Artists are invited to submit work for exhibition alongside members of the Society of Wildlife Artists at the SWLA 61st Annual Exhibition: The Natural Eye 2024

The Society is seeking works that depict wildlife subjects and evoke the spirit of the natural world.

The Selection Committee welcomes:

• All forms of two and three-dimensional artwork based on representing the world’s wildlife

• Artists with fresh visions that show imagination, artistic ability, originality and creativity

• Artworks that reveal a personal experience or true understanding of the subject

How to Submit
A single-stage online judging of all submitted works will take place, after which selected works should be delivered to Mall Galleries, London, for inclusion in the exhibition:

• Upload images of your work to our Open Exhibition Submission System (OESS) between Monday 10 June and Friday 23 August 2024

Images must be in JPEG or PNG format and under 5MB. Please ensure that photographs are accurate and show work at its best; please avoid reflections on glass, out of focus images or images that are badly angled. Sculptors especially should use plain backgrounds and the option to add multiple views per artwork.

• Log in to the OESS from 12 noon on Friday 6 September to see if your work has been selected

• If selected, deliver your work on Saturday 5 October, 10am to 5pm, to Mall Galleries, 17 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5BD

Works should be delivered unwrapped with the relevant form and labels, which are downloadable from the OESS upon notification of selection.
Subject matter:

Work should be based on representing the world's wildlife. Wildlife includes any non-domestic animal such as birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, fish, crustaceans and insects. Work will not be accepted if it is of botanical subjects, pets and domestic animals, or decorative wares (such as vessels or tiles).

Works depicting wildlife divorced from its environment or without place, setting or context are rejected in many cases. Biological or scientific illustrations are in most cases not permissible.

The Society receives many submissions that are obviously direct copies from photographs. Whilst some of the member artists use photographs for reference, the majority of artists create their work in response to their own experience of wildlife and spend many hours observing and sketching in the field. This knowledge of the subject is evident in the resulting work. Artists thinking of submitting should consider choosing a subject to which they can have access.