Society of Wildlife Artists | The Natural Eye 2025

The Natural Eye, the annual exhibition of the Society of Wildlife Artists, showcases the very best of fine art inspired by the natural world.

Renowned for displaying a wide-ranging collection of exciting and thought-provoking work including sculpture, printmaking, painting and drawing there will always be something to delight and inspire you. "Every artist taking the natural world as their creative starting point has their own way of responding and method of expression - from photo-realism to abstract, from found object sculpture to casting in bronze, and from video installation to hand-burnished relief print, with so much else in between," says the SWLA, "All of those kinds of responses - to everything from freshwater fish and tropical birds to polar mammals and oceanic reptiles - have featured in the annual exhibition over the past 50 years."

Out of the Frame

The Out of the Frame room celebrates the tradition of working from life by showing a selection of field sketches and project work from member artists. This year, the Out of the Frame room will showcase the SWLA Massingham Heath Project. Launched in May 2025, this major project sees over thirty of the Society's members following the seasons and changing flora, fauna and landscape of an exciting rewilding project in West Norfolk. 

Special Events

Member artists will be at the gallery to meet visitors and share their experiences of creating their work. Alongside the exhibition, events will include artists demonstrations, talks and more.

Images from The Natural Eye 2024 by SWLA members, Richard Allen (banner) and (grid, left to right) Carry Akroyd, Jill Moger, Brin Edwards, Laura Andrew, Harriet Mead, and John Dobbs