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vrijdag 4 mei 2018

Wildlife Foundation: Absolutely stunning schilderijen van wilde dieren gemaakt voor de foundation

Wildlife Artist of the Year - Now on show!

See this year's winning artworks and finalists in their true depth, colour and detail, on exhibition at the Mall Galleries, London SW1 until Sunday 6 May.

For more information please click here.

2018 WINNING ARTWORKS

STUNNING STORKS SCOOP TOP WILDLIFE ART PRIZE

Artist Radka Kirby with her striking oil painting of saddle-billed storks has been crowned David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation’s ‘Wildlife Artist of the Year 2018’. The prestigious award wins the Prague-based artist the top prize of £10,000 for her entry entitled ‘Peaceful Place’.

Image Credit: Wildlife Artist of the Year 2018 Winner - 'Peaceful Place' by Radka Kirby

Full Winners List:
Overall Winner: Peaceful Place – Radka Kirby
Overall Runner-up: Malayan Tapir - Justin Coburn
Earth’s Wild Beauty: Winter Fox - Chris Rose
Animal Behaviour: This Way Son - Alan Hunt
Into the Blue: Zebra Shark - Umberto
Urban Wildlife: 40 Flies - Felipe Chavez
Vanishing Fast: On the Inside Looking Out - Carrie Cook
Wings: In The Colony - Paul Bartlett
The Artist Magazine Award: This Way Son - Alan Hunt

To read about this year's winning artworks and discover those Highly Commended please click here.

All artworks are for sale with proceeds supporting DSWF - There's still time to purchase your favourite!

VIEW 2018 ARTWORKS FOR SALE

50% of each sale supports our work to fight wildlife crime, protect endangered species and engage with local communities across Africa and Asia.

To purchase, please call the DSWF office on 01483 272323 (9am - 5pm Mon-Fri)

Not able to make it to this year's exhibition? You can view the 2018 artworks by clicking here.

To purchase, please call the DSWF office on 01483 272323 (9am - 5pm Mon-Fri)

TravelJar and Roaming Elephant in support of DSWF

Image Credit: Green by Nelis Wolmarans 61 x 46 cm £500

The competition forms the heart of the charity’s week of wildlife art at the Mall Galleries and is complemented each year with original works from supporting artists. In 2018 this includes an exhibition of striking wildlife photography form world renowned photographers brought to Wildlife Artist of the Year by bespoke conservation travel company Traveljar. Roaming Elephant (aka Matthew Shapira) is also displaying a range of his colourful elephant artworks, ahead of his visit to DSWF supported projects in Zambia, where Matt will be painting murals alongside local communities and school children.