Royal Institute of Oil Painters

Submissions are invited to the Royal Institute of Oil Painters (ROI) Annual Exhibition 2016 at Mall Galleries. Founded in 1882, the ROI seeks work in oils and is the only national art society devoted exclusively to oil painting.

ALL work must be submitted online. Pre-selection from online entries will take place, after which pre-selected entries should be delivered to Mall Galleries, London, for final selection.

Prizes & Awards

There are many prizes and awards available to win, including:

The Stanley Grimm Prize - Two awards of £700, to the painters whose work receive the most votes from visitors to the exhibition

The Alan Gourley Memorial Award - £1,000

Winsor & Newton Oil Painters Awards (for artists aged 35 or under) - First Prize: £1,000 / Second Prize: £600 / Third Prize: £400 worth of Winsor & Newton Fine Art Materials

Winsor & Newton Non-Member Award - £150 worth of Winsor & Newton Fine Art Materials

The DAS Award - £500 and Bristol Blue Glass Bowl

The Le Clerc Fowle Medal

L. Cornelissen & Son - a contemporary version of a Victorian Oil Painter's equipment

Frank Herring Easel Award - an easel

The Menena Joy Schwabe Memorial Award - £250

The Phyllis Roberts Award - £2,000

The Artist Magazine Award - a feature in The Artist magazine

The Dry Red Press Award - The winning work will be published as a greeting card in the Dry Red Press 'Prize Winners' range, with royalties from the sale of the cards going to the artist.