Artist of the Year – Centurion Art Association

Annual Exhibitions

The Centurion Art Association has two annual exhibitions on its permanent calendar. It presents the “Members’ Exhibition” and the “Artist of the Year competition/exhibition” during March and September of each year respectably.

ARTIST OF THE YEAR 2023 EXHIBITION

Theme: " UNDER THE SEA"

Artist of the Year
Exhibition
2023

WINNERS

Overall winner:
Machtild Husselman

Overall winner: Machtild Husselman

AOTY 2023 - Runner Up: Dirk van der Merwe

T.deWet, D.Oegema, S.Roos, S.Isaacs & P.vanHeerden

Overall Winner:
MACHTILD HUSSELMAN (Sea Urchin IV)

Overall Runner-up:
DIRK VAN DER MERWE (Sophisticated Contrast)

Painting Winner:
TREVOR BEACH (Sunken Feeling)

Painting Merit:
ANNELIE VOLSCHENK (Ungoverned)
HETTIE ROELOFSE (All Creation Is Groaning)

Watercolour Winner:
GLYN DE JAGER (& Sketching)

Watercolour Merit:
BARBARA BREED (Freedom)

Ceramics Merit:
ELIZE VAN ZYL (Coral Pool Bowl)

Conceptual Winner:
KARIEN VAN WYK (I’m Drowning In Myself)

Conceptual Merit:
JOHN SOLMS (Endangered Seabed)

Mixed Media Winner:
MACHTILD HUSSELMAN (Sea Urchin I)

Mixed Media Merit:
MICHAEL ANGELO ABRAHAMS (Underwater Fishing I)

Graphic Design Winner:
BLANCHE PRICE (Gliding Through)

Photography Winner:
HELENA STUART (Hold Your Breath)

Photography Merit:
TESSA DE WET (Nearing Vortex)

Drawing & Sketching Winner:
DIRK VAN DER MERWE (Into The Light)

Drawing & Sketching Merrit:
JUANDRE VAN BREDA (The Ocean Drowning)

Artist of the Year Exhibition - 2022

Artist of the Year
Exhibition
2022

WINNERS

Overall winner:
Dirk van der Merwe

Overall Runner-up:
Lettie Wiit

Overall Winner:
DIRK VAN DER MERWE (Conversational Journey

Overall Runner-up:
LETTIE WIID (Transkaroo Sonsondergang)

Painting Winner:
LEE TEMPLETON (Po River Italy)

Painting Merit:
NAOMI FOSTER (Travel to the forgotten farm land)

Mixed Media Winner:
EVAN ANTONITES (Nostalgia Wien)

Mixed Media Merit:
JUANITA ENSLIN (Last minute)

Drawing Winner:
LETTIE WIID (Life is a Journey)

Drawing Merit:
NADINA COETZEE (Seasoned)

Conceptual Art Winner:
GERTIE ROELOFFZE (Solitary of the Mind)

Conceptual Art Merit:
LOUIS DE JAGER (End of the road)

Watercolour Winner:
ILSE ROUX (Bay of fire Tasmania)

Watercolour Merit:
HANNA DE VILLIERS (Ontvlugtings Reis)

Ceramics Winner:
JOHN SOLMS (Nog net een slapie)

Glass Winner:
TESSA DE WET (Where swallows rest)

Photography Winner:
LOUISE BREUGEM (Time to Cycle)

Photography Merit:
GLYN DE JAGER (On the wings of a…)

Graphic Art Winner:
LOUISE BREUGEM (Dive into new adventures)

Graphic Art Merit:
NADINA COETZEE ( Overland)