ING Discerning Eye
2024 Exhibition
The ING Discerning Eye 2024 is now open at the Mall Galleries in London.
Free To See from 15 to 24 November
The exhibition is free to see and open daily from Friday 15 November to Sunday 24 November 2024.
Featuring 685 works selected from over 6,000 submissions to a UK-wide competition, the ING Discerning Eye 2024 is curated by six respected selectors, including curator Will Gompertz, artist Adebanji Alade, and interior designer Gabrielle Blackman.
Artworks span across print, sculpture, painting, video, photography and more, offering a showcase of diverse UK talent.
Daily artist demonstrations will be held at the Mall Galleries.
Visit The Exhibition In Person
When: 15 to 24 November 2024
Where: Mall Galleries, The Mall, London, SW1
Times: 10am – 5pm (closing at 1pm on 24 November)
Admission: Free
Transport:
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Charing Cross (7 min walk)
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Embankment (10 min walk)
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Piccadilly Circus (10 min walk)
Browse And Buy Art Online
All works in the exhibition are available to see - and purchase - online.
Discover works by established names and up-and-coming artists.
Discover The Award Winners
17 outstanding artists received over £12,500 in prizes on the opening night of the exhibition. And the winners are...
ING Purchase Prize, £5,000: Max Hembrow, The Author.
Discerning Eye Founder’s Prize, £2,500: Felicity Gill, Fluorescent Pink.
Discerning Eye Chair’s Purchase Prize, £1,000: Paul Newland, Incoming Mist, Winter.
Mervyn Metcalf Purchase Prize, £500: Judith Symons, Chair Study.
Tabish Khan Critic’s Purchase Prize, £200: Yvan Rolly Nembot, Lydol.
Discerning Eye Drawing Bursary, £1,500: Gerry Davies, for his 3 entries from the series Flood Story.
Cityscape Prize, £300: Dominic Mallin & Laura McEwen, Umbrella Shop.
Landscape Prize, £300: Lee Madgwick, Container.
Sculpture Prize, £300: Ben Russell, Modus.
Portrait Prize, £300: Ruth Fitton, Attitude (study).
Print Prize, £300: Cathryn Kuhfeld, Lake Como.
Parker Harris Mentoring Prize: Victoria Rees, Vic, You Have 45 Minutes.
Seven regional prizes, worth £250 each, were awarded by the board of Discerning Eye to outstanding talent around the UK:
Wales: Richard Prentice, Anthropogenic Lidded Vase.
North of England: Richard Baker, Unit 5.
Northern Ireland: Hannah O’Hagan Guinness No.3.
Scotland: Donald Macdonald, Paper No.1.
South of England: Louise Lawton, Thirteen.
Midlands: Michelle Heron, Waiting Room.
London: Liane Lang, Circle Stone.
Live Artist Demonstrations
Live Artist Demonstrations will be taking place every day at 2pm during the ING Discerning Eye 2024 Exhibition
ING Discerning Eye Artist Demos Schedule
15th November 2-4pm
Alan Lancaster
16th November 2-4pm
Felicity Starr
17th November 2-4pm
Paul Cooke
18th November 2-4pm
Ky Lewis
19th November 2-4pm
Archie Franks
20th November 2-4pm
TBC
21st November 2-4pm
Martin Grover
22nd November 2-4pm
Simon Gazzard
23rd November 2-4pm
D J Roberts