Simon Combes Conservation Award

AFC’s Simon Combes Conservation Award was established in 2006 is the highest honour AFC presents to an artist member. The annual award has become the  world's most prestigious conservation award for visual artists. 

Winner of the first Association of Animal Artists International Award

Honourable Mention - AFC - The Art of Conservation International Exhibit of Nature in Art

Finalist - David Shepherd Wildlife Artist of the Year

DSWF Wildlife Artist of the Year (WAY) is an internationally renowned wildlife art competition and exhibition. Each year it attracts entries from some of the most talented artists around the globe, who come together to celebrate the beauty of the natural world.

Juried into The Art of Conservation International Exhibit of Nature in Art Virtual exhibit in conjunction with AFC annual festival, Vancouver, Canada.

2022, 2019, 2017, 2016, 2014, 2013, 2012 

 First Place signature division - ISSA 2023 Online Exhibition 

Third Place signature division - ISSA 2021 Online Exhibit

Venkat Award of Excellence - ISSA 5th Annual International Exhibition of Scratchboard Art 2016

VIRTUAL ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE AWARD,   November 2020.

2020 Highly Commended - Art4Apes - ENDANGERED Art and Photography Contest​ 

Finalist - 2016 Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize 

The Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize commemorates the birth of the South Australian Museum’s first curator, Frederick George Waterhouse. This biennial prize provides an opportunity for artists to investigate the world around them and present their perspectives on natural science. 

Kenneth Jack Memorial Drawing Prize - Australian Guild of Realist Artists

Best Scratchboard -  2014 

2010 AFC Conservation Artist Award - May

Artists For Conservation selects an artist each month for artistic excellence and extraordinary dedication to conservation. In 2010 Geraldine was awarded the AFC Conservation Artist Award for May.