Image: Almodí de Xàtiva, Xàtiva
The young artist Estefanía Serrano Soriano has won the ‘Premi Nacional de Pintura Juan Francés Fira d’Agost 2026’, according to a post from Almodí de Xàtiva. The announcement also named Álvaro Porras Soriano, from Ciudad Real, as the recipient of the second prize, while the Valencian artist Fernando Jiménez received an accèssit.
The notice was issued by the Xàtiva museum account, which shared the result on 28 July 2026. No further details were provided in the source text about the winning works, the jury, or the selection process.
The award is tied to the city’s Fira d’Agost, one of Xàtiva’s long-running cultural fixtures, and carries the name of Juan Francés. In the verified source material, however, only the prize results are given; no exhibition dates, display venue, or accompanying programme are specified.
The brief announcement identifies Serrano Soriano as the first-prize winner and places the other recognitions with Porras Soriano and Jiménez. Beyond those names and distinctions, the source does not supply biographical details or technical information about the paintings submitted for the competition.
Almodí de Xàtiva’s post ends with a link to further information, but the linked page could not be accessed in the available material. On the basis of the confirmed source alone, the clearest record is the 2026 outcome of the ‘Premi Nacional de Pintura Juan Francés Fira d’Agost’, with Serrano Soriano taking the top award, Porras Soriano placing second and Jiménez receiving an accèssit.
