisch and Laura Zuccaro.
On 22 September, during the opening of the exhibition of the award finalists, the winners of this edition were announced. Sara Bonache was the winner of the first prize, awarded €12,000 and an exhibition next year at the Can Framis Museum, for her work Nocturnes. The jury also awarded a runner-up prize to Gonzalo Elvira for his work Los sueños de derrumbe. Both works have become part of the Vila Casas Foundation's art collection.