Art for Youth London exhibits artworks from over 100 artists nationally
Exhibiting at Art for Youth
Applications for artists to exhibit have closed for this year’s event.
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. The deadline for new registrations is 30 June each year.
Your digital images do not have to be the actual works you plan to exhibit, 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.
This year’s exhibition will take place at the Mall Galleries (London) on 3-6 November 2026.
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 2026 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 2025 the prize was awarded to Lara Robinson.
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
2024 William Holbeche
2025 Lara Robinson
Exhibiting Artists in 2026
Abigail Waddell
Alberto Fusco
Alexia Florman
Alice Williams-Thomas
Alison Riggott
Amy Gardner
Amy Shuckburgh
Andrea Enston
Andrew Horrod
Anna-Louise Felstead
Annabel Eley
Arabella Brooke
Bessie Millar
Carolyn King
Catalina Christensen
Charlie Davies
Cole Stirling
Colin Willey
Daisy Sims-Hilditch
Dandy Doherty
David Kirkman
Dijon Ross
Dina Karim
Eddie Aram
Eleanor-Rose Stamp
Emily Millar
Emmie van Biervliet
Fiona Carver
Fred Gordon
George Rigby
Georgia Merton
Georgie Watson
Georgina Potter
Geraldine van Heemstra
Guy Allen
Harriet Browne
Helena Protopapa
James Naughton
Jamie Lord
Jenny Campbell
Jeremy Hammick
Jonathan Seal
Juliet Deacock
Karen Hartwell Baker
Kasha Lunt
Katie Parsons
Keith Nichols
Lara Robinson
Leigh Ferris
Lesley Dabson
Leticia Hall
Liza Butterworth
Louise Gillard
Lucy Bartlett
Lucy Jones
Luke Martineau
Lynda Minter
Malcom West
Marek Emczek Olszewski
Maria Yadegar
Mark Farrow
Maximillion Baccanello
Megan Eacock
Melanie Cambridge
Michael Wallner
Morgan Willey
Natalie Bird
Nicola Stratton Tyler
Nicola Troll
Nigel Turner
Penny German
Peter & Anita Robinson
Peter Searight
Phil Clayton
Philippa Worlledge
Pippa Smith
Rebecca Shillingford
Rebecca Thomas
Rob Fisher
Robin Rutherford
Roger Dellar ROI, RI, PS
Rosie Haggas
Sam Wadsworth
Samantha Fairbairn
Sandy Morgan
Sarah Elder
Sarah Goodfellow
Sayani Drury
Simon Zekaria
Sophie Botsford
Sophie Breitmeyer
Stephen Rew
Suchi Chidambaram
Susan Bunn
Susanna MacInnes
Susie Cornwall
Suzanne Winn
Theresa Abbott
Tim Worsley
Vanessa Buirski
William Holbeche
Amy Shuckburgh
Amy is a British artist, making distinctive work in soft pastel and oil paint. Born in London, Amy's landscapes return repeatedly to Cornwall, Wales, the Isle of Man, Ile de Re and Somerset, where she now lives. Amy uses colour and line in an energetic style. As a mother of three young children, Amy is inspired by family life and has been praised for the honesty of her depictions of motherhood.
Website: amyshuckburgh.com
Fiona Carver
A painter from Rutland, Fiona trained at Edinburgh College of Art. She creates observational oil paintings from life, drawn mainly to domestic still lifes. Inspired by the shapes and colours of the objects around her, her paintings have a quiet, intimate quality, leaving the viewer with a sense of calm. She has exhibited with the Royal Institute of Oil Painters, Royal Birmingham Society of Artists and in 2024 won the Daler-Rowney award at TALP.
Website: fionacarver.com
William Holbeche
Will, an 18-year-old artist who resides in Wilton, loves living in the countryside and much of his inspiration is drawn from the abundance of light and movement that he encounters in his everyday life. The movement expressed in his charcoals evokes a feeling of magical realism. His art has been exhibited at The Chalke and Chase Exhibition and the prestigious Weston Park Estate. Will is also a passionate skier, downhill cyclist and car enthusiast.
Website: instagram.com/williamsartaccount
Arabella Brooke
Arabella lives and works in London. She is a regular exhibitor with Art for Youth. Her sculptures are figurative but loosely so. They seem to tell a story, but the viewer has to struggle a little to fill in the gaps in the narrative. Mostly they describe the struggle to find meaning in an increasingly disposable and fast-moving world.
Website: arabellabrooke.com
Keith Nichols
Keith is inspired by the natural world, its extreme qualities of light and the forces that shape it - elements, sounds and scents, and inner emotions. His concerns for the environment and the creatures that share it with us are reflected in Keith's works.
Website: keithnicholsart.co.uk
Nigel Turner
Nigel Turner is a professional artist living and working in Wandsworth, London, working in semi-abstract landscape and seascape, and abstract painting in oils with bees wax and other media.
Website: nigelturnerstudio.com