National Award for Plastic Arts (Spain)

The National Award for Plastic Arts (Spanish: Premio Nacional de Artes Plásticas) is one of Spain's National Culture Awards for Fine Arts, along with the National Award for Photography [es] and Velázquez Award for Plastic Arts [es]. Established in 1980, it is granted annually by the Ministry of Culture and Sport to recognize the meritorious work of contemporary plastic artists. It is given for works or actions published in the prior year which contribute to the enrichment of Spain's cultural heritage. Despite being developed by an administrative body, the selection of the award's winners is intended to be a true reflection of the values and feelings of society. It is endowed with a prize of 30,000 euros.^[1]

National Award for Plastic Arts
Premio Nacional de Artes Plásticas
Awarded for	Works or actions which contribute to Spain's cultural heritage
Sponsored by	Ministry of Culture and Sport
Country	Spain
Reward(s)	€30,000
First award	1980
Website	www.culturaydeporte.gob.es/cultura/areas/promociondelarte/mc/premiosbbaa/pn-artes-plasticas/pnap/presentacion.html

Candidates for the award are presented by the members of a jury, or by entities related to the pertinent artistic or cultural activities, through reasoned proposals addressed to the Minister of Culture or to the jurors themselves.

In 2010 the artist Santiago Sierra rejected the award, claiming his independence from a state which shows "contempt for the mandate to work for the common good".^[1]

Winners

Year	Artist	Field	Ref
1980	Juan Manuel Díaz Caneja [es]	Painter	[2]
	Antoni Cumella [es]	Ceramist
	Albert Ràfols-Casamada	Painter
	Martín Chirino	Sculptor
	Carola Torres [es]	Weaver
	Manuel Boix [es]	Painter, sculptor, engraver
1981	Manuel Ángeles Ortiz [es]	Painter	[3]
	Andreu Alfaro	Sculptor
	Joan Hernández Pijuan [es]	Painter, engraver
	Luis Gordillo	Painter
	José Hernández	Painter, graphic artist
1982	Eduardo Arroyo	Painter	[4]
	Josep Guinovart	Painter, illustrator, engraver
	Julio López Hernández [es]	Sculptor
	Carmen Laffón	Painter, illustrator, sculptor
	Rafael Canogar [es]	Painter
1983	Francesc Català Roca [es]	Photographer	[5]
	Alfonso Fraile	Painter
	Lucio Muñoz	Painter
	Manolo Valdés	Painter, engraver, sculptor
	Darío Villalba	Painter, photographer
1984	Juan Genovés	Painter, graphic artist	[6]
	José Caballero	Painter
	Manuel Hernández Mompó [es]	Painter, sculptor
	Baltasar Lobo	Sculptor
	Agustí Centelles	Photographer
1985	Juan Barjola [es]	Painter	[7]
	Guillermo Pérez Villalta [es]	Painter, sculptor
1986	Miquel Navarro	Painter, sculptor, engraver	[8]
	Miquel Barceló	Painter
1987	Not given
1988	Susana Solano	Sculptor	[9]
1989	José María Sicilia	Painter	[10]
1990	Juan Navarro Baldeweg	Architect, painter, sculptor	[11]
1991	Adolfo Schlosser [es]	Sculptor	[12]
1992	Carlos Alcolea [es]	Painter	[13]
1993	Soledad Sevilla	Painter	[14]
1994	Eva Lootz	Sculptor	[15]
1995	José Manuel Broto Gimeno	Painter	[16]
1996	Miguel Ángel Campano	Painter	[17]
1997	Ramón Gaya	Painter, writer	[17]
1998	Cristino de Vera [es]	Painter	[18]
1999	Pablo Palazuelo	Painter, engraver, sculptor	[19]
	Cristina Iglesias	Sculptor, engraver
2000	Juan Muñoz	Sculptor	[20]
2001	Juan José Aquerreta [es]	Painter	[21]
2002	Juan Uslé	Painter	[22]
2003	Alfredo Alcaín [es]	Painter	[23]
2004	Carlos Pazos [es]	Sculptor	[24]
2005	Antoni Muntadas	Conceptual artist	[25]
2006	Perejaume	Painter	[26]
2007	Isidoro Valcárcel Medina [es]	Conceptual artist	[27]
2008	Esther Ferrer	Conceptual artist-performer	[28]
2009	Nacho Criado [es]	Conceptual artist	[29]
2010	Santiago Sierra (refused)	Conceptual artist	[1]
2011	Elena Asins	Plastic artist	[30]
2012	Jaume Plensa	Sculptor	[31]
2013	Carmen Calvo	Conceptual artist	[32]
2014	Jordi Teixidor de Otto [es]	Painter	[33]
2015	Concha Jerez	Conceptual artist	[34]
2016	Juan Hidalgo Codorniu	Musician, composer	[35]
2017	Ángela de la Cruz	Painter	[36]
2018	Ángel Bados [es]	Sculptor	[37]
2019	Àngels Ribé	Conceptual artist	[38]
2020	José María Yturralde  [es]	Painter	[39]
2021	Dora García	Artist, professor and researcher	[40]

See also

• Spanish art