The Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize 2026 exhibition of shortlisted drawings is open daily from Thursday 17 September to Sunday 4 October 2026 at Trinity Buoy Wharf, London E14 0JY, and is free to visit.
Known as the UK's most prestigious annual open exhibition for drawing, the international call for the Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize 2026 received 2,621 entries by 1,403 artists from 48 countries for the 2026 exhibition with awards to the value of £18,000.
The 92 shortlisted drawings are made by 86 artists living and working in the UK (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales), Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Japan, Korea, Spain, and the USA.
The drawings shortlisted for Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize 2026 are by:
Susan Absolon / Elisa Alaluusua / Iain Andrews / Lucy Austin / Fi Bailey / Jeanette Barnes / Sharon Beavan / Vivien Blackett / Mandy Bonnell / Jane Bottery / Sian Bowen / Ruth Brumby / Lucinda Burgess / Caroline Burraway / Richard Burton / Robbie Bushe / Stephen Carley / Annie Cattrell / Louise Cattrell / Jung-Geun Choi / Liz Coxford / Yvonne Crossley / Kelly Cumberland / Adam Dant / Toni Davey / Jane Dixon / Steven Dixon / Sarah Duncan / Roy Eastland / Bella Easton / Kristian Evju / Sophie Firth / Charlie Ford / Efe Gago / Greg Genestine-Charlton / Ann Gillies / The Baron Gilvan / Andy Gomez / Aron Greenwood / Richard Gregory / Nick Grellier / Elena Grossi / Lee Hardman / Russell Herron / Harriet Mena Hill / Tracy Hill / Charlotte Hodes / Lucie Holzer / Alanna Luz Hutton / Christopher Jones / Nick Kennedy / Gary Lawrence / M Lohrum / Juliette Losq / William Lowry / Norman Mathieson / Heather McAteer / Kate McDonnell / Janet Melrose / George Meyrick / Jim Mooney / Tamsin Nagel / Simon Page / Patricia Paolozzi Cain / Lalinthorn Phencharoen / Sandra Porter / Dan Roach / Lewis Robinson / Clive Rose / Eunice Routledge / Paul Ryan / Minty Sainsbury / Solveig Settemsdal / Maggie Shafran / Chris Shaw Hughes / Stuart Shearer / Mark Shields / David Symonds / Sarah Tew / Chris Thomas / Jonathan Waller / Calum Wallis / Hannah Wu / Qinlin Yang / Trevor Youdale / Zhi Qian Jacqueline Yu
The 92 selected drawings represent the diversity of contemporary drawing practice today from modest and large-format works on paper to moving image and three-dimensional drawings that encompass an array of subject matter and content from observational and documentary drawing to social commentary, exploration of scientific systems and expressive or imaginary worlds.
The Selection Panel comprised Matthew Burrows MBE, artist and founder of Artist Support Pledge, Sook-Kyung Lee, Director of the Whitworth and Professor of Curatorial Practices at The University of Manchester, and Professor Anita Taylor, artist, curator and Associate Vice Principal, University of Dundee.
The exhibition is accompanied by a fully ilustrated publication, an education pack, and a series of events in person and online.
The exhibition and education programe are kindly supported by the Trinity Buoy Wharf Trust.
Find out more about the exhibition here.
The education pack can be downloaded here or a printed copy of the booklet can be purchased in the exhibition for £5.
The publication is availble to buy in the exhibition for £12 or for £10 with a student discount.