We are thrilled to announce that current Heriot’s pupil, Max (S5), has been announced as the winner of the 2025 Young Emerging Commercial Artist Award.

Max’s painting “Oma’s House”, depicting the light and colours of her Grandmother’s living room, captured the attention of the competition’s guest judge (artist, Alison Cowan) and, combined with the public vote, earnt her the title of Young Emerging Commercial Artist.

We caught up with Max to get her reaction to the news. “I am just delighted to be named as this year’s Young Emerging Commercial Artist. I would like to thank the Atelier Gallery, Alison Cowan, and everyone who cast their votes. I would also like to thank the Heriot’s community, who got behind my work and supported me by voting.”

Max now prepares for a mini feature show at Atelier Gallery later on this year, where she will be exhibiting four more new pieces of art.

Max says that her Grandmother, “Oma”, whose living room provided inspiration for her painting, is delighted with the news and thrilled that her home has become somewhat famous!

Please join us in congratulating Max on her spectacular achievement. We cannot wait to see what the future holds for such an exciting young artist.