The Royal Academy has revealed the Summer Exhibition 2025 prize winners- The Royal Academy of Arts’ Summer Exhibition is a unique celebration of contemporary art and architecture, providing a vital platform and support for the artistic community. Each year, the Royal Academy presents a number of prizes for outstanding works within the exhibition. The prestigious £35,000 Charles Wollaston Award, one of the most significant art prizes in the country and now in its 27th year, is presented to the ‘most distinguished work’ in the exhibition.
The Royal Academy of Arts Charles Wollaston Award
£35,000 awarded by a panel of judges appointed by the Royal Academy’s President and Council for the most distinguished work in the exhibition. Judges: Rebecca Salter, President of the Royal Academy, Olivia Laing, Hew Locke RA, Elif Shafak
Prize awarded to: Cat.379, Sikelela Owen, KNITTING (Gallery VIII)
The AXA Art Prize UK 2025
£10,000 for an outstanding work of figurative art. Judges: Jennifer Schipf, Oona Grimes RA, Richard Kirwan
Prize awarded to: Cat.924, Miho Sato, WINDY DAY 2, (Gallery V)
The Jack Goldhill Award for Sculpture
£10,000 for a sculpture. Judges: Judy Goldhill, Tom Brent, Katrina Cowling, Steven Stokey-Daley, Taika Tontti, Richard Wilson RA
Prize awarded to: Cat. 1713, Zatorski + Zatorski, I, (Gallery I)
The British Institution Fund Award for Students
The British Institution Fund was established to promote excellence in the arts through the awarding of prizes to students. Work is assessed across a comprehensive range of creative disciplines from painting to architecture. £5,000 will be awarded this year by the trustees. Judges: Michael Claridge, Colin Martin, Rosa Sepple
Prize awarded to: Cat.1253, Winsome Yuen, SUPERSTITION, (Gallery II)
The Hugh Casson Drawing Prize
£5,000 for an original work on paper in any medium, where the emphasis is clearly on drawing. Judges: Carola Zogolovitch, Lolly Adams, Blue Ritchie, Barbara Walker RA
Prize awarded to: Cat.94, Steven Dixon GUNSHOT 1 (Wohl Central Hall)
The Sunny Dupree Family Award for a Woman Artist
£5,000 for a painting or sculpture by a woman artist. Judges: Sunny Dupree, Vitaliia Fedorova, Shirazeh Houshiary RA, Linnea Skoglösa, Rebecca Lucy Taylor (Self Esteem), Emily Tobin
Prize awarded to: Cat.1231, Anousha Payne, A TEMPORARY SHIFT, TWIN (SELF-PORTRAIT AS A HORSE), (Gallery III)
The Maire Ragnhild Hollingsworth Prize for Oil Painting
£5,000 for a painting which exploits the use of oil as the predominant medium. The support may be any material. Judges: Paul Hollingsworth, Emma Dabiri, Vanessa Jackson RA, Bryony Knight, Djofray Makumbu, Lisa Reuben
Prize awarded to: Cat.391, Frances Featherstone, MOTHERLY LOVES, (Gallery VIII)
The Viking Prize for Print
£5,000 for a print in any medium. Judges: Wendy Atkin-Smith, Kate Jenkins, Chris Orr RA, Annie Tempest, Divia Thani
Prize awarded to: Cat.1336, Trevor Price ROCK ‘N’ ROLL (Gallery II)
The Arts Club Award
£2,500 awarded to an artist aged 35 or under for a work in any medium except architecture.
Judges: Meher Waney, Ziyue Huang, Yinka Ilori, Alice Loxton, Sikelela Owen RA
Prize awarded to: Cat.430, Emmanuel Awuni THEIR EYES WERE WATCHING GOD (Gallery VIII)
Summer Exhibition 2025, 17th June – 17th August 2025 Royal Academy
From £23; concessions available; under 16s go free (T&Cs apply); Friends of the RA go free. Admission prices include the List of Works giving details on every exhibit in the show. Tickets Advance booking with pre-booked timed tickets is recommended for everyone, including Friends of the RA. Tickets can be booked in advance online (royalacademy.org.uk)
