Artists of the Year 2020

Closing date: 01/08/2020

Due to the current situation, we are judging Artist of the Year virtually which is taking a little longer than usual. We will be in touch with all entrants in due course.

Whether you’re an amateur or professional, young or mature, there are categories for every level of painter in the SAA Artists of the Year 2020 competition!

Last year, the competition featured some truly amazing entries.  We like to think this is because it’s accessible to everyone, no matter what your level of expertise, your medium of choice or subject.

With thousands of pounds of prize money up for grabs, take your painting to the next level and enter today!

This competition closed on 1st August 2020. See our winners gallery below.
Artists of the Year 2020

Challenge Winners

Winner of Abstract or Experimental Art
Status: Amateur
Iris

Lorna Geall

Winner of Cityscape or Street Scene
Status: Professional
Looking for bargains

Elizabeth Yule

Winner of Portrait or Figure
Status: Amateur
in the shade

Suzanne Hay

Winner of Animal or Wildlife
Status: Amateur
Duck portrait

Amanda H. Gardner

Winner of Abstract or Experimental Art
Status: Junior (16 and under)
Cracked facades

Gina Tubb

Winner of Portrait or Figure
Status: Beginner
Girl with Red Hair

Alex Kai

Winner of Landscape or Woodland Scene
Status: Beginner
Twilit Landscape

Alex Kai

Winner of Boats or Seascape
Status: Amateur
The Grimsay Old Boat Builders Shed

Paul Webb

Winner of Still Life
Status: Amateur
Blue Movie

Joanne Gross

Winner of Boats or Seascape
Status: Junior (16 and under)
Boat in Dorset

Maya Cawdell

Winner of Cityscape or Street Scene
Status: Beginner
Laycock Bakery

Melanie Rissler

Winner of Animal and Wildlife
Status: Junior (16 and under)
Cogito

Morrigan Atherton-Forshaw

Winner of Landscape or Woodland Scene
Status: Professional
The Closing Day

Gill Stokes

Winner of Still Life
Status: Junior (16 and under)
Afternoon tea

Maddie King

Winner of Cityscape or Street Scene
Status: Amateur
Onwards and upwards

Roger Jenkins

Winner of Cityscape or Street Scene
Status: Junior (16 and under)
Lockdown

Keesha Jarvis

Winner of Abstract or Experimental Art
Status: Amateur
Reflections 4

Valerie Lawson

Winner of Landscape or Woodland Scene
Status: Beginner
Lavender Field in Spain

Natalia Protopopova

Winner of Still Life
Status: Beginner
Getting Ready!

Barbara Hodgson

Winner of Still Life
Status: Young (17 to 25)
Country Life

Felicity Talman

Winner of Landscape or Woodland Scene
Status: Professional
Early Autumn Walk

Belinda Reynell

Winner of Portrait or Figure
Status: Amateur
Profile Study of Rebecca

Kay Jamieson

Winner of Animal and Wildlife
Status: Junior (16 and under)
Depth

Tara O'Connor

Winner of Animal and Wildlife
Status: Amateur
Blue’s Portrait

Dawn White

Winner of Abstract or Experimental Art
Status: Young (17 to 25)
The Colourful Crowd

Samuel Morris

Winner of Portrait or Figure
Status: Junior (16 and under)
Simon

Hannah Lazenby

Winner of Abstract or Experimental Art
Status: Amateur
Steps, Mijas

Dennis Davies

Winner of Boats or Seascape
Status: Professional
Lines Entwined, Porthleven

Alice Hole

Winner of Abstract or Experimental Art
Status: Professional
Promise

Adele Love

Winner of Abstract or Experimental Art
Status: Beginner
Spring out daffodils

Jemma Anderson

Winner of Flowers or Gardens
Status: Amateur
Fallen Leaves #4

Helen Clifford

Winner of Animal and Wildlife
Status: Professional
“Probable Caws”

Melanie Henson

Winner of Portrait or Figure
Status: Professional
A Lifetime of Laughter

Tamsin Dearing

Winner of Flowers or Gardens
Status: Beginner
Wild flowers in the Rain

Hayley Huckson

Winner of Still Life
Status: Professional
Apples and apron

Richard Waldron

Winner of Boats or Seascape
Status: Amateur
‘After the Catch’

Anna Hewlett

Winner of Portrait or Figure
Status: Professional
Portrait of artist Brother.

Martyn Harris

Winner of Landscape or Woodland Scene
Status: Young (17 to 25)
Survival of a Skeptic

Skye Kendle

Winner of Abstract or Experimental Art
Status: Junior (16 and under)
Woman of Flowers

Nicole Cooper

Winner of Animal and Wildlife
Status: Young (17 to 25)
Rothschild

Felicity Talman

Winner of Flowers or Gardens
Status: Professional
The Dance Of The Leaves

paco martin

Winner of Boats or Seascape
Status: Beginner
Into the Storm

Salim Sidat

Winner of Landscape or Woodland Scene
Status: Amateur
Fallen

Helen Carter

Winner of Landscape or Woodland Scene
Status: Junior (16 and under)
November

Laura Kryukova

Winner of Portrait or Figure
Status: Young (17 to 25)
The Windrush

Chloe Cox

Winner of Cityscape or Street Scene
Status: Professional
‘Changing’ London Skyline

Jennifer L Whalley

Winner of Boats or Seascape
Status: Beginner
Yellow stripe

Chloe Woods

Winner of Animal and Wildlife
Status: Beginner
Tiger

Ewa Adams

Winner of Boats or Seascape
Status: Professional
Sailing into the sunset

Trevor Hartley

Winner of Cityscape or Street Scene
Status: Amateur
waiting for the next ride

Maximilian Damico

Winner of Animal and Wildlife
Status: Young (17 to 25)
Hundeliebe

Heather Steel

Winner of Animal or Wildlife
Status: Professional
Fergal

Trudy Harman

Winner of Boats or Seascape
Status: Junior (16 and under)
A Family Boat Ride

Yulia Konstantinova

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