Previous shows
People’s Choice 2017, Debbie Graham (Paraparaumu), “Before the Karanga”
Judges
2017 John Toft, gallery owner and artist, Upper Hutt, NZ
2016 Alfred Memelink, gallery owner and artist, Petone, NZ
2015 Alan Osborne, long time art dealer, Waikanae, NZ
2014 Lyn Diefenbach, world-renowned pastelist and art tutor, Queensland, Australia
2013 Jacky Pearson, professional artist, Eastbourne, NZ
2012 Philip Markham, professional artist, Kapiti Coast, NZ
2011 Michael Browne, NZ professional artist based in London, UK
2010 Mary Archibald, artist and art teacher, Upper Hutt, NZ
2009 Richard Ponder, professional artist and art dealer, Eastbourne, NZ
2008 Larry Blovits, professional artist and tutor, Michigan, USA
2007 Wendy Masters, well-known local artist, Kapiti Coast, NZ
2006 Philip Markham, professional artist, Kapiti Coast, NZ
2005 Debbie Pointon, professional artist, Kapiti Coast, NZ
2004 Gerald Barnett, Director Mahara Gallery, Waikanae, NZ
2003 John Crump, well known professional artist, Otaki, NZ (now Central Otago)
2017 Winners
| Best in Show | 1st, Julie Freemen (Auckland), “On Guard” |
| Best Representation of the Kapiti Coast | 1st, Sonia Savage (Otaki), “Kapiti Essence” |
| Best Landscape/Seascape | 1st, Susan Worthington (Waikanae), “Bush Track” |
| Merit, Judy Johnstone (Feilding), “Morning Light, Great Barrier Is” | |
| Merit, Carolina Gartner (Mana), “Approaching Storm” | |
| Best Portrait/People | 1st, Amelia Hadfield (Paraparaumu), “Aroha” |
| Merit, Catherine Andrew (Upper Hutt), “Baby Cassie” | |
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Merit, Desmond Lattey (Lake Taupo), “3 Maori Boys”
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Merit, Karen Hamilton-Smith (Khandallah), “In the Groove”
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| Best Natural Fauna |
1st, Lee Robinson (Wellington), “Welcome Swallow”
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Merit, Maureen Kelly (Porirua), “Kingfisher”
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Merit, Victoria McGovern (Palmerston North), “Africa Unzipped”
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Merit, Libby Kemp (Wellington), “Cat on Tin Fence”
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| Best Natural Flora |
1st, Glenys Forbes (Nelson), “Hibiscus Frills”
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Merit, Maureen Kelly (Porirua), “Kakabeak”
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| Best Townscape |
1st, Lyn Crutchley (Karori), “Cycleways of Wellington”
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| Best Abstract |
1st, Marie Ferris (Wellington), “Abstraction”
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Merit, Shirley Petkau (Waikanae), “Emerald Lake”
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Merit, Guinevere Cherrill (Paraparaumu), “Kapiti Knights”
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| Best Still Life |
1st, Michael Freeman (Auckland), “Something New”
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Merit, Lee Robinson (Wellington), “Daisy Chain”
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| Best Watercolour |
1st, Libby Kemp (Wellington), “Dawn over Coromandel Plateau”
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| Best Oil |
1st, Wallace Trickett (Otaki), “Arrival, Kirkstone Pass Inn”
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| Best Acrylic |
1st, Cathy Walmsley (Otaki), “Winter in the Gorge”
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| Best Pastel |
1st, Julie Freeman (Auckland), “Entangled”
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| People’s Choice 2017 |
1st, Debbie Graham (Paraparaumu), “Before the Karanga”
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2016 Winners
| Best in Show | 1st, Soraya Bradley (Levin), “The Keeper” |
| Best Representation of the Kapiti Coast | 1st, Michael Freeman (Auckland), “Union Jack, Paekakariki” |
| Best Landscape/Seascape | 1st, Susan Higginson (Waipukurau), “Taranaki Coast” |
| Merit, Jacqui van den Berg (Paraparaumu), “Seven Days” | |
| Merit, Ernest Papps (Otaki), “Children of the Mists” | |
| Merit, Val Tubman (Waihi), “Gilmore Lake, Waihi” | |
| Merit, Ann Carter (Paraparaumu), “Tararua Forest Park” | |
| Best Portrait/People | 1st, Elaine Kermode (Paraparaumu), “Comfort in Sorrow” |
| Merit, Lee Robinson (Wellington), “Self Doubt” | |
| Merit, Gavin Chai (Auckland), “Self Portrait in Winter” | |
| Merit, Audrey Garratt (Levin), “Firm Friends” | |
| Best Natural Fauna | 1st, Catherine Andrew (Upper Hutt), “Auckland Zoo Tiger” |
| Merit, Michael Angelo (Havelock North), “Wood Pigeon” | |
| Merit, Whetu van den Oever (Paraparaumu), “Pipo” | |
| Best Natural Flora | 1st, Ronda Turk (Levin), “After the Rain” |
| Merit, Snowda Kwok-Barlow (Paraparaumu), “Compassion Roses” | |
| Best Townscape | 1st, Judy Johnstone (Feilding) , “Afternoon on Broadway” |
| Best Abstract | 1st, Nicki Stewart (Featherston), “Wavelength” |
| Merit, Gill Allsop (Paraparaumu), “Earth’s Image IV” | |
| Merit, Margaret Brown (Whitby), “Spring has Sprung” | |
| Best Still Life | 1st, Anna-Marie Kingsley (Carterton), “Taps and Chains” |
| Merit, Jane Firth (Lower Hutt), “My Broad Beans” | |
| Best Watercolour | Judy Johnstone (Feilding), “Winter Morning, Pauatahanui” |
| Best Oil | Leon Ramakers (Lower Hutt), “Cecil Peak from Queenstown” |
| Best Acrylic | Dianne Taylor (Wellington), “Flower Power” |
| Best Pastel | Doreen Dolman (Whitby), “Yellow Flash” |
| People’s Choice 2016 | Julie Freeman (Auckland), “Bad Hair Day” |
2015 Winners
| Best in Show | 1st, Eva Saunders (Otaki), “Frenchman” |
| Best Representation of the Kapiti Coast | 1st, Anne Wendelken (Waikanae) “Window on Waikanae”
Merit, Jan Cox (Paraparaumu), “Kapiti Island” |
| Best Landscape/Seascape | 1st, Dennis Greenwood (Levin), “Waimakariri River Braids”
Merit, Sara Bissielo (Upper Hutt), “Makara Day Trip” |
| Best Portrait/People | 1st, Chloe King (Clive), “Forever Summer”
Merit, Jill Sutton (Tawa), “Lazy Sunday Afternoon” |
| Best Natural Fauna | 1st, John Baker (Paraparaumu), “Buffalo in Mud” |
| Best Natural Flora | 1st, Audrey Moore (Waikanae), “Autumn Leaves”
Merit, Maureen Kelly (Tawa), “Mushroom” Merit, Kathryn Bradshaw (Lower Hutt), “Star Magnolia” |
| Best Townscape | 1st, Desmond Lattey (Lake Taupo), “The Fountain of Diana, Sicily”
Merit, Dianne Taylor (Paraparaumu), “Peaceful Backwater, Venice” |
| Best Abstract | 1st, Margaret Brown (Whitby), “Starlight Night”
Merit, Diana Chetwin (Judgeford), “Silverstream Hills” Merit, May Iremonger (Paraparaumu), “Wellington and the Wasteland” |
| Best Still Life | 1st, Val Tubman (Waihi), “Hand Painted Porcelain and Camellias”
Merit, Adele Souster (Otaki), “Tulip Table” Merit, Albert Bonnefous (Wellington), “Levant I” |
| Best Watercolour | Dennis Greenwood (Levin), “Freighter Aground” |
| Best Oil | Graham Calcott (Wellington), “Ready for Harvest” |
| Best Acrylic | Gill Allsop (Paraparaumu), “Ocean Depths” |
| Best Pastel | Wilson Lattey (Paraparaumu), “Otaihanga Morning” |
| People’s Choice 2014 | Julie Freeman (Auckland), “George” |
