Introducing the 2026 RSA New Contemporaries

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.

24 June 2025
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