Lower Hutt student inspired by nature wins top prize in IHC Art Awards
A Lower Hutt student has beaten 400 other artists in New Zealand in the national IHC Art Awards, winning a prize of $5000.
Taita College student Danni-Lee Kokiri, 18, entered her work, called Chakra Forest, in the competition, open to artists aged 13 years and older with intellectual disabilities.
She is inspired by the nature that surrounds her – particularly the colour and details in trees. “They have this feeling that just makes me want to fly over them like a bird.
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