I was delighted to find I’ve been selected for this years Discerning Eye competition hosted by The Mall Galleries in London. I have exhibited there 3 times previously and always enjoy the show.

The ING Discerning Eye annual exhibition is a show of small, domestic scale, works independently selected by six prominent figures from different areas of the art world: two artists, two collectors and two critics. The selectors choose both from the publically submitted works and works by personally invited artists. Each selector's choice is theirs own alone and is hung in separate sections to give each its own distinctive identity. The impression emerges of six small exhibitions within the whole. It provides a rare opportunity for works by lesser-known artists to be hung alongside contributions from internationally recognised names. The only restrictions are that the pieces must be for sale, the artists UK based, the size of the work (50cm in any dimension) and that the selectors choose at least 25% of their section from the open submission.

This year’s selectors are... Will Gompertz, Director of the Sir John Soane's Museum; Adebanji Alade, President of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters; Gabrielle Blackman, one of the UK’s leading interior designers; Nina Murdoch, award-winning painter; Paul Carey-Kent, art critic and curator; and Carol Leonard, collector. Selected works will be shown in a group exhibition at the Mall Galleries in London, from 15 to 24 November 2024, and eligible for a wide range of awards, including the prestigious ING Purchase Prize, worth £5,000.

I hope to see you there!