Madison Griinke next to her portrait of her grandfather at the Junior Art Expo. Dave Noonan PORTRAITS, plants and paper creations were just some of the subjects awarded at the Toowoomba Art Society/The Chronicle Junior Art Expo on Tuesday night.
Hundreds of parents, teachers and other supporters turned out to view the short listed works at the Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery with 113 works by artists from five to 18 years.
The Toowoomba Art Society Bursary to the 2014 McGregor Summer School went to Courtney-Beth Knowles, who also picked up Best Picture.
Kate Stevens was awarded the Culliford Prize for Open Drawing.
Sixteen-year-old painter Madison Griinke was one of the most decorated artists of the evening, winning both first and second place in Open Painting and Multimedia and the Ralph Weppner Individual Encouragement Award (Senior).
Madison said she was currently taking a gap year, but hoped to further her artistic accomplishments in a fine arts degree at USQ next year.
"I normally do portraits, that's the thing I love painting. I love doing the skin and getting the tones right.
"That's what I've been doing, mainly sticking with acrylics.
"One painting was of my granddad, and one was of a lady that I just made up. It's been pretty great to get these awards."
The 113 exhibited works were chosen from a total of nearly 500 entries from Toowoomba students.
Junior Art Expo award winners
Toowoomba Art Society Bursary: Courtney-Beth Knowles (18), SQIT Toowoomba
Best Picture (Artshop Fine Custom Picture Framing): Courtney-Beth Knowles
Culliford Prize, Open Drawing (Toowoomba Art Society Inc): Kate Stevens (15), Fairholme
Winner, Open Painting & Multimedia (Murray's Art & Framing): Madison Griinke-Visser (16), Harristown SHS
David Curtis Memorial Award, Open Printmaking: Hannah Barham (15), St Ursula's
Runner-up, Open Drawing (Australian Decorative & Fine Arts Society): James Telleman (16), Toowoomba Grammar
Runner-up, Open Painting & Multimedia (H & R Dearden): Madison Griinke-Visser
Runner-up, Open Printmaking (Cr Sue Englart): Anais Hockin (15), St Joseph's
Ralph Weppner Individual Encouragement Award: Senior (Toowoomba Art Society Inc.): Madison Griinke-Visser (3 acceptances)
Junior Encouragement Award (Murray's Art & Framing): Samantha Azar (5), Glennie Junior, Ella White (10), Glennie Junior (2 acceptances each)
Ruth Brenne Memorial Award for Collage (Pri): Maddison Jones (7) Glennie Junior
Printmaking Junior Encouragement Award (Carroll's Country Pet Motel): Bella Watkins (7), Glennie Junior
Schools' Encouragement Award (Dornbusch Partners): Glennie Junior (23
acceptances)
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