Discerning Eye 
Exhibition

Is coming to London's Mall Galleries​

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

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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.

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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 Prize will be announced online on Thursday 12 November:

• The Discerning Eye Founder’s Prize - in honour of Michael Reynolds, £2,500

• The Discerning Eye Chair’s Purchase Prize, £1,000

• The BDO Purchase Prize, £2000

• The Mervyn Metcalf Purchase Prize, £500

• Adelaide Damoah Purchase Prize, £500

• Tabish Khan’s 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

• Art Ladder Prize: one year’s subscription to The Art Ladder mentoring programme for artists, and two one-to-one mentoring sessions, worth £600

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Tickets and visiting:
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:
Instagram: @DiscerningEyeExhibition | @DiscerningEyeOrg
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