The Historians of British Art annually awards prizes to outstanding books on the history of British art, architecture, and visual culture. We are pleased to announce that we will consider books in six categories: Pre-1600, 1600–1800, 1800-1960, contemporary, multi-authored volume, and exhibition catalogue.
The 2025 Book Award winners can be found here. Previous winners can be found in the drop-down menu above.
In 2026, we will be considering books published in 2024. The copyright date published in the first edition establishes year of eligibility. The committee accepts nominations and self-nominations, although these should include publisher contact details. There is no limit on the number of books from a single publisher that may be considered in each category. The deadline for submissions of books published in 2024 is September 1, 2025. Winners will be announced in January 2026, in advance of the annual meeting of the College Art Association in February, so that publishers can market prize-winners there. Feel free to contact Sam Rose, the committee chair, with any questions: sper@st-andrews.ac.uk. Publishers should notify the chair of their nominations and send a hard copy or PDF of each nominated book to our four committee members:
Sam Rose, Committee Chair
Senior Lecturer in Art History
School of Art History
University of St Andrews
79 North Street
St Andrews, Fife
KY16 9AL United Kingdom
sper@st-andrews.ac.uk
Matthew Hunter
Professor of Art History, McGill University
Department of Art History and Communication Studies
McCall McBain Arts Building
853 Sherbrooke Street West
Montreal, Quebec H3A 0G5
matthew.hunter3@mcgill.ca
Lizzie Robles
Lecturer in Contemporary Art
History of Art Department
University of Bristol
9 Woodland Road
Bristol, UK
BS8 1TB
elizabeth.robles@bristol.ac.uk
Sonja Drimmer
Associate Professor
Department of the History of Art & Architecture
University of Massachusetts Amherst
South College, W315
150 Hicks Way
Amherst, MA 01003, USA
sdrimmer@umass.edu