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St Gemma's Hospice celebrates 15th annual art exhibition

Jonathan Winston Jonathan Winston
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The highly anticipated and well-regarded, St Gemma’s Hospice Sale and Art Exhibition returned for another year raising over £20,000 for the hospice.

The annual Patrons’ Evening, which was sponsored by Winston Solicitors for the eighth year running, was held on Thursday 29October 2015 at The Grammar School at Leeds.

Guests enjoyed delicious canapés and a look at over 900 pieces of artwork created by professionals and aspiring artists from across the country. The launch of a dedicated photography exhibition was another welcomed feature to the highly successful event.

Throughout the four day exhibition, visitors were invited to vote for their favourite artist at the exhibition for the Suzanne Winston Award for Best in Show. This is an annual award and was presented on the final afternoon of the exhibition.

This year’s Best In Show winner was John Edwards, a full time, self-taught artist and illustrator specializing in ink and watercolour. Seven out of his eight paintings sold at the exhibition, and having exhibited at the event for the past 12 years, this was John’s first award win.

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