The 6th annual Colour World Genius Awards, held in conjunction with Colour World 2024, recognise exceptional talent across 10 categories. Top colourists competing for the prestigious titles.
Each Colour World Genius Award Winner proudly took home a unique trophy, redesigned annually to embody the spirit of the ‘genies of the lamp’. This year’s captivating hurricane lamp design follows previous iterations, including a lava lamp, oil lamp, Tiffany lamp, angle-poised lamp, and lightbulb.
2024 Competition Winners
The 2024 competition saw an overwhelming response, with over 400 entries submitted across various colour work categories. The winners in each category are:
- People’s Choice Colour Genius: Casey Coleman
- Creative Colour Genius: Suzie McGill
- Colour Correction Genius: Ivea Poce
- Commercial Colour Genius: Dean Lawton Taylor
- Mindful Colour Genius: Gina Conway
- Men’s Colour Genius: Dylan McConnachie
- #Colourtastic Genius: Vanessa Koeb
- Colour Communicator Genius: Tom Smith
- Afro Colour Genius: Anne Veck
- International Colour Genius: Kristie Kesic
Entrants submitted photographs or films of their work, which were meticulously assessed and judged by a distinguished panel of over 36 renowned colourists from the UK and international arena.
The live awards final took place on Sunday, 19th May, at the Colour World venue in Bermondsey, London. Hosts Nicky Pope and Ellie Scott were joined by Jack Howard to present the awards, including the inaugural Hall of Fame trophy, which was awarded to Casey Coleman in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the industry.