The provincial delegate for equality, Lola Serrano, inaugurated the 'women in art' exhibition on 13 November 2026, featuring 26 works by 23 female artists selected for the twelfth edition of the Amalia Avia awards. These regional awards, organised by the Institute of Women of Castilla-La Mancha, aim to highlight, support, and promote the talent of women artists in the region.
This year, the jury awarded Nené Rodríguez the painting category prize for her piece 'Generational Triptych: The Women-Houses'. This work, created using ink on paper, features the intertwined figures of three women across three canvases, combined with fragments of houses and architectural sections from the rural landscape of La Mancha.
In the sculpture category, Elisa Menchero Garrido received the award for her piece 'Weaving the Territory', a sculpture made of red clay decorated with black engobe, raw esparto grass, and waxed thread. This object-sculpture invites viewers to reconsider the connections we have with the land and the inherited ways of making.
Lastly, the jury awarded Marian Calvorrey in the category of other creations for her work 'Clothesline', which brings domestic objects and materials into sculptural compositions. Using a clothesline as the central element, the piece challenges traditional distributions of domestic labour.
