Kildare teen wins major prize in Texaco Art comp

Mae Cowper Gray (15), a pupil at Cross and Passion College, Kilcullen, won second prize In the 14-15 years age category at this year’s Texaco Children’s Art Competition.

Her work entitled ‘Della's Resolve (My Determined Sister)’ was s described by Final Adjudicator – Irish visual artist, curator and educator – Pauline O'Connell, as a work which “captures a moment with great accuracy. With textural precision, the artist renders the knitted hat, skin, hair and fabric with a delicacy of touch using coloured pencils.” No stranger to the Competition, Mae won first prize in the 9-11 years age category in 2021. Texaco is regarded as the longest-running sponsorship in the history of arts in Ireland, with a history that dates back 70 years to the very first competition held in 1955.