International Support
International Support
The 4th Le Venezie International Watercolor Festival has received strong support from prestigious art institutions across multiple countries, reflecting the broad recognition and far-reaching influence the festival has earned within the international art world. The Titian Foundation (Italy), the Almenara Competition (Spain), and the Shanghai Association for International Cultural and Artistic Exchange have each established special nomination awards, contributing their own aesthetic standards and values to enrich the judging process with a more diverse range of international perspectives. In addition, renowned art material brands including Maimeri, Tintoretto, Rubens, and Marie's, along with other professional institutions, have generously provided sponsorship in the form of high-quality art supplies — recognizing outstanding artists and continuing the spirit of patronage that defined the Bicknell family legacy.
The collective participation of these institutions and brands from Europe, Asia, and beyond has significantly enhanced the authority and credibility of the festival, while helping to establish the Venice International Watercolor Festival as a truly global platform for artistic collaboration — one dedicated to the preservation, innovation, and worldwide promotion of watercolor art in the twenty-first century.
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Raffaello padovan
President of the Italian Association for Cultural and Artistic Exchange, Art Curator and critic, lifelong professor of the National Art Foundation of Italy, international curatorial advisor appointed by the Municipality of Treviso.¥ 0.00Buy now
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Manuel Alpañés Ramos
Manuel Alpañés Ramos es el actual presidente de la Agrupación Española de Acuarelistas (AEDA) y, desde su jubilación en el año 2014, se dedica intensamente a la Acuarela. Ha sido profesor de figura y retrato en AEDA durante 5 años y actualmente lo es de temas generales para alumnos avanzados.¥ 0.00Buy now
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Sandra Miranda Pattin
Performance Artist, founder and curator of Chiasso Perduto gallery in Florence, Italy former director of international projects at the Florence Biennale。¥ 0.00Buy now
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PING LONG
Member of the China Artists Association, member of the Watercolor Art Committee of the China Artists Association, Vice Chairman of the Shanghai Artists Association, and Vice President of the Shanghai Chinese and Foreign Cultural and Artistic Exchange Association.¥ 0.00Buy now
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Juan Francisco Gómez-Cambronero
G ó mez Cambronero (1976, Madrid) is a Spanish civil engineer, painter, and sculptor. In recent years, he has focused on exhibiting his paintings outside of Spain. He has exhibited his works in the United States, Sweden, Italy, Germany, Hungary, France, Monaco, Morocco, and the United Arab Emirates, and recently at his headquarters in Brussels.¥ 0.00Buy now
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David Gutiérrez Delgado
founder and curator of The Almenara Collection and The Almenara Art Prize.¥ 0.00Buy now
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Angela Swanson Jones
Angela Swanson Jones, Director of ARC International Art Salon Competition.
Angela Swanson Jones graduated from Brigham Young University and holds a master's degree from the Courtauld School of Art, University of London. She has published articles in Fine Art Connoisseur and co authored three books: "Desperate Youth: Artists Who Died in Their Twenties" (ACC Art Books, 2020); Utah Artists Dictionary (Gibbs Smith Publishers, 2022); And the upcoming biography 'John Hafen: The Aesthetic Conscienc¥ 0.00Buy now
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Tanya Atanasova
A realist painter born in Bulgaria (1978) and working in Belgium. She is the chairman and founder of the FiKVA Foundation. She graduated from the National Academy of Arts (Sofia, Bulgaria) and the Saint Lucas Academy of Arts (Ghent, Belgium) in 2005, and continued her studies in several master classes with some of her favorite painters.¥ 0.00Buy now
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Carla Lesandra Ross
Kara Lesandra Ross holds a Bachelor's degree in Art History from Drew University, is an art educator, and has served as a judge in competitions organized by organizations such as the International Realism Association, the Portrait Society of South Africa, IX Arts, and Ani Academy. Kara has always been a contributing writer for Collection magazine and Art Appraiser, and frequently publishes in other magazines and newspapers. She is also a co editor and author of Chapter 28 of the second edition o¥ 0.00Buy now
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MARINA MIAN
Marina MARINA MIAN has been passionate about painting since childhood. She has collaborated with numerous art studios and institutions in Rome and Veneto, and participated in important exhibition events including the Spoleto International Art Exhibition, the Venice Biennale, and the Rome Art Festival. Marina Mian is responsible for the art of painting promoted by the Malango Monastery, established in 1984. She also participated in the three-year "Beauty Seeker" project, which collaborates with r¥ 0.00Buy now
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