The Prizes You Can Win.

A prestigious award recognizing excellence in contemporary art by women.

All winners will receive an Interview and Feature with Cultralee

Main Prizes

Solo Show

Main Prize Overall Winner
Art Academy London

Solo Show at Art Academy London.

£1,000

Painting First Prize
The Women In Art Initiative

The Women In Art Initiative.

£1,000

Photography First Prize
Eve Arnold Award / Photo London

The selected photographer will be featured in a special issue of Photo London's digital magazine to celebrate.

£1,000

Sculpture Prize

First Prize for Sculpture.

£1,000

Digital & Moving Image Prize
TAEX

Solo Exhibition at TAEX.

£1,000

Printmaking Prize

The Print winner will receive a dedicated page on www.printed-editions.com for 3 months.

  • Dedicated page on www.printed-editions.com for 3 months
  • Dedicated mailshots to collectors
  • Promotion of artwork on social media
  • The Artist can list up to 12 prints
Special Awards

£2,000

The Susan Angoy Award

Awarded to a female artist of African and Caribbean heritage. Artists must enter The Susan Angoy Artist Of African And Caribbean Heritage and can be any medium but digital.

  • Artists have to write a statement reflecting on how their work can serve as a vehicle for change and hope in a world facing uncertainty, environmental challenges, and intolerance
  • The winner will also receive a place on the Tim May Mentoring Programme, comprising a minimum of three sessions with Sharon Walters (valued at £1,000)

Prize TBC

Young Woman Artists Award

For artists 25 years and under.

£1,000

Best Overseas Artist

Open to all artists outside the UK.

  • If chosen for the final 25, artists can send their artwork to be displayed for the final exhibition at their own costs
  • Alternatively, Women in Art Prize will produce a print of the artwork and frame it for the 2026 exhibition

Residency

The Hosking Houses Residency Award
Hosking Houses Trust

Open to female artists aged 40+, offering up to one month free residency in 2027 or 2028 for a single person (or same gender couple equally engaged in a united project) at the Trust's cottage in Clifford Chambers, a Warwickshire village near Stratford-upon-Avon.

Exhibition

Hampstead School of Art Prize
Hampstead School of Art

Abstract Painting Prize — Exhibition at Hampstead School of Art.

All Finalists Receive
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All Finalists will be exhibiting with Art on a Postcard 2026

02

Article feature and AQ Society interview

03

Artvox social media PR and artist profile interview

04

Interview and Feature with Cultralee

Exhibition Opportunities

Hampstead School of Art

ExhibitionAbstract Painting Prize — Exhibition at Hampstead School of Art.

Zebra One Gallery

2 WeeksExhibition space in Hampstead for 2 weeks.

Square Feet Gallery

Private ViewPrivate View and Exhibition in Marylebone, London.

FLUX Exhibition

Exhibition + FeatureExhibition Space at Flux 2025 and 10-page feature in The FLUX Review magazine. Stocked in over 700 bookstores.

Art Academy London

ExhibitionExhibition at Art Academy London.