10/06/2026
MONTEBELLO | BERGESIO INTERNATIONAL AWARD
2nd Edition — Contemporary Jewellery & Critical Writing
We are delighted to announce the winners of the second edition of the Montebello | Bergesio International Award, celebrating excellence in contemporary jewellery and critical writing!
✦ MONTEBELLO AWARD
First Prize: Alessandra Capuano
Honourable Mentions: Dorota Wilde, Banana Lisamo.
✦ BERGESIO AWARD
First Prize: Zoe Clark
Honourable Mentions: Jivan Astfalck, Jun Jin Wu.
Our warmest congratulations to the award recipients and heartfelt thanks to all the selected artists and writers whose work has contributed to the richness and success of this edition.
Selected Artists: Lara Solia Baremboim, Alessandra Capuano, Seren Cheng, Sitong Chen, Isabel Honey Coles, Ella Hamilton, Soo Young Kim, Yiwen Liang, Banana Lisamo, Yuxi Lu, Mingxuan Ma, Celestina Petrillo, Klara Valuskova, Dorota Wilde, Zhou Zihan.
Selected Writers: Jivan Astfalck, Annarita Bianco, Zoe Clark, Zoe Kiner-Wolff, Jain Priyal, Jun Jin Wu.
We are deeply grateful to the members of the Jury — Lia Lenti, Barbara Schmidt and Ellen Maurer Zilioli — for their valuable commitment and thoughtful evaluation.
Curated by Roberta Bernabei, Nichka Marobin and Chiara Scarpitti.
Hosted by BABS Gallery, Milano.
The Montebello Award is sponsored by Montebello Family.
The Bergesio Award, in partnership with the Journal JJR, is sponsored by AGC.
A celebration of creativity, research and critical reflection, fostering dialogue across the international contemporary jewellery community. ⭐
We also announce that the open call for the Third Edition of the Montebello | Bergesio International Award, scheduled for April 2028, will be published during the summer of 2027!