Gurr Johns is delighted to host the ACS Studio Prize at 16 Pall Mall for its fourth consecutive year.

Selected by a distinguished judging panel: David Dawson, Artist and Director of the Lucian Freud Archive, Sir Gabriele Finaldi, Director of the National Gallery, Philip Mould OBE, art dealer and historian, and Viscountess Bridgeman CBE, this year’s finalists are Benjamin Blanc, Rachel Coyne, Bunny Hennessey, Alexander Koch, and Samah Rafiq.

Launched in 2017, the ACS Studio Prize awards £6,000 to an outstanding recent graduate to help fund a studio space in any UK city. ACS created the prize to ensure emerging talent gets the support needed to build a sustainable practice post-graduation.

The 2026 exhibition will run from 22 to 25 September at Gurr Johns’ first-floor gallery in St James’s. The winner will be announced on 22 September during the Private View.

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