RBA 2026 Annual Exhibition
Mall Galleries | North, East & West Galleries
Sat 1 March – Sat 30 March 2026
This Exhibition has now Closed
Welcome to the RBA Annual Exhibition 2026, an exciting and expansive survey of contemporary art practice. Founded in 1823 and granted the 'Royal' prefix in 1887, the RBA has remained one of the world’s premier art societies for more than 200 years.
The Society’s members, among the leading artists in the UK and beyond, present recent works alongside non-members, selected from thousands of entries. The annual exhibition promises to deliver audiences a show eclectic in medium and subject but consistent in ambition and quality.
To be awarded on the occasion of the annual exhibition is a variety of significant prizes, including The Huaicun Zhang Award of £10,000 for a work (or works) of exceptional quality.
Awards & Prizes
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:
Sue Campion RBA
Hills near Competa, Andalucia
The Huaicun Zhang Award for Excellence
Winner of £8,000:
Katie Kaur
A Place that Knows Shame
The Huaicun Zhang Award for Excellence
Winner of £2,000:
George Rigby
In the Midst
The de Laszlo Foundation Award
Winner: £2,000
Dylan Andrews
Still
The de Laszlo Foundation Award
Highly Commended: £300
Shirley Chi
Nude, Shadow, Shape
The de Laszlo Foundation Award
Highly Commended: £300
Rufus Martin
Rory
The de Laszlo Foundation Award
Highly Commended: £300
Christopher Perry
Sharp
The de Laszlo Foundation Award
Highly Commended: £300
Jill Eisele
Passing Storm
The Michael Harding Awards
Winner: £500 of art materials
Lewis Hazelwood-Horner RBA
Golding
The Michael Harding Awards
Winner: £500 of art materials
Anna Thomas
Outstretched by Pots
The Daler-Rowney Award
Winner: £500 of art materials
Anastasia Olarou
Peace
The John Lynn Commemorative Award for a Young Artist
Winner: £500
Annie Boisseau RBA
For the body of work exhibited at the RBA 2026
Ronald Benham Memorial Award
Winner: £500
Christopher Perry
Sharp
The Surgeon's Prize
Winner: £500
Ian Wieczorek
Crossing #8
The Winsor & Newton Award
Winner: £500 of art materials
Andy Sylvester
Head Study
The MONTOOLI Award
Winner: £300
Richard P Cook RBA
Afternoon Ferry, Venice Lagoon
The Peter Kelly Commemorative Prize
Winner: £300
Iona Townsend
Gaze
The Gordon Hulson Memorial Prize
Winner: £250
James Crittenden PS
Morning Shadows
The Ronald Morgan Memorial Award
Winner: £250
James Crittenden PS
Morning Shadows
The Stuart Southall Print Prize
Winner: £250
Christopher Aggs RBA
Bricks and Irises
Frinton Frames Award
Winner: £200 of picture framing
Skye Holland
The Beginning and End of Something
The President's Award
Winner: ten free FBA exhibition submissions
Arabella Brooke
Precipice
Nathan David Award for Sculpture
Winner: £150
Nigel Fletcher
Next to the Easel
The Geoffrey Vivis Memorial Award
Winner: £100
Barbara Robjant
Near Forsinard Flows, NC500
Painters Online Award
Winner: feature in The Artist magazine
Marion Eastwood
Cottage Garden
The Dry Red Press Award
Winner: published as a greetings card
Talks and Demonstrations
A series of special events accompanied the exhibition, including a talk with Ken Nwadiogbu, recipient of the RBA Rome Scholarship.
SEE EXHIBITION EVENTS