Royal Easter Show Art Awards 2011 Winners Announced

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Royal Easter Show Art Awards 2011 Winners Announced

The Royal Easter Show Art Awards organisers are pleased to announce the winners for 2011.

Ceramic & Pottery
First place getters:
Slipcasting, Pukeko Korowai, by Kirstie Bain
"Past and Present", Day at the Beach Then & Now, by Carol Liddy
Pottery first place, Toki Pou Tangata, by Todd Douglas

Glass
First place getters:
Wearable Glass, Sepik Orchid Shower, by Kari Lindsay -Beale
Decorative & Sculptural, In Full Bloom, by Angela Vryer

Photography
First place getters:
Past and Present: Reflection of How the Other Half Live, by Mike Horner
City Life: Angula Perspective, by Shona Kebble
Environmental Impact: Windswept, by Joanne Cunningham
Digital Print: Indian Man, by Shona Kebble
Supreme Champion Photo in Show: Reflection of How the Other Live, by Mike Horner
Most Successful Photographer of Show: Shona Kebble

Woodcraft
First place getters:
Small Bowls, Black Maire Bowl, by Graeme McIntyre
Large Bowls, Let the Game Begin, by Terry Scott
Plain Bowls, Quilted Maple, by Terry Scott
Plates & Platters, Nearly Ashes, by Dick Veitch
Hollow Forms, Bits and Pieces (Long & Slim), by Cam Cosford
Domestic Ware, Rubbish, by Dick Veitch
Lidded Boxes, Untitled, by Ken Thomas
Ornamental, Pierced, Textured and Painted Vessel, by Graeme McIntyre
Woodcarving, Labyrinth, by Jane Allnatt
Natural, Thin Pohut, by Dick Veitch
Supreme Exhibit in Show, Pierced, Textured and Painted Vessel by Graeme McIntyre
Best Overall Woodturner, Dick Veitch

Painting

First place getters:
Dry Art, Waiheke Boat Sheds, by Clare Dargaville
Print Making, Sunflowers Three, by Jenny Locke-Forbes
New Artist Award, Standing Firm, by Natalie Knight
Water Colour, Trio by, Shizuyo Colquhoun
Oil or Acrylic, Natures Architecture, by Amber Brook
Oil or Acrylic Professional, Stihl Here, by Melody Brook
Mixed Media, Homeward Bound, by Susan Edge
Abstract, Reflection on the Rig, by Ken Garrett
Small Painting, Sparrows Bathing, by Mirene Gebbie
The Mouth & Foot Painting Artists, Wistful, by Kerrin Tilley

Open Youth Art:
Second Place, Its' All About Me, by Michael Ashton Age 11
First Place, Rustic New Zealand, by Justin Crook Age 16

Raye Hannam Memorial Trophy for Best Water Colour in Show,
Classics Auckland Regatta 1939, by Warwick Russell

KG Fraser Award for Best Painting in Show, The Matriarch 3, by Richard Bigwood

The Royal Agricultural Society Medal for the most successful artist in the show - Clare Dargaville

First place "Past and Present" the Royal Easter Show theme for 2011,
The Matriarch 3, by Richard Bigwood

Congratulations to all entrants and especially our winners of New Zealand’s largest annual Art Awards event.

ENDS

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