Tanya takes top sculpture prize

The piece will now take pride of place during the tenth annual Coventry Arts Consortium exhibition which runs at the Herbert Art Gallery in Jordan Well, Coventry until October 20.

Mr Keston said: “Choices are always difficult but I based my selection on what appealed to me most and, out of all the pieces, I found Tanya’s the most compelling.”

Tanya, who wins a cash prize and will have her name engraved onto a silver salver, entitled her work, Chardelle.

Another winner in the competition was David Cressman’s painting Winter Floods, picked as the chairman’s favourite by Mrs Moore, and Tony Cole’s picture, Tranquility, chosen by the selection panel.