Discerning Eye
Exhibition
View Online Exhibition
At London's Mall Galleries
13 Nov 2026 - 21 Nov 2026 - 10am to 5pm
Selection for the Discerning Eye 2026 is now complete.
Six independent selectors reviewed more than 6,800 entries and have chosen around 700 works spanning painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, and photography.
Every work is under 50cm in any direction, and every work is for sale.
The exhibition opens to the public on 13 November at Mall Galleries, London, running until 21 November 2026.
2026 Selectors:
This year's six selectors bring together expertise from across the arts:
- Hugh Bonneville, actor
- Jasmine Pradissitto, artist and scientist
- Jon Sharples, lawyer and collector
- Kelvin Okafor, portrait artist
- Martin Robinson, arts editor
- Melanie Gerlis, art critic and economist
The Prizes will be announced online on Thursday 12 November before 9am:
- The Discerning Eye Founder’s Prize - in honour of Michael Reynolds, £2,500
- The Discerning Eye Chair’s Purchase Prize, £1,000
- BDO Purchase Prize, £2000
- Nurole Prize, £1,500
- The Mervyn Metcalf Purchase Prize, £500
- The Adelaide Damoah Purchase Prize, £500
- The Tabish Khan Critic Purchase Prize, £250
- The Sculpture Prize, £500
- The Cityscape Prize, £500
- The Landscape Prize, £500
- The Anthony Lester Portrait Prize, £500
- The Print Prize, £500
- The Drawing Prize, £500
- The Photography Prize, £500
- The Art Ladder Prize: one year’s subscription to The Art Ladder mentoring programme for artists, and two one-to-one mentoring sessions, worth £600
Tickets and visiting:
Mall Galleries, The Mall, London SW1W 5BD
13 to 21 November 2026, 10am to 5pm daily
Free entry
Follow the exhibition:
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