Art for Youth London exhibits artworks from over 100 artists nationally
Exhibiting at Art for Youth
Register now if you are interested in exhibiting at this year’s exhibition.
Art for Youth is open to all artists, and takes great pleasure in welcoming and supporting new and emerging talent.
All registered artists (including those that have previously registered an interest in exhibiting) will be contacted in June, inviting them to submit digital images of works to be reviewed by the Selection Committee in early July. These do not have to be the actual works, but Art for Youth do reserve the right to reject works that arrive for the exhibition which are very different in size or style to the ones originally proposed.
We welcome works in all media, although applicants should be aware that our ability to select very large pieces will be limited by how many works we can fit in the exhibition space.
The exhibition will take place at the Mall Galleries (London) in November 2024.
How Artists Can Be Involved
MYSTERY ART
Support UK Youth by submitting a piece of Mystery Art. Mystery Art are 5x7” original multi-media works sold at just £50 with 100% profits going to UK Youth. Mystery Art is for those with a keen eye – the buyer is anonymous until after the sale! With pieces submitted from established artists and our junior art ambassadors alike, Mystery Art is a much-loved part of Art for Youth. If you would like to submit some Mystery Art to the 2024 exhibition do get in touch.
PROMOTE THE EVENT
Art for Youth are always keen to welcome and champion new artists. We would be grateful for any promotion of the exhibition on social media and amongst your fellow artists. You can follow Art for Youth on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook via the links below.
Awards
THE DIANA BROOKS PRIZE
The Diana Brooks Prize is awarded annually to an outstanding exhibiting artist aged 35 or under. The prize is sponsored by Eversleigh Investment and Property Co Ltd, a privately-owned family business involved in the team creation and management of operational environments and with a deep interest and involvement in the Arts.
Entry for the prize is free, and it serves as an artistic encouragement for the prize-winner, who receives £1,000, awarded by Art for Youth's Founder, Diana Brooks MBE.
In 2023 the prize was awarded to Jamie Wild.
PREVIOUS WINNERS
1992 Cynthia de Wolf
1993 Tessa Campbell Fraser
1994 Mary Stubberfield
1996 Lisa McCormick
1997 Penelope Starey
1998 Alasdair Rennie
1999 Hamish Mackie
2000 Kasha Lunt
2001 Charles Warde & James Naughton
2002 Claire Norrington
2003 Jo Stockdale
2005 Colin Willey
2006 David Holborow
2007 Georgina Potter
2008 Kate Brooks
2009 Sam Wadsworth
2010 Emmie van Biervliet
2011 Lara Scouller
2012 Alice Shirley
2013 Guy Haddon-Grant
2014 Kate Morgan
2015 Stephen Rew
2016 Jake Barker
2017 Fred Gordon
2018 Guy Allen
2019 Maximillion Baccanello
2020 Alice Boggis Rolfe 2021 Daisy Sims-Hilditch
2022 Milo Browne
2023 Jamie Wild
Exhibiting Artists in 2023
Alberto Fusco
Alesia Yeremeyeva
Alexandra Simondetti
Alexia Florman
Alexis Purdy
Alice McConnel
Alison Riggott
Amy Gardner
Amy Shuckburgh
Andrea Enston
Andrew Horrod
Angus Lowe
Anna Pinkster
Anna-Louise Felstead
Anne Atkinson
Antoinette Momtahan
Arabella Brooke
Athol Whitmore
Belle Andrews
Bessie Millar
Caroline Lees
Catherine McVean
Charlie Smith
Colin Willey
Cristina Ciccone
Daisy Perkins
Daisy Sims-Hilditch
Eddie Aram
Eleanor Abou-Sakr
Eliza Downes
Emily Deacock
Emma Jelf
Emma Perring
Ewelina Amrogowicz
Felicity Starr
Fred Gordon
Georgia Merton
Georgina Potter
Georgina Vestey
Geraldine van Heemstra
Gill Drew
Guy Allen
Hanna Chuieva
Hazel Mountford
Helen Swanton
Helena Boase
Hello Bonjour
Henrietta Stuart
Holly Frean
Imogen Harries
Irene Lafferty
Issy MacDonald
Jacqueline Taber RBA
James Wild
Jean Noble RI SWA
Jenny Campbell
Jeremy Hammick
Jo de Pear
Jo Holdsworth
Julia Burnett
Julie Cross
Kasha Lunt
Kate Morgan RI
Keith Nichols
Kimbal Bumstead
Lara Robinson
Lesley Dabson
Leticia Hall
Lottie Anderson
Lottie McAteer
Louise Diggle
Louise Gillard
Luke Martineau
Lynda Minter
Marcus Protopapa
Marek Emczek Olszewski
Maria Yadegar
Mariam Mudarres
Marie Devaux
Mark Farrow
Mary Romer Greenfield
Max Baccanello
Michael Wallner
Michelle Heron
Milo Browne
Myrica Jones
Natalie Bird
Nicola Stratton Tyler
Nicola Troll
Nicolas Laborie
Nigel Turner
Paul Treasure
Penny German
Peta Wainwright
Peter & Anita Robinson
Peter Searight
Philip Clayton
Pippa Smith
Polly James
Rion Jacobs
Rob Fisher
Robert Allmann
Robin Rutherford
Roger Dellar ROI, RI, PS
Rose Paba-Jones
Sam Fairbairn
Sam Shaw
Sam Wadsworth
Samira Khani
Sarah Elder
Sarah Garforth
Sarah Ollerenshaw
Sarah Smith
Serena Ansell
Sophie Botsford
Stephen Rew
Suchi Chidambaram
Susanna MacInnes
Susie Cornwall
Susie Perring RBA
Tatiana Berman
Tipperleyhill
Tuema Pattie
Vanessa Buirski
Victoria Heald
Wendy Freestone
Zosia Olenska Anderson
Lara Robinson
Lara Robinson is a classically trained contemporary artist based between London, Wiltshire and Cornwall. Having grown up amongst the beaches of Cornwall and the rolling hills of the countryside, Lara’s training in Florence and Barcelona means her style crosses classical training with a more individual impressionism, and imbues her work with a real sense of vibrancy and life.
Lara is particularly interested in researching Impressionism, exploring its principles of concept, composition and colour. She says of her approach “It’s all about playing to get the best result”. Producing work that is well-considered, taking decisions on representation, and finding the most interesting way to reflect her chosen subject matter is key to Lara’s practice.
Website: lararobinsonart.com
Jamie Wild
James Wild focuses on capturing the essence of the wild through sculpture.
His ambition is to build awareness and appreciation for the wild parts of our planet and the life that inhabits them. Conservation and a love for working from life was the catalyst on which James started sculpting in 2009 and since then he has completed both private and public works of art in the UK and overseas.
Website: jwsculpture.co.uk
Colin Willey
In 1995 Colin graduated from Cheltenham College of Art with a BA (Hons) in Fine Art (painting). He then went on to do a PGCE. In 1997 he moved to Dorchester and started painting professionally.
He is represented by Carina Haslam Art who regularly takes his work to the Affordable Art Fairs in London, New York and Singapore. He has also exhibited at the Mall Galleries in the Laing Landscape Exhibition, the Royal Society of Marine Artists (RSMA) Exhibition and the New English Art Club (NEAC) Exhibition.
As a painter Colin has been drawn to the Dorset landscape as a subject for many years. Working outside in all weathers and at all times of the year he has built up an understanding of the way the landscape changes. The structure of the place can be relatively constant yet light, seasons and weather can have a dramatic effect on how they look.
Website: colin-willey.co.uk
Anna-Louise Felstead
Anna-Louise graduated from the Royal College of Art in 2003 having received first class honours from Central Saint Martins. Regarded as a reportage artist, her work is generally painted on location in ink on paper. These studies are then used as reference material for larger oil paintings.
From 2009-2011 Anna-Louise had an art gallery in Port Isaac (North Cornwall) where she exclusively showed her own work documenting village life, local architecture and scenes from the bay. Moving to New York City in 2013, she worked on a much larger scale producing abstract cityscapes in oils. It was during this time that she began making screen prints of Manhattan at The Art Student's League of New York before returning to the UK in 2015.
Anna-Louise is now based in London at Delta House Studios where she continues to paint abstract cityscapes and historic cars.
Website: alfelstead.com
Guy Allen
Guy Allen is an experimental printmaker, draftsman and talented young British artist. Working hard from his studio on the North Norfolk coast, Guy’s trademark experimental approach to printmaking presents an exciting mix of colour, gold-leaf and an original, contemporary take on the traditional art of etchings. Studying at Central St Martins from 2008 – 2011 Guy discovered the printing press on a trip to the École Nationale Supérieure Des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Finding an art form that lent itself so perfectly to his artistic aspirations was a revelation. He has never looked back. Since then Guy has won a number of prizes, including the Diana Brooks Prize at the Mall Galleries in 2018.
Guy also has a philanthropic interest and supports many arts charities each year including Art For Youth, EACH, Keeping A Breast, Art For Cure, Marie Curie UK and Well Child.
Website: guyallenstudio.com
Rebekah Mooney
Rebekah was born in 1992 and grew up in Donegal. She moved to the UK for university and lived in Brighton for six years after graduating. She always had a passion for painting and was raised in a family that have devoted their lives to the arts. She recently returned to Ireland to pursue a career as an artist.
Instagram: @rmooney_artist