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A painting of houses on Dunedin's Dundas St with chairs
and couches outside is the overall winner in this year's Yellow
Art Awards.
The artist, Alexandra Sides, won the public vote in the Otago
region awards last year, and the piece Dundas Street on a
Clear Day graced the cover of the 2010 Otago Yellow Pages.
Last night, she beat 17 other regional winners to win the
$10,000 top prize for 2009.
Ms Sides has been a student for five years and inspiration
for the painting came from the way in which students brought
Dunedin to life with their friendly atmosphere.
"I love how when students get involved with things, whether
it is sport or study or costume days, and whenever it gets
above 17degC everyone carries their couches out into the sun
so the whole suburb around the university is like a giant
lounge," she said.
The awards, now in their 20th year, gave aspiring artists the
opportunity to enter a work of art which best depicted their
region.
Yellow marketing director Kellie Nathan said for many of the
winning artists the awards were a significant stepping stone
in their creative careers and gave them unparalleled
exposure.
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