YOUNG artist, Anna Towell (age 18), a student at the University of Galway, is a winner in this year’s 72nd Texaco Children’s Art Competition. She is pictured with her prize-winning work entitled ‘Sightseeing’. The picture was taken at a function to announce the top winners held in Dublin. Mac Innes Photography

Galway student wins top prize in Texaco art competition

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A Galway student has won a top prize in this year’s 72nd Texaco Children’s Art Competition.

Young artist Anna Towell (aged 18) won second place for her work entitled ‘Sightseeing’ in the 16-18 years age category.

Her artwork is described by Final Adjudicator – Irish visual artist, curator and educator – Pauline O'Connell, as “a sunlit composition in acrylic. The subject wears a wide-brimmed hat that shields him; his face is already marked by warmth and light. Anna’s blending of tones is handled with confidence and sensitivity.”

Anna is a native of Virgina in Co Cavan and studies at University Galway.

The Texaco Children’s Art Competition is regarded as the longest-running sponsorship in the history of arts sponsoring in Ireland, with an unbroken history that dates back to the very first competition held in 1955.

It has been a platform on which young artists from Galway and counties throughout Ireland have had their talents recognised and their creativity commended.

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