WOMEN IN ART PRIZE CIC
Celebrating the vision and mastery of female artists.
9th Annual · Deadline 30 June 2026
Enter the 2026 Prize
Morocco Retreat
Overall Winner · Mirleft, Morocco
£1,000+
Cash Prize per Category
Gallery Shows
Hampstead · Marylebone · London
Artist Residency
Hosking Houses Trust
Press Features
Cultralee · AQ Society · Artvox
Art on a Postcard
All 25 Finalists Exhibited
Open to female visual artists worldwide · Painting, Photography, Sculpture, Printmaking, Illustration, Mixed Media & Digital Art
The Prizes
Full Details →Women in Art Prize Winner
Magical Morocco Art Retreat
An immersive week-long art retreat in Mirleft, Morocco — guided by artist Rosso Emerald Crimson. 12–18 October 2026.— Rosso Emerald Crimson
Photography First Prize
£1,000
The selected photographer will be featured in a special issue of Photo London's digital magazine to celebrate.— Eve Arnold Award / Photo London
Sculpture Prize
£1,000
First Prize for Sculpture.
Digital & Moving Image Prize
£1,000
Solo Exhibition at TAEX.— TAEX
Printmaking Prize
Printed Editions Feature
A full artist feature on Printed Editions — one of the leading online destinations for original prints and editions — placing the winner's work directly in front of an international audience of print collectors, plus a full year on womeninart.com, our new marketplace built exclusively for women artists.— Printed Editions
Special Awards
£2,000
The Susan Angoy Award
Awarded to a female artist of African and Caribbean heritage.
£1,000 Art Supply Bundle + Residency
Young Woman Artists Award
For artists 25 years and under.
£1,000
Best Overseas Artist
Open to all artists outside the UK.
Residency
The Hosking Houses Residency Award
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
Abstract Painting Prize — Exhibition at Hampstead School of Art.
Public Art Commission + Solo Exhibition
Mexico City Artist Development Award
Open only to female artists who are residents of Mexico and surrounding areas.
Future Collectible
The Brigitta Spinocchia Freund Future Collectible Award
Celebrates an artist whose work demonstrates exceptional originality, technical ability, and long-term collecting potential.
The Judges
Meet the Panel →
Empowering Female Voices.
The Women in Art Prize discovers and elevates emerging female artists across the UK and overseas. We bridge the gap between traditional prestige and digital accessibility.
Read More→Being part of the Women in Art Prize has been such an uplifting experience. From the very beginning, there was a level of care that really stood out—in the way the team spoke about our work, how it was exhibited and presented, and even down to the way each piece was handled and packaged at collection. Every detail reflected a real respect for us as artists and for what the art itself meant. What struck me most was how empowering the whole atmosphere was. It didn't feel competitive at all; everyone was genuinely happy for one another.
Kirsty Bekoe-Tabiri
Artist
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