32nd Annual Art Exhibition 2010 WINNERS of Art Awards

2010 Art Judge Paul Brinkman - Director Cairns Regional Art Gallery

ELIZABETH GUZSELY MEMORIAL AWARD "BEST IN SHOW" $800
Awarded to the artwork selected by the judge as the finest, most outstanding artwork entered in the exhibition, non acquisitive.

Winner: No 69 'Roy' - Pastel by Lou Derry

Section 1. COOK SHIRE AWARD $1,000
Framed painting depicting a recognisable scene within the Cook Shire. This award is open to Shire residents only and is Acquisitive. Any medium.

Winner : No 5 'Cooktown Waterfront' - Watercolour by Peter McGregor
Highly Commended:  No 6 'A Stroll Around the Lakes' - Oil by Trevor Maudsley

Section 2. ERGON ENERGY AWARD - CONTEMPORARY $500
Contemporary painting with any medium/subject, is open and non-acquisitive. Framed or unframed. Unframed works on gallery wrap canvas with painted edges.

Winner: No 11 'Grasslands' - Pastel by Lou Derry
Highly Commended: No10 'Earth Babes' - Mixed media by Christa Youngman

Section 3. HOPEVALE ART & CULTURAL AWARD Indigenous $400
Painting by a local indigenous artist, residing in Cook, Wugal Wugal and Hopevale Shires. Any subject, medium, non-acquisitive. Framed or unframed. Unframed works on gallery wrap canvas with painted edges.

Winner: No 32 'Fire' - Acrylic on canvas by Harold Bowen
Highly Commended: 
No 30 'Mungarruu & Garmbii (carpet snake and fruit bats) - Acrylic on canvas by Helen Gordon

Section 4. GREENFIELD MEMORIAL AWARD Black & White $300
Framed black and white, graphite, charcoal, pen & ink. Non-acquisitive, any subject open.

Winner: No 41 'Lure of a Beachcombers' Basket' - Graphite by Joanne Davis
Highly Commended: No 42 'Chubby' - Pencil by Elizabeth Josey

SECTION 5. COOKTOWN BOWLS CLUB AWARD Landscape $200
Traditional representational landscape painting in any medium, non-acquisitive, open. Framed or unframed. Unframed works on gallery wrap canvas with painted edges.

Winner: No 49 'Days End'- Pastel by Lou Derry
Highly Commended: No 52'Gently Flows the Normanby' - Oil by Trevor Maudsley

SECTION 6. WUJAL WUJA FAUNA & FLORA AWARD $200
Painting of animal and/or plant life in any medium, non-acquisitive, open. Framed or unframed. Unframed works on gallery wrap canvas with painted edges.

Winner: No 65 'Turtle - Breaching Over Sandbank' - Watercolour, mixed media by Michael Chatenay
Highly Commended: No 68 'Turtle' - Acrylic on canvas by Duka Gibson

SECTION 7.  PETER PINI MEMORIAL AWARD Portrait $200
Painted portrait of person or people in any medium, non-acquisitive, open. Framed or unframed. Unframed works on gallery wrap canvas with painted edges.

Winner and "Best In Show": No 69 ' Roy' - Pastel by Lou Derry
Highly Commende: No 71 'Rainy Day Girl Flicking Cigarette' - Watercolour mixed media by Michael Chatenay

SECTION 8. ENDEAVOUR LIONS YOUTH ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD $200
Open to high school age students only, painting with any subject/medium, non-acquisitive. Framed or unframed. Unframed works on gallery wrap canvas with painted edges.

Winner: No 74 'Grandpa' - Pencil by Zabrina Duncan
Highly Commended: No78 'Violets Love Dew' - Painting by Cheyenne Lee

SECTION 9. POBERAY MEMORIAL AWARD Miniature $150
Miniature Painting with any subject/medium, non-acquisitive. Maximum size of the painted image 10cm x 10cm, no larger than 20cm x 20cm with frame.

Winner: No 80 'Pink Ginger' - Acrylic by Christa Youngman
Highly Commended: No 83 'White Bowl' - Acrylic on Canvas board by Claudine Marzik

SECTION 10. COOKTOWN CREATIVE ARTS ASSOCIATION AWARD Textiles $150
Handmade textile art form, non-acquisitive. Hanging or freestanding works.

Winner: No 88 'Beachside' - Appliqued cotton by Wendy Ruscoe
Highly Commended: No 89 'Frond' - Hand dyed appliqued textile by Diana Burns

SECTION 11. CCAA & CSAS AWARD Handmade 3D Art-Form $300
Handmade 3 Dimensional art form, non-acquisitive. Hanging or freestanding works.

Winner: No 103 ' Mosaic Bamboo Mirror' - Glass and mosaic by Kim Fowler
Highly Commended: No 100 'Neptune's Garden II' - White stoneware by Gail Walker