Every year a panel of our Academicians visit degree shows across Scotland to select the most exciting emerging talent for RSA New Contemporaries. After a tough few weeks of judging, we're delighted to announce the RSA New Contemporaries of 2026.
This year, selection was made by exhibition Convenor Michael Visocchi RSA, with assistance from Leena Nammari RSA, Claire Barclay RSA (Elect), Toby Paterson RSA (Elect), Barry McGlashan RSA (Elect), Bronwen Sleigh RSA (Elect) and representatives from the five main colleges of art.
Freya Glass
Edinburgh College of Art
Selected artists
Samantha Black | Fev Buchanan | Ruthella Dafnis | Freya Glass | Rosie Hodgson Smith | Cora MacMillan | Amy McLean | Thea Moston | Elana Munasinghe | Edie Niel | Annabelle Pelaez | Aisha Plumridge | Elene Sturua | Ella Williams | Macey Zhao
Millie Stewart
Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design
Selected artists
Christopher Ivor Adam | Natalia Bojarska | Maeve Callister-Wafer | Poppy Gannon | Jane Gregory | Rachel Hetherington | Malachy McCrimmon | Abbie Mclardie | Finn Miller | Tom Speedy | Lisa Speirs-Fleming | Millie Stewart | Cameron W. Tucker
Sophie Scott
Gray's School of Art
Selected artists
Claire Marie Carey | Keira Cormack | Nicole Hopley | Verity MacBride | Nicole Mackintosh | Sophie Scott | Matthew Urquhart
Emilia Evans-Munton
Glasgow School of Art
Selected artists
Ellis Bairstow | Harry Boulton | Conor Browne | Mia Catherine Elise Coutts | Alby D'Rozario-Gray | Emilia Evans-Munton | Clare Flynn | Tom Gibson | Kate Hall | Maya Hall de Bueno | Yulia Hap | Charli Kleeman | Anna Lewis | Agnes Little | Florence Maclennan | Iris May | Veronica Mee | Finley Morgan | Solomon Pawlyn | Bethan Roberts | Oli Turner | Isabel Westlake
Daye Allan
University of Highlands and Islands
Selected artist
Daye Allan
Architecture
Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design
Drew Rumgay
Edinburgh School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
Ellie Wilkes
Mackintosh School of Architecture
Emelie Fraser
The Scott Sutherland School of Architecture & Built Environment
Ben McCaffery and Lisa MacRae
University of Strathclyde
Siobhan Ironside
Curated Architecture Element
Mia Barnes | Sam Jowell | Hermione Knubley | Eric Lin | Oliver Maxwell | Struan Morrison | Danush Reddy Raja | Toby Ross | Lewis Scott | Theodorela Sideri
We can’t wait for them to join us in the galleries in 2026.
