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La separazione di Cenerentola
Giulia Saccà
8.07 average
Merit Contest
Novel Academy Award 2026
Drawing – Painting – Watercolor
Prizes
Cash prizes for the top three finalists:
1st prize
1000€
2nd prize
600€
3rd prize
400€
Contest theme
"The Illusion of the Self"
How much of what we believe we are is true? And how much is construction, image, distorted reflection?
"The illusion of the self" invites the artist to question the boundary between identity and appearance. In an era where image dominates, self-perception can become a filter, a mask, a projection.
The theme explores identity not as essence, but as something unstable, ambiguous, changeable.
The works may address the double, the false self, the disconnection between what one is and what one shows, or reflect on the loss of the subject in a virtual, social or inner reality.
It is an invitation to visually represent the paradox of identity as a fragile, subjective and sometimes deceptive construct.
Final exhibition
The top 10 selected for each category will participate in the group exhibition at NAAG – Novel Academy Art Gallery, Rivoli, Italy. The three winners will have preferential positioning in the setup.
Rules
One artwork only per artist (drawing, painting or watercolor)
No registration fee – free participation
Open to artists of all ages, from around the world
Shipping of selected works is at the artist's expense
Maximum artwork size: 100x100cm
Selection criteria
Consistency with the theme
Technical level of the work
Message of the work
Visual impact
Timeline
Registration opens
January 07, 2026
Registration closes
May 01, 2026
Award ceremony
June 01, 2026
Final exhibition
July 01, 2026 to September 07, 2026
Jury
The jury will be composed of industry experts, established artists and gallery curators.
Stefano
Marvulli
Jury President
Sabrina
Loccisano
Gallery Owner
Astrid
Humar
Artist Curator
Andrea
Berlinghieri
Painting Instructor
Marco
Creatini
Painting Instructor
Matteo
Piroscia
Calligraphy Instructor
Stefano
Regaldo
Drawing Instructor
The Award 2026 contest has ended
Thank you to all the artists who participated!
Stay tuned to find out the winners and upcoming initiatives!
Final results
NAAG Award 2026 Ranking
2
Mentre la vita scivola via
Marcello 7
7.86 average
3
We no longer know
Patrick Vandecasteele
7.86 average
Finalists up to twentieth place
4. Vanguardia o Morir
Fabio Di Lucchio
7.68
5. Self Side Effcts
Gianluca Fascetto
7.61
6. La somma delle parti
Davide Spinoni
7.43
7. Evasione segreta nello studio del pittore Greg
Silvana Druetto
7.36
8. Ricordi illusori
Federica Morra
7.32
9. Thorns
Yas Vázquez Ramirez
7.32
10. Abitare ME stesso
Luisa Giannone
7.18
11. Restare (dis)uniti
Daniele Avanzato
7.14
12. Anima e ferro
Manuela Perifano
7.11
13. Reflets de l'Etre
Isabelle Garcia Bautista
7.07
14. Metamorphosis I
Kiká Gómez Ilián
7.04
15. Vertigine
Federica Muzio
6.96
16. Terzo Campo
michele principato trosso
6.96
17. IL PREZZO DELL'ILLUSIONE
Christian Guglielmo
6.89
18. Famiglia, atto unico
Marco Ancona
6.86
19. Fuori dai bordi
Giulia Giribuola
6.86
20. Nulla da vedere
Maria Elena De Toma
6.86
Other participants
Aeden Russo
Agnès Burguera
Agnes Heisler
Ago Skenderovic
aitor benitez
ALAIN BURDET
Alain ROLLAND
Alama SOUMAHORO
Alan Lacke
Alberti Dario
Alberto Bertaglia
Alberto Filosi
Alejandro Torres
Aleksandra Plavsic
Alessandra De Amicis
Alessandro Rosso
Alessandro De Petre
Alessandro Salvi
Alessia Monfroni
ALESSIO IACONA
Alihan Cinar
Alina Seremet
Aliyu Ibrahim Ibrahim aliyu
Alla Vostryakova
Almendra Acha
Ambra Scali
Amusat Latifat Ajoke
Anastasiia Ovsiankina
Ancé HANNA
Andrea Carigi
andrea pellegrino
Ángel Carreras
Ángel Carreras Carreras
Angelo Bresolin
Angelo Gulino
Anika Geldner
Anna Ferraresi
annalisa colantonio
Annarita Guglielmi
Antoine Gosselin
Antonella Bosio
ANTONELLA CICERI
Antonio Aguirre Pacheco
antonio baldassarra
Antonio Ceron
Apolline Etienne
aridia Garrido Hernández
Arknna Folque
Artur Majka
Aude LHERBETTE
Audrey Ré
Aurélie Godin
Aya Mesa
Barbara Droghini
bayet clarisse
Beatrice Comune
Beatrice Casiraghi
Béhi Aménan
Berjer Capati
bernadette raguin
Bouchra Fahmi
Boutaina bennis
Brigitte Gnéma
Camellia Rostom
Camille Piel
Carla Vázquez
Carlo Cammarota
Carlo Milazzo
Carlos Contreras
Carlota Saavedra
CARLOTTA GALLINA
Cathie Chalupt
Cecilia Bonaffini
Cecilia Casas Gómez
Cesc Biosca
Charles (Oxuna) Hassler
Chiara Carbone
Chloe Ouahnia
Chloé Ouahnia
Christophe Vassogne
CLAUDIA CLEMENTE
Claudie Savelli Claudie Savelli Claudio
Corine David
Corinna Schilling
Cristina Dalla Costa
Cristina García Calvo
cusumano giampiero
DAIZ Dama
DAMA DAIZ
Damiano Casalini
Damiano Fasso
Damiano Nisticò
Daniel Atilano
Daniela Bellofiore
Daniela Conte
Daniela Oprea
David Affagard
David Da Costa
David Sunday OLUWAFEMI
Davide di Lauro
Davidemaria Loscerbo
De baudus Guillaume
Debora Macello
Deborah Iannelli
denis holbecq
Diego Baldoin
Dolores Gonzalez
Domic Domic
Dubois Steve
Ekaterina Palierne
Elena Laurella
Elena Bleizer
Eleonora Kravchenko
Elisa Lovadina
Elisabet Montaña
Elisabetta Artosi
ELISABETTA LORUSSO
Ellis Cipriano
Elodie Claude
Elvire Cheviron
Emanuela Liccardi
Emanuela Liccardi
Emanuela Montorro
Emilia Salud Sánchez Fernández
Emma Martín Arrufat
Emmanuel Gaspar-Goldstein
Emmanuel Precious
Enrique Pitarch
Enza Fanuli
Erica Migliaccio
Esteve Navarrete
Esther Gilabert
Esther Nsima
Eugenia Evsmanskaya
Eugenia Salazar
Ezequiel Martinez Llaser
fabien Delaube
fabien serio
Fabio Adani
Fabrizio Boffeli
Federica Spada
Federica Barletta
Feist Marc
Fermín Díez de Ulzurrun
Fernando Sanchez
Filippo Esmaily
Flo Dinis Klopries
Florent Bertolino
Fontaine Marie
Francesc Biosca Soler
Francesco Azzini
Franco Garuti
Francois RENE
francula elena
gabriele benefico
Gael Charron
Garance Tardy
Gemma Garcia
Gerard Torres Sanmartí
Gerardo La Porta
Giada Rotundo
GIAN GUIDO GRASSI
Gianfranco Buttiglieri
Gilbert Morales
gilles Boyaval
Giovanna Bianco
Giovanni Branciforte
Giulia Maselli
Giulia Guerrini
Giulia Pepi
Giuseppe Leonardo Romeo
Giuseppe Rametta
Giuseppina Longo
Giusy Ciagola
Griselda Rivilla Tort
Guanqiao zhang
Guilloteau Alain
Hana Sebelova
Henrik Peter Hofsaess
Hylvie Soh
Iaria Astorino
Ilaria Pella
Iliana Ugando
Ines Rafai Ndhif
Irene Carlevale
Isabelle Dervillers
Isabelle Garcia Bautista
isabelle marsala
Iuliia Gupalo
Ivana D’Emilio
Javier Benítez Toyos
Jean claude Martinez.jeanc@icloud.com
Jean-jacques Charron
Jean-Marc Sanchez
Jeremy Petit
Jess Leon
Jon Jauregui
Jorge Escalante Vinces
Jorge G. Andújar
José Maria González López
Josep Maria Pich Mercader
Joyce ATTAL
Juan Sánchez Villores
Juan Carlos Gonzalez
Juan Carlos González
Juan Carlos Zeballos moscairo
Juan Francisco Ruiz Mendoza
Julia Ledo
Julia LEDO GARCIA
Julia Grucza
Juline Souchet
Justine Cottin
Justine Cottin
Karel VEREYCKEN
Katerina Mandarik
Kati Vi
Kevin-Ademola Sangosanya Kevin-Ademola Sangosanya
Kherroub Kaissa
Kimiko Kitamura
Kristine Kvitka
Kristof Everart
Lacroix Jean Philippe
Larisa Vartolomei
Laura Buruiana
Laure-Anne Sarron
Lawal Muhammed
Leo Beker
Lilly Zelano
Lisa Yachia
Lola Llinares
Lola Llinares Ausina
Lola Castillejos
LOLA CASTILLEJOS MONTES
Lou Ma Ho
Luca Mori
LUCÍA ARES
lucia cappellazzi
Lucia Zotti
Luciana Pistone
lucrezia solena
Luigia anna La Vacca
Luma Miscuglio
Lumina Wang
Malaïka Umara
Malgorzata Turzeniecka
Manu Cardoso
Manu Cardiel
Manu Cardoso
Manuela Minerva
marc mooz
Marco Bagatin
Marco Capitummino
Marco Martinelli
Maria Barrutia
Maria Conesa
Maria SAUZET
Marianna Piontkevych
Marie Le Moigne
Mariella Razza
MarieNara Na (Carré)
Marina Duhamel-Herz
Marina Pérez Ortiz
Marina Wisdom
Marine Chat
Mark Cattaneo
MarK Cattaneo
MARK PEINTRE
Marketa Senkyrik
Marta Bartolini
Marta Sardi
Martina Marotta
Martina Valle
Marulí Bohorquez
Mascia Cosco
massimo campanella
Mathilde Guasch
Matilde Aprile
Matilde Majed
Matteo Erta
Matthew Burbidge
Matthew Wilkinson
Matthias Hübner
Mennato Tedesco
Michael Schmeja
Michael Spartano
Michela Dalla Costa
Michele Ballinger
Michele Calearo
Michele Mascherpa
Miguel de Miguel
Miguel Ripoll
Mohena Battagliotti
Mojde Chokami
Mols Slom
Monica Morales López
Monica Ravalico
N Hill
Nadia Leo
nanou puppo
Naomie Fassal
Natacha Caland
Nathalie Estienne
Nicolas Wallyn
Olivia Moélo
Olivia Moelo
Oniric Omnia
Orlane Gaugue
Ouafai Mhidi
oumaima bel hadj hammouda
Paola Cossu
Parnian Javanmard
Pasquale Landriscina
Patricia Blanchet
Patrick Pradier
Patrick Sourdeval
Patrizia Rosafio
Paul Delannée
PAUL HERMAN
Pauline Dutel
Piergiorgio Colone
Pierre Soufflet
Pierre De Bearn
Priscilla Lotti
Rafael TRIANA
Rafael Santofimia
Raffy Éric
Raguin Bernie
raguin704@gmail.com Bernie
Raphaël Le Falher
Raphaël Prenovec
Rébecca Loulou
Reine Navarette (Taëvran)
Rémy XAVIER
René Monzón Relova
Ricchetti Pablo
Robert Sirvent
Roberta Carnevali
Roberto Borio
Roj Moniego Marceau
Rosie Barbieri
Rosie Nguyen
Roudmanovitch Esther
Ruby Rhizome
Sabrina Loccisano
Sabrina Roche
Sadik Reverse
Salomé Rodríguez González
salvatore vessella
Sandra Armengol Vall
Sara Daher
Sara SANTOS HERBOSA
Sarah Bezzaz
Sarah-Maeli TEDO
Saskia Rosa Hartmann
schmidt Eva
schott madely
Sebastien Marty
serge Nicolas-Castel
Silvia Menestrina
Silvio Giannini
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Simona Pascucci
SKALI Séverine
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Spartaco Papini
STEEVE Roudie
stefania capraro
Stefano Festa
Stefano Marvulli
STEPHANIE CORADOSSI
Sylvain chetaille
Sylvie SCHEPENS
Tacine Mohand
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Tetiana Rudenko
tina costelli
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Tiziana Marra
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Valerio Villani
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Virginia Sáenz de Miera
Vito Antonio Lerario
Vittorio Gemignani
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Walter Melocco
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Yan Luzuaki
Yohann Festin
Yong man Kwon
Yusaku Tanaka
Yusuf Mustapha
Yvonne Mora
Zacarias Miguel Alonso Gil
Zhanna Ivanova