Elaine Byrne, Alessia, Photographic print on archival paper, 104 x 104cm Edition of 5 + 2 AP
The 2026 recipient of the RCSI Art Award has been named as artist Elaine Byrne, who works in the mediums of photography, video, sculpture and installation.
Byrne, from Dublin, is the 11th winner of the annual award, chosen from those who exhibit at the RHA Annual Exhibition, which has been running for more than 196 years.
The RCSI (Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland) Art Award, carried out in association with the Royal Hibernian Academy (RHA) and The Irish Times, is established to recognise “the link between art, medicine and wellbeing”.
25 June 2026
