The ING Discerning Eye annual exhibition is a show of small, domestic scale, works independently selected by six prominent figures from different areas of the art world: two artists, two collectors and two critics.
The annual exhibition has been generously supported by our exhibition sponsor ING since 1999.
Meet this year’s Selectors
Click on each of them to find out more and view the works that they have selected.
Browse the Exhibition
Take a look around our digital gallery or visit us in person at the Mall Galleries SW1 from 14 – 23 November 2025. All artwork is available to purchase right here.
A message from our Sponsors, ING
Alexandra MacMahon, ING UK Country Manager
As ING marks three decades in the UK, I am proud to reflect on the values that have shaped the bank over the last 30 years – among them, a commitment to integrity, innovation, and empowering people to make a difference.
We have sponsored the Discerning Eye charity for almost as for as long as we have been established in the UK –and our 27-year partnership stands as a testament to these principles.
This exhibition is a distinctive initiative that promotes accessibility in the arts and provides an important platform for emerging talent.
I am pleased to report that over the course of our partnership, more than 15,000 works have been exhibited, nearly 4,000 artists have shared their work with new audiences, and more than £1.25 million in artwork has been sold. These achievements reflect the enduring impact of this collaboration.
We are privileged to be able to support artists – especially those just beginning their careers – in reaching wider audiences.
Our selectors – esteemed critics, collectors, celebrities and even royalty – have played an essential role in shining a spotlight on the work of the Discerning Eye charity. As we celebrate another year, I would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to the selectors, artists, The Discerning Eye, and the Parker Harris Partnership for their dedication and hard work.
Together, we demonstrate the remarkable impact of art—from inspiring creativity and strengthening cultural connections to enriching our lives and communities.
A message from The Discerning Eye
Sarah Hall, Chair, Discerning Eye
Welcome to the 2025 ING Discerning Eye Exhibition. We are delighted to be back in the Mall Galleries and works are also available to see and buy from online at www.ingdeexhibition.co.uk
A huge thank you to the artists who submitted work through our open submission process – we simply wouldn’t be here without you. This year we again had a large entry of pieces across a wide variety of media. The geographic trend that we have seen since moving to a virtual submission continues. We are proud to showcase work from artists based across all of the regions and nations of the UK.
We are also very grateful to the selectors, who this year are: Rosie Millard, Chris Stephens, Polly Morgan, Nicholas Scott, Richard Ansett and Curtis Holder. They all showed great enthusiasm, concentration, good humour and commitment in addressing the task of judging and selecting from so many pieces of art. The quality of submissions was very high and the choices extremely difficult as a result.
Each selector’s choice is curated as a separate exhibition within the whole. Within each selection works from, as yet, less well known artists, hang alongside pieces by those who are more established or internationally recognised.
In addition, within the exhibition you will see a seventh section, a further small exhibition of the shortlisted pieces for the DE Drawing Bursary, the recipient of which will be decided during the course of the exhibition.
All works are for sale.
We at Discerning Eye owe a huge thank you to our long standing sponsors, ING UK. This year marks the 27th year of that support. In particular thanks to Alexandra MacMahon, their CEO, together with Katie Hiles, Alex Griffiths and their teams at ING in London who have led on their engagement with this year’s exhibition.
Finally I should like to thank Parker Harris, our exhibition organisers, whose hard work, skill and enthusiasm is matchless, the team at the Mall Galleries, the board of and the many and various supporters of The Discerning Eye.
