On the RoadOctober 21, 2026

Eudes Correia in Fabriano: Illustrious Unknowns

Eudes Correia's solo exhibition Illustrious Unknowns at Fabriano's Paper and Watermark Museum, within the 2026 biennial programme.

By Matheus

I visited Eudes Correia's solo exhibition Illustrious Unknowns at the Museo della Carta e della Filigrana in Fabriano, Italy. Listed in Italian as Illustri Sconosciuti, the exhibition formed part of the ninth Biennial International Prize, Marche d'Acqua: Fabriano Watercolour 2026. The city's announcement named it as one of the programme's two accompanying solo exhibitions.

The exhibition followed Eudes's first prize at Fabriano Watercolour in 2024 for Ashley in Rome, nominated by Sergey Temerev. The biennial's record of winners confirms the jury's unanimous decision and comments on the portrait's balance of colour, shape and spontaneity. In the 2026 catalogue, prize curator Giorgio Pellegrini explains that winners have the opportunity to present a solo exhibition in the following edition.

That award also gave Ashley in Rome a permanent place in the museum's Gold Collection, alongside earlier first-prize winners. The prize's regulations describe this collection as a permanent display of the winning works. The official Roll of Honour records Eudes among the previous winners, including Joseph Zbukvic, who won in 2022 with Quiet Corner, Venice. Eudes's painting therefore remains part of the museum's collection beyond the duration of his solo exhibition.

The 2026 first prize went to Liu Yi, from China, for Beautiful Woman in a Floral Dress. Nominated by Stanislaw Zoladz, he received the jury's unanimous vote. His award continues the sequence of winners that includes Zbukvic and Eudes.

Portraiture was central to the exhibition's presentation. In its announcement, the city described Eudes's attention to the stories of the people he paints, and to light and atmosphere. The 2026 catalogue gives his exhibition a dedicated section, including Anna and A Quiet Encounter, both watercolours measuring 38 × 56 cm. Other titles locate his subjects in places such as Venice and Mexico, including Coffee in Venice and Family waiting for a bus in Mexico.

The museum also gives the exhibition a specific setting. Housed in a former Dominican convent, the Museo della Carta e della Filigrana traces Fabriano's papermaking history through working equipment and watermarks. Its reconstructed medieval paper mill demonstrates how sheets were made by hand. Fabriano has belonged to the UNESCO Creative Cities Network in Crafts and Folk Art since 2013. Here, watercolour on paper is presented alongside the history of the material itself.

The wider programme placed Eudes's individual exhibition alongside Sguardi, by jury president Valentina Verlato, and the Masters of the Jury section. The biennial's published programme originally ran from 11 July to 20 September 2026. The museum later announced an extension of Marche d'Acqua until 25 October. The Agenda entry records Eudes's exhibition within that programme.

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