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Wendy Wagner Wins 2008 Hunting Art Prize

HOUSTON, May 6 PRNewswire — Hunting PLC announced that I Hope I'm Dreaming by Wendy Wagner is the winner of the $50,000 Hunting Art Prize for 2008.

The piece was selected from over 100 final juried participants in the 28th annual award program, which is sponsored by the oil services company and is among the most generous in the country. The announcement came during an evening awards gala on Saturday, May 3, at the Decorative Center of Houston.

Wagner's works have been exhibited at a number of solo shows in Houston at the New Gallery, and she has been part of group exhibitions in Houston, Austin, New York, and Monterrey, Mexico. She also taught in the Multi Visit Program at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.

"The Hunting Art Prize will be a huge catapult for me to expose my playful and creative works as serious art," said Wagner after the announcement. "The artwork selected for the competition was outstanding and I am honored to be among these great artists. I also hope to inspire children and adults to pursue art through my work, whether as a career or a collector."

For more about the winning artist, visit http://www.wendywagner.com.

The Hunting Art Prize is open to amateur, up-and-coming, and established artists in Texas who are 18 years of age or older. Submissions underwent a two-tiered jury process, after which I Hope I'm Dreaming was selected as this year's winner.

In 2006 the competition moved to Houston, where Hunting's North American headquarters are located, after a quarter-century in the United Kingdom.

About Hunting PLC

Hunting PLC is an international oil services company providing solutions to the world's largest oil and gas concerns. Established in 1874, it is a fully listed public company traded on the London Stock Exchange. For further information, visit http://www.hunting.plc.uk/. For more information on the Hunting Art Prize, visit http://www.huntingartprize.com.

SOURCE Hunting PLC

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