Royal Society of British Artists 2026 | Award Winners
/ Royal Society of British Artists
On behalf of the President and Council of the Royal Society of British Artists, congratulations to the award winning artists at the RBA Annual Exhibition 2026:
The Huaicun Zhang Award for Excellence 2026
An award of £10,000 will be offered for a work (or works) of exceptional quality. The selection committee reserves the right to split the award as deemed appropriate for works in the exhibition.
Winner of £8000: Sue Campion RBA, Hills near Competa, Andalucia
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Winner of £2000: Katie Kaur, A Place that Knows Shame
The de Laszlo Foundation Award
£2,000 awarded to an arists aged 35 or under for the best work from life, plus four Highly Commended awards of £300 each.
Winner: George Rigby, In the Midst
Highly Commended: Dylan Andrews, Still
Highly Commended: Shirley Chi, Nude, Shadow, Shape
Highly Commended: Rufus Martin, Rory
Highly Commended: Christopher Perry, Sharp
The Michael Harding Awards
Two prizes of £500 worth of art materials.
Winner: Jill Eisele, Passing Storm.
Winner: Lewis Hazelwood-Horner RBA, Golding.
The Daler-Rowney Award
£500 of art materials from Daler-Rowney for an outstanding work.
The John Lynn Commemorative Award for a Young Artist
£500 awarded to a Young Artist.
Winner: Anastasia Olarou, Peace
Ronald Benham Memorial Award
An annual memorial prize of £500 in the name of Ronald Benham RBA NEAC, to be awarded to an artist for work painted in a traditional manner in celebration of the natural world.
Winner: Annie Boisseau RBA, for the body of work exhibited at the RBA 2026.
The Surgeon's Prize
An award of £500.
Winner: Christopher Perry, Sharp
The Winsor & Newton Award
Art materials to the value of £500 for an outstanding painting.
Winner: Ian Wieckzorek, Crossing #8
The MONTOOLI Award
A prize of £300 for an outstanding portrait painting in the exhibition. The name of the award is derived from a Bengali word which means, 'a paintbrush from the creative heart.'
Winner: Andy Sylvester, Head Study
The Peter Kelly Commemorative Prize
An award of £300.
The Gordon Hulson Memorial Prize
£250 for draughtsmanship, variety and exploration.
Winner: Iona Townsend, Gaze
The Ronald Morgan Memorial Award
An award of £250.
The Stuart Southall Print Prize
An award of £250.
Winner: James Crittenden PS, Morning Shadows.
Frinton Frames Award
£200 of picture framing at Frinton Frames.
The President's Award
Ten free submissions to exhibitions by the Federation of British Artists at Mall Galleries for a non-member exhibitor.
Nathan David Award for Sculpture
An award of £150.
Winner: Arabella Brooke, Precipice.
The Geoffrey Vivis Memorial Award
An award of £100.
Painters Online Award
The winner will be featured in The Artist magazine. Sponsored by Painters Online, the home of Leisure Painter and The Artist.
The Dry Red Press Award
The winning work will be published as a greetings card.
Winner: Marion Eastwood, Cottage Garden.
BROWSE & BUY
All of the award winning works featured in this news iteam are available to browse and buy online, alongside the rest of the works selected for the Royal Society of British Artists Annual Exhibition 2026.
