Mutual Gallery Announcers Winners of Super Plus Under 40 Artist of the Year Competition

The Mutual Gallery has announced that the winners of the  SUPER PLUS UNDER 40 ARTIST OF THE YEAR COMPETITION 2011 are:

Jury Prize - O'Neil Lawrence

Public prize - Duane Bennett

O'Neil Lawrence's entry dealt with his own personal struggles to achieve self actualization and by extension the struggles that other Jamaican men face in creating and realizing their own various identities. He copped the Jury Prize of $100,000.00 and a solo exhibition in the coming year.

The Public Prize of $50,000.00 went to Duane Bennett, whose work showed that "One man's garbage is another man's treasure" incorporating the use of Bubblegum (chewing gum) in his designs.

The Super Plus Under 40 Artist of the Year Competition is in its eleventh year.  Wayne Chen, the main sponsor of the competition congratulated the two artists who emerged the winners and had words of praise for all the participants. He said that many winners of this competition go on to become recognized artists, building careers in the field of Art.

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Information courtesy of The Mutual Gallery.