We are thrilled to announce the 200 artists longlisted for The Artist Prize 2026.
Around 80 curators, artistic directors and artists from arts organisations across the UK spent six weeks viewing 3,800 submissions.
What came back was extraordinary. Judges told us they came away inspired, that they had found practices they wanted to follow, that they had spent far longer looking than they meant to.
If your name isn’t on the list below, thank you for entering the first ever Artist Prize. With so many entries, many strong works didn’t make the cut. We’ve emailed you with more, so check your inbox (and your spam folder).
The Longlist
Congratulations to the 200 artists below.
Abi Huxtable
Abigail Schama
Adam Buick
Ade Adesina
Ade Okelarin
Alex Roberts
Ali Bartlett
Alice Hawkins
Alicia Radage
Amale Freiha Khlat
Andrew Ekins
Anna Li
Anna-Helga
Anne Kernan
Annie Frost Nicholson
Antonia Caicedo Holguin
Antonia Luxem
Arabel Lebrusan
Archie Franks
Becca Gill
Beth Kettel
Bryan Biggs
Bryony Ella
Caitlin Heffernan
Camilla Hanney
Caroline Burraway
Caroline Jane Harris
Cecile Johnson Soliz
Celia Mora
Charlie Billingham
Charlie Howell
Christine Roychowdhury
Chuang Chih-Hao
Ciarraí MacCormac
Claire A Baker
Clio Lloyd-Jacob
Conor Quinn
Constance Lu and Tianying Lei
Corsin Billeter
Daisy Potter
Dalia Obretin
Damien Cifelli
Dan Bowhay
Dara Rigal
David Cass
Dibing White
Dora Lam
Dorrie Chambers-Smith
Eelyn Lee
Eleanor Rodwell
Emily Allchurch
Emily Hought
Emily Richardson
Enze Wu
Erin Bird
Faisal Hussain
Felicity Gill
Felicity Hammond
Filipe Alcada
Fran Crowe
Fran Kershaw
Francisca Prieto
Gaia Ozwyn
Geoff Stalker
Glen Ogden
Habib Hajallie
Hannah Marshall
Hannah Wilson
Hannan Jones
Hannelore Smith
Haseebah Ali
Hayley Gibbs
Helena Ospina
Henny Burnett
Henrietta Macphee
Hilary Powell
Hormazd Narielwalla
Hsi-Nong Huang
Huma Mulji
Iain Andrews
Ian Hinley
Ilsa Brittain
Imogen Marsteller
Isabel Castro Jung
Jameisha Prescod
James Cheen Fuen Seow
Jane Perryman
Janina Bacchetta
Jaskirt Dhaliwal-Boora
Jenni Chante
Jennifer Louise Martin
Jennifer Maidment
Jennifer Nieuwland
Jessie Woodward
Jo Mcgonigal
Joanna Peacock
John Huw Davies
John Robinson
Judith Alder
Julie Light
KA Bird
Kadir Karababa
Kalina Czerepko
Kate Mcdonnell
Kathryn Armitage
Katrina Cowling
Kayoon Anderson
Kialy Tihngang
Kitty Mckay
KV Duong
Laetitzia Campbell
Lakshya Bhargava
Lanre Malaolu
Larain Briggs
Laura Williams
Laura Wilson
Layana Laifa
Lea Rose Kara
Lesley Bunch
Libby Bove
Liliia Kodunova
Linda Bell
Lisa Katarina Lindqvist
Lizzie Hill
Lorraine Robson
Louise Bristow
Lucy Lester
Madi Boyd
Mads Washbrook
Manya Goldman
Margarita Gluzberg
Marina Pryiomova
Martha Zmpounou
Martin Symons
Mary Norowzian
Matthew Benington
Megumi Ohata
Michael Paramore
Michelle Williams Gamaker
Mike Ballard
Mike Perry
Mike Turner
Milly Aburrow
Mohini Chandra
Molly Kent
Munaye Lichtenstein
Namarata Singh
Nicki Massos
Nicola Turner
Nigel Shearing
Nik Rawlinson
Oktavia Schreiner
Olivia O’Callaghan
Onome Daniella Olotu
Oriana Catton
Paul Lemmon
Paul Westcombe
Paula Ortega
Pinkie Maclure
Pippa Hale-Lynch
Rachel Brown
Riccardo Matlakas
Richard Anthony Elliott
Rita Evans
Rosa Nguyen
Ross Hansen
Ruaidhri Ryan
Ruth Brumby
Ruth Glasheen
Sam Hallett
Sara Trillo
Sarah Jane Moon
Sarmed Mirza
Sean Vicary
Serena Korda
Shamica Ruddock
Sharon Kelly
Shelly Goldsmith
Shir Cohen
Simon Wilde
Siobhan Mclaughlin
Siu Wai Hang
Sophie Barber
Stephen Johnston
Su Bonfanti
Sue Gascoyne
Tereza Buskova
Tess Pirrie
Timon Benson
Tobias Curnow
Victoria Sills
Wenjing Fan
Will Sibley
Xiaoli O. Chang 常
Yasemin Gunhos
Yellon Ran Huang
Yuliia Holovatiuk-Ungureanu
Yuri Suzuki
Zhiqiang Li
Zoe Forster
Where an artist entered more than once, their single highest-scoring work goes forward, so this is 200 artists rather than 200 entries.
What happens next
These 200 works now go to our panel, who will choose 20 artists to exhibit together at Firstsite. The 20 will be announced on 17 November, the exhibition opens on 30 January 2027, and the £30,000 winner will be chosen during the show.
Longlisted artists: check your inbox. Your laurel, imagery and resources are waiting, including an image made just for you. Share it loudly. You have earned it.