The Natural Eye 2022 | Prizes & Awards
/ Society of Wildlife Artists
The Society of Wildlife Artists and Mall Galleries are delighted to announce the Prizes & Awards from the Society's 59th Annual Exhibition, The Natural Eye 2022:
The Birdwatch and Swarovski Optik Artist of the Year Award
A prize of an ATS 80 HD spotting scope with 25-50x zoom eyepiece (with a value of £2,430), plus subscription to BirdGuides/Birdwatch
Paul Henery ASWLA
Paul Henery ASWLA, Hunting Short Eared Owl
"As Short Eared Owl number decline, perhaps due to persecution, here we have an increasingly rare sight. Not only the Owl but also snow seems in short supply these days. A painting of light and shade but also pattern and form." - Paul Henery ASWLA
RSPB Award
A prize of £500
Richard Allen SWLA
Richard Allen SWLA, Avocet Flight
The BIRDscapes Gallery 'Conservation through Art' Award
£1,000 divided equally between the winning artist and a conservation organisation or project of their choice
Derek Robertson
Derek Robertson, After The Plough Curlew
"From my project, Testaments of Loss, which documents the small scale incidents of environmental loss I have noted over my last 35 years as a wildlife artist. Modern technology of spring-suspension ploughs have allowed rough and uneven upland areas to be ploughed and re-seeded, turning semi-natural meadows into grass monocultures and destroying the habitat of waders such as the endangered Curlew." - Derek Robertson
Dry Red Press Award
The winning work reproduced as a greetings card
Richard Tratt SWLA
Richard Tratt SWLA, Thistle Patch Visitors