David Shepherd - Wildlife Artist of the Year 2011

Wildlife Artist of the year competition 2011

With a fabulous top prize of £10,000 and all short-listed entries exhibited at the prestigious Mall Galleries in London the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation's Wildlife Artist of the Year competition is now firmly established in the art calendar.

Open to all professional and amateur artists aged 17 and over entry for 2011 is now open by post and on-line.

closing date for entries – 31st Jan 2011.

The five categories are:

Endangered Wildlife - any wild animal or plant that is threatened or
endangered nationally or internationally
Wild Places - any scene or landscape showing the natural environment at
its most beautiful or dramatic
Wildlife in Action - any wild animal jumping, fighting, flying or any other
interesting behaviour
Wildlife in 3D - sculpture in any medium
Open - let your imagination go wild!

Judging will take place in three stages (dates to be confirmed). Prize
giving and exhibition at The Mall Galleries London, 6-11 June 2011.

Please visit http://www.davidshepherd.org if you would like to enter the competition and for terms and conditions.

Royal Institute of Oil Painters

ROI 123rd Annual Exhibition - Mall Galleries, London
Non members are invited to submit work for the Annual Exhibition.

For further information contact the Mall Galleries on 020 7930 6844 or visit : www.mallgalleries.org.uk

Entry forms are now available to download here : Registration Pack

Receiving days

Friday 5 and Saturday 6 November, 10am-5pm. Select this link for information on regional handing-in points.

Mandrill - Acrylic on canvas

SOLD
This painting of a Mandrill was completed in late 2008. It was my first entry for the David Shepherd wildlife Artist of the year competition. Not an obvious choice for me as I imagined all the paintings would have to be very realistic, but I was advised by one of the promotors that it is open to all styles of work. Although I was not lucky enough to be accepted, the painting is now in the collection of a fan who loves it.

You can submit your entries for 2010 by going onto the David Shepherd wildlife foundation site, Click on wildlife artist of the year 2010 to download an entry form . For more details go to http://www.davidshepherd.org/index2.shtml

All the winning entries are exhibited at the Mall Galleries in London and will be well publicised. Well worth a go and all the money goes to very good cause.