Image: National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin
The finalists for the AIB Young Portrait Prize 2026, a competition for artists aged 18 and under, have been announced by the National Gallery of Ireland. The announcement was published on 20 August 2026 through the Dublin institution’s website.
The prize announcement follows the publication of the shortlist for the AIB Portrait Prize 2026 on the previous day. The Young Portrait Prize is presented as a separate competition focused on emerging artists in the 18-and-under category.
The National Gallery of Ireland’s online listing gives the presentation period for the 2026 Young Portrait Prize as 14 November 2026 to 15 August 2027. The available announcement does not provide the names of the finalists or further information about the works selected.
According to the supplied programme information, the 2026 presentation will include subsequent showings at two Irish partner venues. Their names and the individual date ranges for those presentations are not specified in the announcement material available here.
The National Gallery of Ireland, based in Dublin, is the organisation publishing the announcement and the associated upcoming-exhibitions listing. The confirmed overall dates for the AIB Young Portrait Prize 2026 are 14 November 2026 through 15 August 2027.
