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Bliss Coulthard, winner of the '26 International Art Prize

Bliss Coulthard, winner of the '26 International Art Prize

London winner Bliss Coulthard is an East London-based watercolour artist whose layered, emotive paintings explore memory, femininity and the complexity of personal experience. Bliss was selected by judge Katy Wickremesinghe, Founder of The Wick and Trustee at the Royal Academy and Dulwich Picture Gallery.  

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Becoming, 2026, Bliss Coulthard

About the Prize

The International Art Prize is free to enter open call for drawing and painting running simultaneously across London, New York and Paris, founded by Winsor & Newton and Paul Smith’s Foundation. Three winning artists are chosen by a notable local industry representative. This year’s theme is: ‘Making an Impression’.  

About the process


Becoming was painted using Winsor & Newton Professional Watercolours and Art Masking Fluid watercolour medium. Bliss selected a beautifully curated palette of colours from washes of Paynes Grey, to Prussian and Winsor blues, with details in Perylene Violet and Alizarin Crimson. 


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Through the eyes of Takura Suzuki

Now based in the United States, '24 International Art Prize Winner Takura Suzuki is a Japan-born artist whose practice explores the fluid nature of identity and the experience of living...

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Through the Eyes of Brittni Bell Warshaw

'24 International Art Prize winner, Brittni Bell Warshaw, is an abstract painter based in Tokyo, Japan, whose works are mostly made in collaboration with her young daughter. Shaped by experiences...

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