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2015: Brilliant Bodies

 

The human body has been one of the key subjects depicted by artists for millennia, from primitive cave paintings to modern day sculpture. Artists have also played an important role in helping us understand how our bodies work. Brilliant Bodies was therefore the perfect subject for the 2015 theme.

Winning entries were displayed at the Gateway Galleries between 6th June and 22nd August and also feature below.

Brilliant Bodies

The competition in 2015 was the biggest yet. A total of 1274 pupils took part in workshops and we received 903 entries.

Entries were judged by Dr Susan Whiten, Lecturer in Anatomy at the University’s School of Medicine, Dr Karen Brown from the School of Art History and Matthew Jarron, Curator at the University of Dundee.

Entries were judged on the basis of:

• Originality and creativity
• Confident handling of materials
• Boldness and impact
• An obvious link to collections at MUSA

The judges were impressed by the standard of the artworks and awarded Special Merits to 13 additional pupils.

2015 Winners

Category A: Nurseries

1st prize Elyse Syme Age 3, St Monans Nursery

2nd prize Tobias Thomson Age 4, Balmerino Nursery

3rd prize Emily Webster Age 5, Balmerino Nursery

Special merit

Ryleigh Hanlon,
Age3, Home-Start East Fife

Aubreigh Hanlon
Age 1, Home-Start East Fife

 

Category B: Primary 1 to Primary 3

1st prize Tara McGhie P3, Wormit Primary School

2nd prize Keira Spendley Martin P2, Canongate Primary School

3rd prize Dylan Duncan P1, Canongate Primary School

Special merit

Keely Henderson
P3, Lawhead Primary School

Leah Donnelly
P3, Markinch Primary School

Zimeng Chen
P2, Canongate Primary School

Category C: Primary 4 to Primary 5

1st prize John Brewen P5, Greyfriars R.C. Primary School

2nd prize Catriona Guthrie P5, Kettle Primary School

3rd prize Clara Clark P5, Kettle Primary School

Special merit

Jagoda Wozniak
P5. Canongate Primary School

Rebecca Combe
P4, Markinch Primary School

Rhiane Lindsay
P5, Greyfriars R.C. Primary School

Category D: Primary 6 to Primary 7

1st prize Andrew Peoples P6, Greyfriars R.C. Primary School

2nd prize Scott Christie P7, Lawhead Primary School

3rd prize Natalie Gorgon P6, Greyfriars R.C. Primary School

Special merit

Catherine Simpson
P7, Lawhead Primary School

Arran Leslie
P6, Kettle Primary School

Grzegorz Rosowski
P6, Greyfriars R.C. Primary School

Connor Otto
P6, Canongate Primary School

Category E: S1 to S3

1st prize Paris Fabian S1, Inverkeithing High School

2nd prize Ian Manners S2, Glenwood High School

3rd prize Hazel Irons S3, Madras College

Special merit

Baran Talajooy
S3, Madras College

Julia Lopatka
S2, Kirkcaldy High School

Molly Craven-Mallet
S3, Madras College

 

Category F: Additional Support Schools/Units

1st prize Arianna Giles Glenwood High School

2nd prize Chloe Hutchinson Madras College

3rd prize Mark Drummond Hillside School

Special merit

Rennie McInnes
Hillside School

Michael McPhail
Buckhaven High School

Jack Rae
Hillside School

 

Congratulations to all the winning pupils and schools!

We hope you enjoyed taking part and will come back to MUSA and the Gateway Galleries with your families.