About

Sean Layh is a figurative painter whose large-scale, multi-figure compositions are influenced by Western literature, history and theatre.

SELECTED AWARDS

2026 Packing Room Prize, Archibald Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales.

2026 Best in Show, 18th International ARC Salon

2026 Sheng Xinyu Art Award, 18th International ARC Salon

2026 Fine Art Connoisseur Award, 18th International ARC Salon

2026 Fashion Week San Diego Award, 18th International ARC Salon

2026 First Place, Figurative, 18th International ARC Salon

2026 Third Place, Imaginative Realism, 18th International ARC Salon

2026 Best Marine Themed Work, 18th International ARC Salon

2026 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize, First Prize Winner RAYMAR Painting Award

2025 Best Figurative Award, Almenara Art Prize

2025 Círculo de la Amistad Exhibition Award

2025 Certificate of Excellence, Portrait Society of America International Portrait Competition

2024 Certificate of Excellence, Portrait Society of America International Portrait Competition

2023 Exceptional Merit award, Portrait Society of America International Portrait Competition

2023 The BoldBrush Award, BoldBrush Painting Competition

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2026 18th International ARC Salon Exhibition, Sotheby’s, New York, USA

2026 Archibald Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

2025 Figurativas, Museu Europeu d’Art Modern (MEAM), Barcelona, Spain

2023 Figurativas, Museu Europeu d’Art Modern (MEAM), Barcelona, Spain

SELECTED PROJECTS & COLLABORATIONS

2026 Julius Caesar, Bell Shakespeare, Australia

2026 Fashion Week San Diego × Art Renewal Center, Sotheby’s, New York, USA