Gooding Lion Sculptor Wins Magic Valley Art Contest

TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KLIX)- An African lion in Twin Falls grabbed the attention of the public and resulted in a big win for a Gooding artist.

The Magic Valley Arts Council announced the winners of the annual Art & Soul of the Magic Valley contest. The contest for a cash prize featured more than 250 artist from around southern Idaho. Art work ranged from painting and photos to large sculptures set outside store fronts in Twin Falls.

Photo: Magic Valley Arts Council. Cheryl Wheeler, owner of Design 125, and 2nd Place Winner Dave LaMure, Jr.; Scot Horton, 4th Place Winner, and KMVT General Manager Tim Coles; Chris Kasper, manager of Dunkley Music, and Jacob Novinger, Grand Prize Winner. Not pictured is 3rd Place Winner Shena Bingham, whose work was displayed at Premier Autogroup.

The top prize went to artist Jacob Novinger for his sculpture titled Aslan that sat outside Dunkley Music. Novinger gets to take home $15,000 and Dunkley Music gets $300. The second place winner was Dave LaMure Jr. of Kimberly and his sculpture The Sentinel. A painting titled The Whispering Horse took home the third place for Shena Bingham of Dietrich.

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