Meet the winners of the 2026 Young Artists Award

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Written by Wolfango Chiappella

An amazing array of talent was entered into our Young Artists Award competition this year, which made the judging process exceptionally challenging. We received a significantly higher number of entries this year, showcasing the incredible creativity and skill of young artists in our community.

The Winners

Highly Commended

More from our young artists

A big thank you to all the students who took part this year. Every piece reflects imagination, effort, and enthusiasm, and we’re delighted to share them here.

Wolfango Chiappella

I’m a British-Italian artist, based in Buckinghamshire but originally from the rolling hills of Piedmont, Italy. I paint mostly in oils, working from memory, sketches, and those quiet moments when a place stops you mid-step.

My work tends to orbit around landscapes — not the grand postcard kind, but the everyday corners where light, sky, and earth have a quiet conversation. I’m drawn to the shifts in weather, the worn paths, the way a tree can lean into a field like it's got a story to tell.

I’m not much for big statements. I paint what I notice, and sometimes what I miss. Sometimes I’m chasing a real memory, sometimes it’s the feeling of one.

Each painting is a small attempt to hold onto something fleeting — a sky clearing after rain, the gold haze of a summer field, the hush just before dusk. If you find a bit of yourself in any of them, then the painting’s done its job.

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Young Artists Awards Exhibition 2026 at Queens Park Arts Centre