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The Annual Competition

Please see here for the rules for our competitions.

Our Annual Competition is split into a number of different categories, each with its own trophy. The categories are:

Portrait  .. .. .. .. .. .. for the ‘Copystat / Windsor Newton Plate’

Still Life .. .. .. .. .. .. for the ‘Beryl Saunders Memorial Plate’

Landscape  .. .. .. .. ..

Abstract  .. .. .. .. .. .. for the ‘Lilac Searle Rose Bowl’

Figurative   .. .. .. .. ..

Line & Wash  .. .. .. .. for the ‘Rosemary Bramley Cup’

Sculpture . .. .. .. .. ..

Miniature . .. .. .. .. .. for the ‘Anton Kolb Cup’

Marine . .. .. .. .. .. .. for the ‘Morag & Norman Robertson Plaque’

and the Overall winner - for the ‘Anthony Rapport Trophy’

Recent winners include:

Portrait Prize:

2012    ‘Bill’s Burner’ by Peter Boshier-Jones

2013    ‘Le Miserable’ by Eli Absi

2014    ‘Portrait of Kalani’ by Asha Bassi

2015    ‘Cardiff Librarian, Bron’

by Sylvia Hughes-Williams

2016    ‘Brand New’ by Sylvia Hughes-Williams

2017     ‘Looking Back’ by Christine Turner

2019     ‘Tony’ by Eli Absi

2022     ‘Atlantic Odyssey’ by Eli Absi

2023     ‘Benedict’s Bear’ by Charlie Mann

2024     ‘Lady In Blue’ by Keith Harvey


Still Life Prize:

2012    ‘Roath Park Rose’ by George De Manuel

2013    ‘Stairs’ by Tony Douglas-Jones

2014    ‘Mystic’ by Arnold Lowrey

2015    ‘Three Daffs’ by Keith Harvey

2016    ‘Childhood Gems’

                     by Sylvia Hughes-Williams

2017    ‘Lamp & Lemon’ by Gillian Roberts

2019    ‘Summer’ by Gillian Roberts

2022     ‘Old Railway Lamp’ by Jennifer Hirst Alsop

2023     ‘Five A Day’ by Maureen Harper

2024     ‘Peonies’ by Asha Bassi


Landscape Prize:

2012    ‘Untitled One’ by David Kirkham

2013    ‘Buttermere’ by Ian Philpot

2014    ‘Finca San Antonio’ by Keith Harvey

2015    ‘City Centre - Rain In The City’

by Joe Rhodes

2016    ‘The Loner’ by Keith Harvey

2017    ‘Hickory Island’ by Keith Harvey

2019    ‘High Summer - Jameston’ by Debbie Walters

2022     ‘A Cluster of Cottages’ by Arnold Lowrey

2023     ‘Morning Breakers’ by Paul Arnott

2024     ‘Night, Port Talbot’ by Tony Douglas-Jones


Abstract Prize:

2012    ‘Colours of Tiger Bay’ by David Kirkham

2013    ‘Crazy In Love’ by Brenda Boyle

2014    ‘Fragment #7’ by Wendy Batey

2015    ‘Still Life In Odd Colours’ by Pam Gilbert

2016    ‘Thread Painting’ by Pam Gilbert

2017    ‘Sienna Horizon’ by Keith Harvey

2019    ‘Two of Two’ by David Kirkham

2022    ‘Beddgelert Way’ by Sylvia Donovan

2023    ‘One of Two’ by David Kirkham

2024    ‘Gilded Florals’ by Pam Gilbert


Floral Prize

2022     ‘Bearded Irises’ by Jennifer Hirst Alsop

Figurative Prize:

2012    ‘Cardiff Castle Encounter’ by Valerie Smith

2013    ‘Home Time’ by Kevin Strong

2014    ‘Spike’ by Jennifer Alsop

2015    ‘Cardiff Market’ by Anita Raymond

2016    ‘Soup Kitchen’ by Wendy Cline

2017    ‘Cocksure’ by Rebecca O’Dwyer

2019    ‘Whirl of Joy’ by Pam Gilbert

2022    ‘Blind Date’ by Dimitrios Venetsianos

2023    ‘Exploring Aberglasney’ by Tony Douglas-Jones

2024    ‘Jazzing It Up’ by Dimitrios Venetsianos


Line & Wash Prize:

2012    ‘Untitled Two’ by David Kirkham

2013    ‘Persephone’s Return’ by Judy Kelly

2014    ‘City Centre, Cardiff’ by Lysbeth Davies

2015    ‘City Hall, Winter’ by Tony Douglas-Jones

2016    ‘Pier Head Building, Cardiff Bay’ by Lysbeth Davies

2017    ‘Park House’ by Lysbeth Davies

2019    ‘Aneurin Bevan 1887-1960’ by  Lysbeth Davies

2022    ‘Tenby Dry Dock’ by Brian Kemp

2023    ‘Two of Two’  by David Kirkham

2024    ‘Tranquility’ by Dimitrios Venetsianos


Sculpture Prize:

2013    ‘Molly Dog’ by David Phillips

2014    ‘Fish’ by David Phillips

2015    ‘Female Head’ by Asha Bassi

2016    ‘Job’ by Mary Dewey

2017    ‘Bartholomew’ by Mary Dewey

2019    ‘The Apostle Philip’ by Mary Dewey


Miniature Prize:

2015    Sylvia Hughes-Williams

2016    ‘The Boathouse, Laugharne’ by Jane Patten

2017    ‘Old Cottage’ by Kevin Strong

2019    Jane Patten

2023    ‘Grey Squirrel’ by Jane Patten

2024    ‘Welsh Poppies’ by Jane Patten


Marine Prize:

2012    ‘Cardiff Bay’ by Tony Douglas-Jones

2013    ‘St Michael’s Mount, Cornwall’ by Bill Wheeler

2014    ‘HMS Dragon Departs’ by Anthony Batey

2015    ‘Cardiff Pilots On Duty In The Channel’

                   by Anthony Batey

2016    ‘Crowded Harbour’ by Tony Douglas-Jones

2017    ‘Tenby Harbour’ by Eli Absi

2019    ‘Washday Blues’ by Keith Harvey

2022    ‘Rocky Pebbles, Rest Bay’ by Joe Rhodes

2023    ‘Boats Hoi-An’ by Keith Harvey

2024    ‘Off Lundy Isle’ by Tony Batey

The Overall Winner:

2012    ‘Cardiff Castle Encounter’ by Valerie Smith

2013    ‘St Michael’s Mount, Cornwall’ by Bill Wheeler

2014    ‘Spike’ by Jennifer Alsop

2015    ‘Cardiff Pilots On Duty In The Channel’ by Anthony Batey

2016    ‘The Loner’ by Keith Harvey

                Images of all the 2016 winners can be seen in our Exhibition Gallery here

2017     ‘Looking Back’ by Christine Turner

                An online gallery of all the paintings submitted for the 2017 competition is here.

2019    ‘Two of Two’ by David Kirkham

                An online gallery of all the paintings submitted for the 2019 competition is here.

2022     ‘Penarth Sea Front’  by Joe Rhodes

                An online gallery of some of the paintings submitted for the 2022 competition is here.

2023     ‘Boats Hoi-An’ by Keith Harvey

                An online gallery of paintings submitted for the 2023 competition will be added in due course.

2024     ‘Jazzing It Up’ by Dimitrios Venetsianos

                An online gallery of paintings submitted for the 2024 competition will be added in due course

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