Colour World Genius Awards 2026: Finalists announced

CWGA winners 2024

The results are in…

Yes, it is with much anticipation we announce the 2026 finalists for The Colour World Genius Awards. The bar has once again been raised  across our 400+ entries. The standard of work has been nothing short of exceptional, making the judging process tougher than ever before.

As always, our finalists were selected by an esteemed jury of expert colourists and industry professionals, who had one helluva tough job on their hands, they’ve told us just how tough it was this year. We will be celebrating our finalist on 29th June at our Colour World Party. Tickets are on sale HERE

Without further ado, let’s take a look at the finalists…

People’s Choice

  • Casey Coleman
  • Grace Pagent
  • Gunel Kelly
  • Jaymz Rigby-Marsters
  • Jessica McMahon
  • Lucy Bowery

Creative Colour Genius

  • Andrew Smith
  • Ashley Long
  • Josh Goldsworthy
  • Sean Alexander
  • Sophie-Rose Goldsworthy
  • Stevan Dulay

Colour Correction Genius

  • Charlotte Oldfield
  • Dean Lawton-Taylor
  • Ellie Mighall
  • Heather Shaw
  • Ieva Poce
  • Shane Aherne

Commercial Colour Genius

  • Andi Pearce
  • Anne Veck
  • Domenico Sansone
  • Heather Shaw
  • Jamie Richards
  • Sophie-Rose Goldsworthy

Mindful Colour Genius

  • Aaron Firmstone
  • Julie Horne
  • Katie Knox
  • Zoë Rees

Men’s Colour Genius

  • Andrew Plester
  • Jes Barber-Cruz
  • Kymberley Holmes
  • Lisa Scutt
  • Troy Boyd
  • Wendy Hsin-Tng

#Colourtastic

  • Charlotte Cave
  • Dylan McConnachie
  • Kara Francis
  • Sophie-Rose Goldsworthy

Colour Communicator

  • Dylan McConnachie
  • Paul Watts
  • Teresa Weller

Afro Colour Genius

  • Andi Pearce
  • Anne Veck
  • Anne Veck
  • Ashley Graham
  • Diana Gavrila
  • Lisa Farrall

International Colour Genius

  • Ivonne Martens
  • Kasper Thomas
  • Kristie Kesic
  • Makota Iwaya
  • Mark Van Westerop
  • Mark Van Westerop

Colour Educator Genius

  • Alfie Weston
  • Eliana Dos Rees Lee
  • Ellie-Mai Wakefield
  • Lillie Louise Valentine
  • Lucie Westbrook
  • Millie Varney-Pattison

Colour Collaborator Genius

  • Evangeline Barrett
  • Joanna Jones
  • Tracey Ann Smith

Blonding Colour Genius

  • Giuseppe Di Rosa
  • Heather Shaw
  • Ieva Poce
  • Shane Aherne
  • Shane Aherne
  • Teresa Weller
  • Tim Scott-Wright

New Talent

  • Adriana Seagrave
  • Becky Hare
  • Chloe Houston
  • D’Arcy White
  • Darcie Wallace
  • Jude Taylor

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