Artist José Luis Cremades Milla from Ibi has been honoured with the 2026 Senyera award for visual arts, presented by the Valencia City Council for his piece Naturaleza muerta. This artwork is an oil painting on burlap, measuring 2 x 1.30 metres.
The jury, composed of experts in fine arts and chaired by the councillor for Cultural Action, Heritage and Cultural Resources, praised the artist for “the rigor and seriousness with which he approaches his work and his ability to maintain the pulse of abstraction with subtle expressiveness.” They noted that “in an artistic landscape characterised by the coexistence of multiple languages, the proposal reaffirms the relevance of abstraction and establishes a dialogue with tradition while opening new possibilities for the future.”
Cremades, born in Ibi in 1979, is a painter and visual artist. He holds a degree in Fine Arts from the Polytechnic University of Valencia and has previously received several awards, including the Alfons Roig scholarship awarded by the Valencia Provincial Council.
The Senyera award for visual arts aims to promote the professional trajectory of Valencian artists and is endowed with €12,000. The winning artwork becomes part of the artistic heritage of the Valencia City Council. Recent winners of the award include Rocío Garriga in 2025 for her work Sueño ligero, María Jesús González in 2024 for Pabellón 6. Hospital Psiquiátrico de Bétera. Pliego I, and Antonio Samo in 2023 for his sculpture Posiciones.
