Prize for Paiewonsky

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Grupo Leon Jimenes has awarded the Eduardo Leon Jimenes Art Award to Santo Domingo-based artist Raquel Paiewonsky, who is originally from Puerto Plata. She received a certificate and a RD$300,000 prize for her six-piece digital photographic work, "Untitled". Runners up were Joan Alberdy Padilla, for his film work titled "Neoveronica," Jorge Luis Pineda Perez, for a piece called "Afro", and sculptor Marco Giuseppe Riggio for "Fenotipo". Each runner up received a cash prize of RD$200,000. Artists Ines Tolentino and Fernando Varela were also awarded prizes for their efforts.

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