2019 GIBRALTAR SPRING VISUAL ARTS EXHIBITION
22-May-2019
PRESS RELEASE
2019
GIBRALTAR SPRING VISUAL ARTS EXHIBITION
The Gibraltar Spring Visual Arts Exhibition, organised
by Gibraltar Cultural Services on behalf of the Ministry of Culture, is being
held at the Gustavo Bacarisas Gallery from 21stMay to 31st
May. The Hon. Dr. John Cortes, Minister for Environment officially opened the
Exhibition and presented the prizes on Tuesday 21st May 2019.
A total of one hundred and twenty entries by seventy
two artists have been submitted. International artist Gabriella Fernández López carried out the judging in the painting,
sculpture, photographic, video and installation categories.
The Prize winners are:
The Ministry of Culture Award - £3,000 Oliver Canessa ‘Untitled’
Painting, Drawing, Prints &
Digital Painting 1st Prize- £500 Leslie Gaduzo ‘Tirta Empul’
Painting, Drawing, Prints &
Digital Painting 2nd Prize- £250 Shane Dalmedo ‘We Were Once So Happy’
Sculpture Award - £500 Oliver Canessa ‘Study For Okay Better’
Photograph Award - £500 Rina Devine ‘Descending’
Video Category -£500 Reuben
Avellano ‘At The Top Of The Fifteen Steps’
Installation Award - £500 Oliver Canessa ‘Untitled’
Best Gibraltar Theme
The Alwani Foundation Award -£1000 Michele Stagnetto ‘Living
In A Construction Site’
Best
Young Artist
Sovereign Art Foundation Award-£1000 Julian Osborne ‘Movements 2’
The following received ‘Highly Commended’
Certificates:
Paul Cosquieri ‘Walking
The Ceiling’
Vera Francis ‘Smiley’
Vera Francis ‘Further Down
the Spiral’
Zoe Bishop ‘Danced’
Sarah Linares ‘Red’
Alan Perez ‘The Past Is Present’
Aaron Soleci ‘Candy Month’
Mark Montovio ‘Apostle
VII’