Javier Abad Alonso wins the ON PAPER 2025 international printmaking competition
The prestigious ON PAPER international printmaking competition, organized by Tinta Invisible edicions in Barcelona, has announced the winner of its tenth edition: Javier Abad Alonso, a Madrid-based artist known for his strong career in contemporary printmaking.
Abad, a certified printmaking technician from Escuela de Arte No. 10 in Madrid, completed internships at the Spanish National Chalcography and took part in a residency at the Edition/Basel program in Switzerland. He is co-founder of the Arco Tijera workshop-gallery in Madrid and has received several national and international awards, including First Prize in the XVII Gran Canaria Print Series and the Corzón Award at the XXIV National Print Awards in Marbella.
This year's jury, composed of renowned professionals such as Jo Milne, Jordi Alcaraz, Jordi Garrido Úbeda, Mercis Rossetti, Ricard Ibernon Pons, Núria Melero, and the technical team from Rittagraf, selected Abad’s work from nearly 200 participants from different countries.
The selected finalist works will be exhibited during March at the Tinta Invisible gallery space in Barcelona.
In addition, the jury awarded two honorable mentions to artists Gema Gubianas and Micaela Muzi, recognizing the quality and originality of their entries.
