Discerning Eye 
Exhibition

At London's Mall Galleries​

​13 Nov 2026 - 21 Nov 2026 - 10am to 5pm

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Six independent selectors reviewed more than 6,800 entries and have chosen 750+ works spanning painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, and photography.

 

Every work is under 50cm in any direction, and every work is for sale.

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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 2026 Prizewinners...

• Discerning Eye Founder's Prize, in honour of Michael Reynolds, £2,500: Olivia Arts, Kavinya,  selected by Kelvin Okafor.

• BDO Purchase Prize, £2,000: Arabella Greenhill, Everything / Everyone Has A Story, selected by Jasmine Pradissitto.

• Nurole Purchase Prize, £1,500: Melanie Bellis, Transit, selected by Jasmine Pradissitto.

• Discerning Eye Chair's Purchase Prize, £1,000: Sally Fitchard, Local Casting (Stoke-on-Trent), selected by Hugh Bonneville.

• Mervyn Metcalf Purchase Prize, £500: Laura Carey, Gossip 2, selected by Hugh Bonneville.

• Adelaide Damoah Purchase Prize, £500: Nibras Al-Salman, The Man Who Lost His Mind Because He Read Too Many Books, selected by Jasmine Pradissitto.

• Tabish Khan's Critic Purchase Prize, £250: Emily Bartlett, When Did Sunlight Become a Machine, selected by Melanie Gerlis.

• Sculpture Prize, £500: Hamish Holman, Orbital, selected by Kelvin Okafor.

• Cityscape Prize, £500: Jenny Pockley, Indigo Waterloo Bridge, selected by Jasmine Pradissitto.

• Landscape Prize, £500: Jayne Stokes, Northern Territory, selected by Kelvin Okafor.

• Anthony Lester Portrait Prize, £500: Dylan Lisle, The Imaginary Deathmask of Maya Angelou, selected by Kelvin Okafor.

• Print Prize, £500: Barrie Watts, The Meadow Oak, selected by Melanie Gerlis.

• Drawing Prize, £500: Lex Art, Only by Faith, invited by Kelvin Okafor.

• Photography Prize, £500: Gayle Hallowell, Root Chorus, selected by Martin Robinson.

• Art Ladder Prize, worth £600: one year's subscription to The Art Ladder mentoring programme for artists and two one-to-one mentoring sessions. Vivienne Vela, Homeward Bound, selected by Hugh Bonneville.

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Visit the exhibition

Mall Galleries, The Mall, London SW1W 5BD
13 to 21 November 2026, 10am to 5pm daily
Free entry

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Follow the exhibition:
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