CCA Galleries Emerging Artist Award 3rd place for Spanish Garden

Last night I was delighted that my painting ‘Spanish Garden’ won third place in the CCA Galleries Emerging Artist Award 2026.

Out of 450 applicants I reached the top three.

Not only was this my first prize with a monetary value, but it was also wonderful to be recognised by prestigious judges - Rachel Howard and Bruce McLean who I greatly admire.

The exhibition is at CCA gallery, The Long Barn, Tilbury and runs until 29 May 2026. It's a beautiful exhibition with some really talented fellow artists so don’t miss it.

In the meantime my Brighton Artist House preparations are in full mode. I’m framing and hanging and turning my Regency space into a gallery once again - Wilkinson Contemporary.