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Congratulations to Kathryn Maple, who wins for the second time in three years with Sandy Shoes [...] When Kathryn Maple won this award in 2014, she used the money to travel, to gain inspiration for her work.
- ↑ Wise, Louis (24 August 2014). "Watercolour competition: Southern comforts". The Times . Archived from the original on 9 December 2024. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
- ↑ Brown, Mark (4 March 2021). "Painting of a throng of humanity wins John Moores art prize". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077 . Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ↑ "Kathryn Maple's 'deeply social' scene wins John Moores Painting Prize". BBC News. 4 March 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
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