2026 'Purely Pastel' National Exhibition
Orewa,  Hibiscus Coast

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Judges Walk through of the exhibition

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MASTER CIRCLE WINNERS

​WINNER 
​Julie Greig
Takahe Orokanui

​HIGHLY COMMENDED
Julie Freeman
Empress

MERIT AWARD
Michael Freeman
​Petrified

HONOURABLE MENTION
Glenys Forbes
Threes Company

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GENERAL EXHIBITION WINNERS

​WINNER 
Mary Jane Steffens
Hope In Sepia

​HIGHLY COMMENDED 
​Colleen Henderson 
Night Lights

COMMENDED
Bernadette Ballantyne
My Little Shadows

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MERIT AWARD
Anne Berry
Red Nails

​ ​MERIT AWARD  
Anita Adamson
Charolais Lady

MERIT AWARD
Aleesha Winter
Portrait of Hugo

MERIT
Colleen Archibald
Tempest

MERIT
Rosemarie Murphy
The Vice

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HONOURABLE MENTION
Rosanne Moody
Path to the Beach

HONOURABLE MENTION
Nicola Warner
Onsen Gold

HONOURABLE MENTION
Jackie Krzyzewski
Grapes On the Vine

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  2026 'Purely Pastel' National Exhibition Artist Entries

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Master & Distinguished Artist Category

Julie Freeman
​Jewel Of The Tide

Julie Freeman
Satsuma & Silk

​Michael Freeman
Mosh Pit

Julie Greig
​A Quiet After Summer Dreaming

Julie Greig
A Morning Begins Softly

Maxine Thompson
Python Pool

Glenys Forbes
​Ruffled

Glenys Forbes
Looking For Light

Glenys Forbes
Itch

Lynn Henry
Last Picture Show

Lyn Henry
Coming Up From The Deep

Lyn Henry
Ways Of Saying Goodbye

Lynn Fuller
Quiet Abundance

Lynn Fuller
Before The Strike

Lynn Fuller
Held In Silence

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General Exhibition Category

Jackie Krzyzewski
Tiger

Dot Anson
Southern Scenes

Robert Simmonds
Dwarfed By Ice

Penny Briscoe
Meander

Veronica Tee
Walks Of Life

Veronica Tee
Rotokawau Virginia Island

Nicola Warner
The Mighty O

Nicola Warner
Holiday Bouquet

Nicola Warner
Over Every Hill

Norine Dixon
Sedona Arizona

Norine Dixon
Elephant Rock

Valma Taylor
Dawn Mystique 
​Te Popo

​Marie Sanders
Fishing Boats

Gill Allen
Marsh-Mellow

David Haigh
​Ancient Rain Forest

Colleen Henderson
Morning Light

Jan Leighton
Sea Sparkles

Judith White
Storm Brewing

Rosemarie Murphy
Birthday Flowers

Julie Nicol
​Let Sleeping Dogs ....

Rosemarie Murphy
Pretty Boy

Anne Berry
​​Creating Red Nails

Anne Berry
​Brotherhood Spirit

Anne Berry
Masaii Kokoo- Grandmother

K Mclennan
​​Jeans Waterlillies

Aleesha Winter
​Chantillie on Blue

Aleesha Winter
​​Nasturtium and Allium

 Kelly Edwards
​​ Born OF The Deep

Meryl Nicol
"​​Last Jump of The Day" Ngarunui Beach Raglan

Meryl Nicol
"Love Me A Road Trip"
​Lake Hayes Road Towards Arrowtown

Bernadette Ballantyne
​​Outside The Kitchen Window

Bernadette Ballantyne
​​Rose

Rachel Hayton
​Passing By - Clutha River

Lynne Dean
​Coffee With Marshmellows

Lynne Dean
​​​Shells

Lynne Dean
​​Blossum

Harry Street
Cartegana Columbia

Harry Street
Hawkes Bay Sheds

Harry Street
Mouley Idriss Morocco

Colleen Archibald
Sea Horses

Colleen Archibald
Daisy

Claire Johnstone
Binalong Bay Tasmania

Margie Bramley
Hydrangia Haven

Christine Abernethy
Shining Through

Kyoko Yamaguchi
​Silver Jug & Apple
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​Mary Jane Steffens
​​Dancer On Stool In Sepia

Mary Jane Steffens
Pause​​​

​Mary Jane Steffens
​​Dance On Stool In Blue

Saskia Riermersma
Waterlillies

Saskia Riermersma
France Passion
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​Kathy Kerr​​​
​Serenity

Melanie Hawkins
Vintage

Rose Dean
Surfs Up

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PANZ would like to acknowledge the following companies for sponsoring awards this year