| Rosa Johan Uddoh | Slade School of Fine Art |
| Hannah Oram | Ruskin School of Fine Art |
| Sonia Bernac | Royal College of Art |
| Laura Yuile | Goldsmiths College |
| Dejan Mrdja | Central Saint Martins |
| Marie-Aimee Fattouche | Chelsea College of Arts |
| Eva Gold | Royal Academy Schools |
The judges of the 2017 Red Mansion Art Prize were:
| Robin Klassnik | Director of Matt’s Gallery, London |
| Lisa Le Feuvre | Head of Sculpture at Henry Moore Institute, Leeds |
| Alison Wilding | Artist |
| Emma Ridgeway | Curator, Modern Art Oxford |
| Nicolette Kwok | Director of the Red Mansion Foundation. |