Jose Luis Mancilla Angulo wins top prize at International Art Exhbition

Culture | 10th November 2025, 15:48 | Published by GBC News

The International Art Exhbition has attracted 97 entries this year, with Jose Luis Mancilla Angulo scooping the top prize with 'Don Quijote y Sancho Panza'.

Bathsheba Peralta took home the second prize and Anna Latin the third. 

The contest, now in its 52nd year, was adjudicated by UK Royal Academian Maria Lisogorskaya. 

The exhibition is open until the 15th at the Gustavo Bacarisas Gallery from 10:30am to 6:30pm on weekdays and 10:30 to 1:30 on Saturdays. 

Full list of winners:

The Gustavo Bacarisas Prize

1st Prize

José Luis Mancilla Angulo - ‘Don Quijote y Sancho Panza'

The Jacobo Azagury Prize

2nd Prize

Bathsheba Peralta - ‘Front ‘Row Dior Paris'

The Leni Mifsud Prize

3rd Prize

Anna Latin - ‘Nebulous'

The Rudesindo Mannia Prize

Best Gibraltar Theme

Juan Anelo - ‘The Quiet Ascent In Gavino’s Court, Gibraltar’

The Mario Finlayson Prize

Best Young Artist

Tyrone Anthony Vera - ‘Where No Voices Reach'

 ‘Highly Commended’ Certificates:

• Phoebe Noble ‘The Last To Cross'

• Hannah Cavilla Latin ‘Still Here?'

• Lucía Palma Sarmiento ‘Autorretrato'

• Lorraine Anne Buhagiar ‘Ninja Turtles & Candy Stripes'

• Catherine Dawn Cumberbatch ‘I See You (Grace)'

• Nataly Ielyak–Victor ‘Seascape'

• Karl Ullger ‘The Quiet Inferno'