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Every available hanging space was put to good use when the Mahurangi East Tennis Club held its annual Great Summer Art Exhibition at the Mahurangi East Community Centre over the New Year.
A total of 140 artists exhibited more than 400 artworks during the three-day show. This compares to 88 artists and 270 artworks last year.
South African-born artist Shanna Olivier walked away with two major prizes for her paintings of tigers.
Taming the Tiger won the established artist section, while Out of the Shadows won the People’s Choice Award.
Other winners were Hugh Hutchinson in the emerging artist section and Alix Sinclair in the intermediate section. Deborah Martin’s shot of a raucous tui won her a photography section prize.
An estimated 1600 people visited the exhibition.
Tennis club vice president Maureen Bernie described this year’s show as “fantastic”.
She said a good number of the artworks were sold, particularly in the intermediate section. There was also high praise for the standard of work submitted by students from Mahurangi College.
Bernie thanked judge Rick Urban, loyal club sponsors Bayleys, and all the artists and visitors.
Photos, Anna Thoroughgood.
