Vancouver, BC CANADA - 5 June, 2026 - Artists for Conservation is pleased to announce the 2026 juror's selection of artworks in the 19th annual AFC Exhibit - the world's top conservation-themed art exhibit. The exhibit features 200 artworks by 174 artists from 17 countries, including Australia, Belgium, Canada, Cayman Islands, China, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Switzerland, UAE, UK, USA.
The AFC exhibit is the world's top conservation-themed art exhibit and sale supporting conservation. Artwork in the exhibit is for sale and ranges in price from $500 to $50,000. Between 35% to 100% of proceeds from each artwork sold, benefits conservation and environmental education, and each artwork is dedicated to supporting a conservation organization of the artist's choice.
To offer a greater opportunity for inclusiveness, particularly for artists who live in locations where the costs of shipping to Canada are prohibitive, artists were given the option to participate in the virtual exhibit only.
83 artists' works supporting conservation will premiere for sale in Vancouver, BC this September 24-27 at the VanDusen Botanical Garden in partnership with Vancouver Park Board and Vancouver Botanical Garden Association.
Many of the exhibiting artists will be present for the opening weekend for special events, and to provide live painting demonstrations and much more.
Thank you to our jury for their generous contribution of time and expertise. Jurors in this year's exhibit included:
- Michael Clawson - Executive Editor, International Artist Publishing and Western Art Collector Magazine;
- Guy Combes - AFC Signature Member, Combes Award Alumnus & AFC Advisor (USA);
- Brent Cooke - AFC Signature Member & Board Member, past Director of Royal BC Museum (Canada);
- Sunita Dhariyam - AFC Signature Member (USA); Combes Award Alumnus (India);
- Anna-Louise Pickering - Director of Pollyanna Pickering Foundation (UK);
- Suzie Seerey-Lester - AFC Signature Member, Combes Award Alumnus & AFC Advisor (USA);
AFC congratulates all artists who have been selected for this year's Artists for Conservation Exhibit. Asterisk denotes artists included in the live exhibit at VanDusen Botanical Garden.
| Douglas Aja (USA) | Carol Lake (USA) |
| *Don Alemany (Canada) | *Heidi Lambert (Canada) |
| *Walt Anderson (USA) | *Rebecca Latham (USA) |
| Ronald Andrews (USA) | Bruce Lawes (Canada) |
| *Marc Arbez (Canada) | Johanna Lerwick (USA) |
| Rosemarie Armstrong (Canada) | Roslyn Levin (Canada) |
| *Pamela Askew (USA) | Laura Levitsky (Canada) |
| *Del-Bourree Bach (USA) | Patsy Lindamood (USA) |
| *Patricia Banks (Canada) | *Douglass Lockyer (USA) |
| Casey Banwell (UK) | *Monika Loevenmark (Canada) |
| Suzanne Barrett Justis (USA) | Craig Lomas (USA) |
| Serena Bates (USA) | Anne London (USA) |
| *Dana Batho (Canada) | *Emily Lozeron (Canada) |
| Kimberly Beck (USA) | Linda Mackey Lang (Canada) |
| *Joanne Beels (Canada) | Amanda Maglis-Long (Canada) |
| Michaelann Bellerjeau (USA) | Brenda Matsen (Canada) |
| Randall Bennett (USA) | *Sarah McComb-Turbitt (Canada) |
| *Linda Besse (USA) | *Michelle McCune (USA) |
| *Lucrezia Bieler (USA) | *Marc McLeod (USA) |
| *Cindy Billingsley (USA) | *Candy McManiman (Canada) |
| Brett Blumenthal (USA) | *Kelly McNeil (Canada) |
| *Mia Bosna (USA) | *Elise Meakin (Canada) |
| Tammy Bozer (USA) | *Ken Meyer (Canada) |
| *Deborah Brees (USA) | Denise Monaghan (USA) |
| Varda Breger (Israel) | *Dianne Munkittrick (USA) |
| *Warren Brown (Canada) | *Ken Nash (Canada) |
| Klara Bujtor (Hungary) | *Terri Neal (USA) |
| *Holly Cannon (USA) | *Susan Neilson (Canada) |
| *Cory Carlson (USA) | *Calvin Nicholls (Canada) |
| *Laara Cassells (Canada) | Spencer Nickel (USA) |
| Gloria Chadwick (USA) | *Kentaro Nishino (Japan) |
| *Kim Chase (Canada) | *Dorset Norwich-Young (Canada) |
| Wayne Chunat (USA) | *Leo Osborne (USA) |
| RoseMarie Condon (Canada) | Natasha Papousek (USA) |
| Vivi Consta (Greece) | *Joie Paré (Canada) |
| *Carrie Cook (USA) | Natalie Parker (Australia) |
| *Brent Cooke (Canada) | Matt Patterson (USA) |
| *Bryan Coombes (Canada) | *Claire Payne (USA) |
| Jill Corless (USA) | Gordon Pembridge (New Zealand) |
| Lynden Cowan (Canada) | *Patricia Pepin (Canada) |
| Daniel Davis (USA) | Denneen Peterson (USA) |
| Nick Day (UK) | *Anne Peyton (USA) |
| Kimberly De Jesus Alfonso (USA) | *Breanna Podlasly (Canada) |
| Robert Deschenes (Canada) | Betsy Popp (USA) |
| *Dione Dolan (Canada) | *Claudia Punter (Canada) |
| Rob Dreyer (USA) | Ji Qiu (Australia) |
| Michael Dumas (Canada) | *Laurie Riley (USA) |
| *Kathleen E. Dunn (USA) | Misty Ring (Canada) |
| Kathleen Dunphy (USA) | *William Ritchie (Australia) |
| *Christina Dunzinger (USA) | *Robin Roberts (Canada) |
| *Danielle Easdale (Australia) | *Theresa Rodriguez (USA) |
| *Agnieszka (Aga) Elliott (USA) | *Valerie Rogers (Canada) |
| Mary Erickson (USA) | Christine Rosati Yoos (USA) |
| *Lynn Erikson (Canada) | Len Rusin (USA) |
| Natalie Eslick (Australia) | *Eleazar Saenz (Mexico) |
| *Zoë Evamy (Canada) | Robert Schlenker (USA) |
| Maryam Fardinfard (UAE) | Zoe Schumaker (USA) |
| Kristen Federchuk (Canada) | *Suzie Seerey-Lester (USA) |
| Sharon Ferreira (Canada) | Catherine Sheppard (USA) |
| *Jeanne Filler Scott (USA) | Elisabeth Sommerville (Canada) |
| James Fiorentino (USA) | Cindy Sorley-Keichinger (Canada) |
| Garry Fleming (Australia) | Colin Starkevich (Canada) |
| Martin Gates (USA) | Jacqueline Stuerzl (Canada) |
| Nicola Gillyon (UK) | *Cher Swain (USA) |
| *Lisa Gleim (USA) | *Frederick Szatkowski (USA) |
| Bobby Goldsboro (USA) | *Tammy Taylor (Canada) |
| Sophie Green (UK) | Mary Taylor (USA) |
| Elke Gröning (Germany) | Helen Teichroeb (Canada) |
| *Gemma Gylling (USA) | *Lucie Theroux (Canada) |
| Thomas Hardcastle (USA) | Vanessa Thorman (USA) |
| Guy Harvey (Cayman Islands) | Tiferet (USA) |
| Kitty Harvill (USA) | *Joyce Trygg (Canada) |
| Carol Heiman-Greene (USA) | *Christine Tunnoch (Canada) |
| Vickie Henderson (USA) | Helen Utsal (Canada) |
| *Mark Hobson (Canada) | *Ingrid Vadina (Canada) |
| Diana Höhlig (Switzerland) | *Géry van der Kelen (Canada) |
| *Karen Hudgin (Canada) | *Peidi Wang (China) |
| Carroll Hutchings (France) | *Nelda Warkentin (USA) |
| Pat Jackman (USA) | Patrick Watson (Australia) |
| Annik Janssens (Belgium) | Katherine Weber (USA) |
| Stephen Jesic (Australia) | Cathy Weiss (USA) |
| *Kevin Johnson (Canada) | Matthew Werner (USA) |
| James Kiesow (USA) | Charlotte Williams (UK) |
| Kathy Kleinsteiber (USA) | *Donna Wilson (Canada) |
| Christine Knapp (USA) | Ellen Woodbury (USA) |
| *Joseph Koensgen (Canada) | *Selina Woodham (USA) |
| *Deborah LaFogg Docherty (USA) | *Kimberly Wurster (USA) |
About Artists for Conservation
Artists for Conservation (AFC) is the world's leading group of artists supporting the environment. Founded in 1997, the non-profit organization comprises a membership of 500 of the world's most gifted nature artists from over 30 countries, across five continents. Dedicated to nurture, promote and leverage its world-class community of artists in support of our natural world, AFC drives its mission through three key programs: Art & Environmental Education; Field Work & Research; and Artist Development. The Artists for Conservation Festival is AFC's annual flagship initiative to showcase, support and further these programs. http://www.artistsforconservation.org/
Image Credits:
Header: "Mother Tree" (cropped) by Kentaro Nishino; Inset: "Watching You, Watching Me" by Natalie Parker