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2026
SHORTLIST

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PAINTING

Sue Bridge

Sue Bridge 'Finding the Calm'

Skye Holland - A Time of Reckoning

Skye Holland 'A Time of Reckoning'

Rachel Foister - Drop Fold 1

Rachel Foister 'Drop Fold 1'

Maryam Deyhim - Empyreans

Maryam Deyhim 'Empyreans'

Sandra Beccarelli - Spaces Among Spaces

Sandra Beccarelli 'Spaces Among Spaces'

Natalia Glinoer - Quiet Contemplation

Natalia Glinoer 'Quiet Contemplation'

Jitrachote White - May You Always Be Surrounded by Soft Comforts

Jitrachote White 'May You Always Be Surrounded by Soft Comforts'

Joan Cox - In the Garden of Autumn

Joan Cox 'In the Garden of Autumn'

Dylan lisle - Two Down

Dylan lisle 'Two Down'

Kevin Hu - A Spark

Kevin Hu 'A Spark'

Dominigo Martinez - Sebastián de Belalcázar en Popayán

Dominigo Martinez 'Sebastián de Belalcázar en Popayán'

Clare Chinnery - The Heart That Sheds the Brightest Light

Clare Chinnery 'The Heart That Sheds the Brightest Light

Daniela Militaru - Preserved

Daniela Militaru 'Preserved'

Boguslawa - When Light Rests

Boguslawa 'When Light Rests'

Charley Hellier - Sentinels

Charley Hellier 'Sentinels'

Cesare Pinotti - Pietà Metropolitana

Cesare Pinotti 'Pietà Metropolitana'

Caroline Riley - Reflection 2

Caroline Riley 'Reflection 2'

Anton Kiselev - Tree or Memories of the Earth

Anton Kiselev 'Tree or Memories of the Earth'

Benoit Singy - Contrepoint - 04

Benoit Singy 'Contrepoint - 04'

Aengus Rathbone - Standún

Aengus Rathbone 'Standún'

Susan McCall - Morning Light on Snow

Susan McCall 'Morning Light on Snow'

Sandy Roberts - Tarn Spring

Sandy Roberts 'Tarn Spring'

Keshani Douglas - Contemplating Lemon

Keshani Douglas 'Contemplating Lemon'

Alexis Butterfield - The Hotel California, Birkenhead

Alexis Butterfield 'The Hotel California, Birkenhead'

Minyoung Lim - On a Cold Day, in a Cold Place

Minyoung Lim 'On a Cold Day, in a Cold Place'

PHOTOGRAPHY & DIGITAL ART

Roger Hopgood - 'Contested Object XIV (Joseph Johnson)'

Roger Hopgood 'Contested Object XIV (Joseph Johnson)'

Lyndsay Martin - 'Untraced Land (Triptych), 2024'

Lyndsay Martin 'Untraced Land (Triptych), 2024'

Yvann Zahui - 'Yako - What the Land Remembers'

Yvann Zahui 'Yako - What the Land Remembers'

Stacie Amelia - 'Metamorphosis'

Stacie Amelia 'Metamorphosis'

Linda Chapman - 'The Written Word'

Linda Chapman 'The Written Word'

Linda Burris Webster - 'Mali Conflicted'

Linda Burris Webster 'Mali Conflicted'

Joy Saha - 'Plastic Bottle Recycling'

Joy Saha 'Plastic Bottle Recycling'

Evi Antonio - 'Sunset on Whitecross'

Evi Antonio 'Sunset on Whitecross'

Giulia Grillo - 'The Essence'

Giulia Grillo 'The Essence'

Dyana Gravina - 'The 10th Birth'

Dyana Gravina 'The 10th Birth'

SCULPTURE

Zhiqiang Li - 'Wearing Love'

Zhiqiang Li 'Wearing Love'

Maria Muruaga - 'Metamorphosys'

Maria Muruaga 'Metamorphosys'

Karl von Orb - 'Average Energy Consumption'

Karl von Orb 'Average Energy Consumption'

Viktor Solt - 'Paramonde'

Viktor Solt 'Paramonde'

Sonja Keppler - 'Resistance Object III'

Sonja Keppler 'Resistance Object III'

Sarunas Berinas - 'Compulsion'

Sarunas Berinas 'Compulsion'

Merrie Carlton - 'Superdrug'

Merrie Carlton 'Superdrug'

Megumi Ohata - 'Haori'

Megumi Ohata 'Haori'

Asya Dudko - 'Birthday Boy'

Asya Dudko 'Birthday Boy'

Seamus Moran - 'Decade'

Seamus Moran 'Decade'

DRAWING & ILLUSTRATION

Viktoria Savenkova - 'Where It Was'

Viktoria Savenkova 'Where It Was'

Sherri Carling - 'Rooted in Strength'

Sherri Carling 'Rooted in Strength'

Robert Allman - 'May in a Bucket Hat'

Robert Allman 'May in a Bucket Hat'

Emily Catherine - 'Mantus'

Emily Catherine 'Mantus'

Galina Stambolieva - 'Untitled'

Galina Stambolieva 'Untitled'

Andrea Rouillard - 'There Is Nothing Wrong - The Hanged Man'

Andrea Rouillard 'There Is Nothing Wrong - The Hanged Man'

Luciano Bujeiro Rojo - 'Fracture, the Face That Speaks Through the Cracks'

Luciano Bujeiro Rojo 'Fracture, the Face That Speaks Through the Cracks'

Jamie Steward - 'Close You’re Eyes and Think of Me'

Jamie Steward 'Close You’re Eyes and Think of Me'

Maria Scognamiglio - 'The Gold Balance of Life'

Maria Scognamiglio 'The Gold Balance of Life'

Michael Gordon - 'Chiaroscuro'

Michael Gordon 'Chiaroscuro'

MIXED MEDIA, COLLAGE & PRINTMAKING

Antonio Azevedo - 'Era Once...... Once Upon a Time......'

Antonio Azevedo 'Era Once...... Once Upon a Time......'

Loraine Monk - 'The Builders'

Loraine Monk 'The Builders'

Natalia Grądzka - 'Benjamin'

Natalia Grądzka 'Benjamin'

Iwona Germanek - 'Crumbs'

Iwona Germanek 'Crumbs'

Carlos Fentanes - 'Urn (The Never-Ending Story of Penelope, Weaving by Day and Unweaving b

Carlos Fentanes 'Urn (The Never-Ending Story of Penelope, Weaving by Day and Unweaving b

Asia Nowicki - 'Umbilicus'

Asia Nowicki 'Umbilicus'

Nelson - 'A Mother's Album Ants'

Nelson 'A Mother's Album Ants'

Tori McLean - 'Do I Merely Multiply (Mother)'

Tori McLean 'Do I Merely Multiply (Mother)'

Natalia Kolpakova - 'Winter Punks'

Natalia Kolpakova 'Winter Punks'

Serina Lee - 'Kǎn The Two-Fold Pit'

Serina Lee 'Kǎn The Two-Fold Pit'

Mehves Aydin - 'Microcosmos'

Mehves Aydin 'Microcosmos'

Rayastre - 'The Distorted Room (II)'

Rayastre 'The Distorted Room (II)'

STUDENT ARTIST

John Davies - 'Of Season'

John Davies 'Of Season'

Anastasiia Kyrpenko - 'Raspberries in Lovyn''

Anastasiia Kyrpenko 'Raspberries in Lovyn''

Daisy Brook - 'Harmony - ‘Beyond Time’ Collection'

Daisy Brook 'Harmony - ‘Beyond Time’ Collection'

Emilija Mezele - 'On the Tube'

Emilija Mezele 'On the Tube'

Calder MacKay - 'The Jester Dances On'

Calder MacKay 'The Jester Dances On'

Yuxuan Wang - 'Simbiosis'

Yuxuan Wang 'Simbiosis'

Marina Trani - 'Clinking Things'

Marina Trani 'Clinking Things'

Anna-Maria Nikolova - 'Loving You Is a Losing Game'

Anna-Maria Nikolova 'Loving You Is a Losing Game'

Bing Lu - 'Snow Day #78'

Bing Lu 'Snow Day #78'

Jianing Xu (Jing Hsu) - 'Untitled (Green Man)'

Jianing Xu (Jing Hsu) 'Untitled (Green Man)'

ART EDUCATOR

Adam Kachlik - 'Duchess, 2026'

Adam Kachlik 'Duchess, 2026'

Farida Khan-Evans - 'Golden Summer Cherries'

Farida Khan-Evans 'Golden Summer Cherries'

Patrick Fenech - 'Blue Sand II'

Patrick Fenech 'Blue Sand II'

Natalie Day - 'Enclosure'

Natalie Day 'Enclosure'

Duo Adma (Mariano Paternoster and Adriana Giannini) - 'Sonitus'

Duo Adma (Mariano Paternoster and Adriana Giannini) 'Sonitus'

Jo Lyn Brown - 'Creative Space'

Jo Lyn Brown 'Creative Space'

Carla Jacobson - 'Grandma'

Carla Jacobson 'Grandma'

Andreas Scholz - 'And So I Watch You From Afar #15'

Andreas Scholz 'And So I Watch You From Afar #15'

Jo Ann Graham - 'Sterling Silver Deer Antler Candle Holder'

Jo Ann Graham 'Sterling Silver Deer Antler Candle Holder'

Jane Ma - 'The Geometry of Silence-Chapter 01《Rooms of Light》Ⅳ'

Jane Ma 'The Geometry of Silence-Chapter 01 (Rooms of Light) Ⅳ'

VISUAL ART OPEN 2026
PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD

Vote for your favourite artist in the Visual Art Open 2026 People's Choice Award and help celebrate this year’s incredible Shortlisted artists. Explore the artworks, choose your favourite and have your say before voting closes on Sunday 20th September 2026.

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