top of page
2026 SHORTLIST
PEOPLE'S
CHOICE AWARD
Have your say in the AOTY 2026 People's Choice Award! Explore this year's shortlist, choose your favourite artwork and cast your vote. Every vote counts, so make sure your voice is heard. Voting closes on 22nd November 2026. Don't miss your chance to support your favourite artist!
Best International Artist
 Mariah Solikin Venus Flytrap |  Natasza Mirak Kamila Szadaj Curiosita porta ad lucem est |  Daria Andrews The Wakimg Hour |
|---|---|---|
 Aparna Chakravarty Confluence 1 |  Kip Harris Rice Porter, near Pokhara |  Payal Kakkar Extracted Hiramati Singh Khairwar and Suliyari coal mining waste |
 Eleanora Alis Tofte Palliative Care Unit (PCU) |  Anita Memar In each cell, A story |  Milena Gaytandzhieva Winter Vibe |
 Ciara Bourke WINDY WICKLOW GRASS 2 |
Best Professional & Established Artist
 Nils Hansen Compound&Edge |  Joan Cox Side by Side |  Belinda Reynell Painted Breeze |
|---|---|---|
 Natalia Revoniuk Radiance |  Sarmed Mirza Zero Ground ReGenesis - Nocturne |  Maria Pia Jaime Dancing with my shadows |
 Zoe Wilson Hold |  Karine Hochar Joy |  Robin Richmond Under Sleep Where All Waters Meet |
 Abu Jafar Muhammad Saleh Blue, Black & White |
Best New & Emerging Artist
 Saman Khalid Refugees Welcome |  Nicky Calver The Fishing Pole |  Ava Grauls Adam, washed up on the shore |
|---|---|---|
 Shehzad Jaffer Untitled |  Simon Bastian - In the Pub: Mr. Matthews and Mr. Bryant |  Asya Dudko The Unknown Soldier |
 Louie Andreas Scourou Lucent Bloom |  Ewan Story Victorialand |  Manny Woodard Andrew |
 Megan Elizabeth British Blonde |  Matt Shoul War Child Butterfly |  Johnny Varela Meléndez Exodus |
 Guzel Min Important message |  Yuqing Wu Consumption |  Bia Teixeira Pereira (Un)guarded |
 Aengus Rathbone Back of Leisureland |  Alison Stafford Morning Shadows |  David Cutting Still Death |
 Nicola Russell Parhessia |  Jackie Whall Three Pears |  Lisa Srao The Messenger and the Guardian - The conversation |
 Aylish Wood Big Orange Sofa |  Neil Rogers Unspoken |  Ines Caleiro Inner Head #1 |
 Ivona Martincic How To Think Less |
Abstract
 Monika Grygier Mañana a las 18:30 en la ciudad |  Sam Waters Fragments of Industry |  Anika De Souza After Script |
|---|---|---|
 Ekaterina Adelskaya Long Winter Nights |  Paris (Parviz) Tooraji The Labyrinth of Madness |  Monica Bergquist Clark Fork |
 Mark Sajatovich Sanctuary |  Alice Northrop Rage |  Fiona Wilson Dreamscape 1 |
 Tonia Rees Sea Change |
Landscape
 Rebecca Carr Braving the tide |  Numra Rehman Stillness Within the Shifts |  Milena Gaytandzhieva Mediterranean Charm II |
|---|---|---|
 Joan-Marie Abley White Noise |  Alison Johnston Quiet Decent Of Dusk |  Boguslawa Bryska Just wait for moment |
 Iwona Germanek Lapidarium |  Guzel Min The Flight |  Tony Strange No. 32. Seaside home Annalong, Co. Down. |
 Val Miranda Two Trees in the Highland Mist |
Portrait
 Lilia Kodunova Hold On |  Sharon Samms Now I See |  Anastasiya Kostyuk Rusalka |
|---|---|---|
 Joanna Pilarczyk Radecka Threads Of Us |  Oleksandra Korolenko Presence |  Giulia Quaresima Interlude |
 Dante Ruben Orozco Jimenez Fear the Broken |  Taran Singh Banda Singh Bahadur Sculpture |  Sheena Bulpitt A Quiet Presence |
 Jamie Lindholm Looking for Light |
PEOPLE'S
CHOICE AWARD
Don't forget to vote in the AOTY 2026 People's Choice Award! Explore this year's shortlist, choose your favourite artwork and cast your vote. Every vote counts, so make sure your voice is heard. Voting closes on 22nd November 2026. Don't miss your chance to support your favourite artist!
bottom of page