The IAC International Members Exhibition (2026) was held as part of the 52nd Congress in Jingdezhen, China, and reflected the Congress general theme “Inheritance and Innovation”.

To honour the artworks of IAC members, the exhibition jury awarded 3 prizes during a ceremony that took place at the Taoxichuan Art Museum, on Sunday 28 June 2026. 

The jury was composed of Monika Gass, Elaine Henry, Hana Novotna, Misun Rheem and Wan Liya.

Heritage Excellence Award – Tradition Reloaded

This prize was awarded to Keka Ruiz-Tagle (Chile) for her piece titled The Sun, 2019.

Keka Ruiz-Tagle has been a member of the IAC since 2017. 

“My artistic purpose is to recover and delve into the spiritual heritage and ancestral wisdom of the Indigenous peoples of the Andean Americas—a time when humanity lived in deep harmony with the universe and the rhythms of the Earth.
Through the interpretation of traditional rituals and cosmogonies, I seek to convey their values and memories, allowing future generations to preserve within their souls the sacred imagination that once illuminated the Andes.”

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Award for Cultural Exchange – Global Vibes

This prize was awarded to Xavier Monsalvatje (Spain) for his piece titled Worker Class B, 2024.

Xavier Monsalvatje has been a member of the IAC since 2013. 

In almost all his projects, he has always wanted to use traditional ceramic techniques and adapt them to narrate contemporary events, as in ancient ceramics, which describe the specific period in which they were made. In this way, a connection is created between the past of the technical process and the chronicle of the contemporary moment, uniting tradition and modernity.This piece highlights the automation of the human being, the human body as a machine, the worker as a semiotic artifact.

Emerging Voice Award – Fresh Drop

This prize went to Janina Myronowa (Poland) for her piece titled Stay Where I Can See You, 2025. 

Janina Myronowa has been a member of the Academy since 2017.

“This project reflects my ongoing interest in how ceramics can hold emotional memory and human presence — how material form can become a vessel for invisible relationships, gestures, and care. ‘Stay Where I Can See You’ explores the relationship between form and presence – between what is visible and what exists beyond material shape. In this work, I reflect on how the physicality of clay can carry emotional, even spiritual, connecting the tangible with the invisible.”