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Home Wildlife Art Galleries Wildlife Artist of the Year 2026 Gallery
2026 WAY Winner, Jane Habgood

Wildlife Artist of the Year 2026

Drawn from the Wild. Collected for its Future

WAY 2026 Winners

Explore the artists and artworks recognised at WAY, including our Overall Winner, Runner-Up, Category Winners, Luminary Choices & People’s Choice.

Overall Winner
Evanescence the Biggest – Stefano Zagaglia
Runner Up
Extincts – Alberto Duvivier Tembo
Abstract World Category Winner
Together We Stand – Jane Johansson
Abstract World Luminary Choice
Panthera Pardus Orientalis – Hally Mason
Animal Behaviour Category Winner
After The Rain XX – Tally Walker Warne
Animal Behaviour Luminary Choice
Carry On – Julie Brunn
Earth’s Wild Beauty Category Winner
Cheetah Full Stride – David Sykes
Earth’s Wild Beauty Luminary Choice
The Old Oak Tree – Sarah Lake
Environmental Artivism Category Winner
Home is Where The Honey is – Tom Middleton
Environmental Artivism Luminary Choice
You Don’t Know What You’ve Got Until It’s Gone – Jane Veveris Callan
Facing Extinction Category Winner
If a Tree Falls in the Forest – Jane Habgood
Facing Extinction Luminary Choice
Evanescence the Toughest – Stefano Zagaglia
Into the Blue Category Winner
Endless Life – Chen Hsueh Yen
Into The Blue Luminary Choice
Dolphins in the Blue – Debbie Nelson
Wings Category Winner
Marabou II – Andrew Pledge
Wings Luminary Choice
Murmuration – Ballet of the Sky – Rachel Toll
Youth Exclusive Category Winner
Black Death – Matthew VanDoodewaard
Youth Exclusive Luminary Choice
Bird of Paradise – Ian Je
Leisure Painter & The Artist Editors Choice
Orphaned – Christina Hanke
Hazel Soan Watercolour Award
In the Shallows – Johanna Excell
People’s Choice Winner
White on White – Magali de Maistre

The WAY 2026 Finalists

Explore all 164 finalist artworks selected from almost 1,500 entries from 60 countries.

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WAY 2026

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