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Artists of the Year 2022

Closing date: 31/05/2022

Artists of the Year (AOY) is the SAA’s most prestigious and inclusive competition, it’s open to absolutely everyone whether a member of the SAA or not.

From beginners to professionals, and still life to abstract art – there’s a chance for everyone to win AND it’s free to enter, so challenge yourself and show us what you’ve got!

This competition closed on 31st May 2022. See our winners gallery below.
Artists of the Year 2022
Past Competitions
Artists of the Year 2020
Artists of the Year 2021

Challenge Winners

Winner of Landscape or Seascape
Status: Amateur
Canley Ford after the snow

Hilary Hopker

Winner of Animal or Wildlife
Status: Professional
New dawn, new life

Christopher Dobson

Winner of Landscape or Seascape
Status: Beginner
Lundbreck Falls

Leslie Howard

Winner of Flowers or Gardens
Status: Professional
Glory

Alicia Tan

Winner of Animal or Wildlife
Status: Amateur
Toucan

Sarah Howell

Winner of Portrait or Figure
Status: Amateur
Biri

Barry Miller

Winner of Portrait or Figure
Status: Professional
Michal

Elizabeth Yule

Winner of Flowers or Gardens
Status: Junior (16 and under)
Flowers

Isabel Houghton

Winner of Portrait or Figure
Status: Young (17 to 25)
I’m Not Afraid of the Dark

Alexander Kai

Winner of Abstract or Experimental Art
Status: Amateur
Bouley Bay

Sue Allen

Winner of Abstract or Experimental Art
Status: Beginner
Shugborough Fields

Emma Wood

Winner of Animal or Wildlife
Status: Junior (16 and under)
A Nighttime Hunt

Yulia Konstantinova

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

Chloe Cox

Winner of Animal or Wildlife
Status: Amateur
Watching

Valerie Rath

Winner of Still Life
Status: Amateur
Irises

Helen Cassidy

Winner of Animal or Wildlife
Status: Beginner
Purr-fect Focus

Louise Hancox

Winner of Portrait or Figure
Status: Professional
A place of magic

Antony Hinchliffe

Winner of Flowers or Gardens
Status: Junior (16 and under)
Pretty Primroses

Imogen Cawdell

Winner of Portrait or Figure
Status: Young (17 to 25)
Self Portrait on a Late Shift

Lena Ibrahim

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