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Winner 2019: Lisa Ann Watkins
Winner 2019: Lisa Ann Watkins
![Winner 2018: Christina Hopkinson](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/d9900ac18aa9abd75ed5cd4a0a0a4391/14ce518d-c5c8-4e0a-93ed-2994bb24c45a_rw_1200.png?h=58472761dc106a412fd75efe5022ae13)
Winner 2018: Christina Hopkinson
![Winner 2017: Ruth Buchanan](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/d9900ac18aa9abd75ed5cd4a0a0a4391/0793cd01-4a22-45da-bddf-3e25aab3549b_rw_1200.png?h=017040ad565d67dfcd9e65e6e4e6d482)
Winner 2017: Ruth Buchanan
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Winner 2017: Ruth Buchanan
![Winner 2016: Pollyanna Pickering](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/d9900ac18aa9abd75ed5cd4a0a0a4391/6f2e6659-0123-49ae-93c6-3bfb9d67976e_rw_1200.jpg?h=25aa1ebbdacf0dd59054553d34cf3970)
Winner 2016: Pollyanna Pickering
![Winner 2015: Jenny Oldknow](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/d9900ac18aa9abd75ed5cd4a0a0a4391/c0075a83-965f-4854-abc9-c00ddacea96b_rw_1200.png?h=329ecae484de713fcbc94f3da82e423f)
Winner 2015: Jenny Oldknow
![Winner 2014: Anita Young](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/d9900ac18aa9abd75ed5cd4a0a0a4391/97280f00-3f15-4b6c-ac9a-4a0e668da4a2_rw_1200.png?h=9da924f4b039d1578784139ddf01690b)
The Association of Animal Artists Inaugural Chairman's Award was founded by Anne Corless in 2014. Each year invited sponsors kindly support the Award and which is judged by Anne and invited fellow professional artists who are all members of the Association of Animal Artists. Sponsors in 2023 were Derwent, Rosemary and Co Artists Brushes, St Cuthberts Mill, Leisure Painter and The Artist magazines and Anne Corless Art Studio.