The 2009 winners announced!

The winners of the 2009 Young Pavement Artists Competition were announced today at the Natural History Museum.Top artists Olly & Suzi, and Supermundane were on hand to present winners and runners up with prizes, which include a trip to watch grey whales migrate in Canada, cameras, books and an exclusive tour of the museum.

The National Young Pavement Artist of the Year 2009 award was won by five-year-old Tally Murray from Hampshire.  Her drawing depicts a tiger, of which only around 4,000 remain in the wild. Tally will see her drawing featured in a poster in the National Geographic Kids Magazine and in Anorak - the happy magazine for kids. 

This year marked the inaugural 'Mark Speight Originality Prize' in honour of the late children's art presenter who championed the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign for many years. Cameron Kelly from Hampshire won a family expedition to watch the grey whale migration in Canada, courtesy of Earthwatch.

Tally Murray, Cameron Kelly and the 15 talented winners and runners up from each of the entry categories, were among the 26,000 children who entered the competition this year.

Visit our winner's gallery and see all the winning and runner up entries.

World-renowned art duo Olly & Suzi said:

The standard of artworks depicting many of the world's endangered animals was captured with great passion and insight. Not only have these young people helped to raise awareness of these magnificent creatures; they have also raised awareness of muscle disease - a condition for which there is no cure.

We are very proud to be supporting the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign, and this inspirational art competition that continues to encourage thousands of children, regardless of their ability or disability, to draw.

Abby Mardon, Director of Communications and Marketing at the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign, said:

We are thrilled that so many children around the country took part in the 23^rd Young Pavement Artists Competition. Their support has helped to raise thousands of pounds to help children with muscle disease in the UK.

The judging panel included: award-winning writer and broadcaster Miranda Sawyer, Tania Hore who has muscular dystrophy, graphic artist and art director Supermundane and artist Suzi Winstanley.

Winners and runners up - 2009 

• Overall Winner - Tally Murray, aged 5, St Neot's Preparatory School, Hook, Hampshire
• Overall Runner up - Rory Lloyd Jones, aged 6, Downton Church of England VA Primary School, Salisbury 
• Originality Winner - Cameron Kelly, aged 11, Testbourne Community School, Whitchurch, Hampshire
• Originality Runner up - Ryan Hazel, aged 11, Whitechapel Middle School, Bradford  
• Winner 4-5 - Jack Cunningham, aged 5, Gladstone Road Infant, Wooler Street, Scarborough,
• Runner up 4-5 - Lucyanna Inman, aged 5, St Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School, Liverpool 
• Winner 5-7 - Emilio Pelka, aged 6, Gladstone Road Infant, Scarborough
• Runner up 5-7 - Laura Spaull, aged 7, Ashmead Primary School, Deptford, London 
• Winner 7-11 - James Jarvis, aged 1, Joydons Wood, Wilmington, Kent
• Runner up 7-11 - Joseph Yates, aged 9, Andrews Endowed Primary School, Deptford, London 
• Winner 11-14 - Alice Sanders,  aged 13, St Neot's Preparatory School, Hook, Hampshire
• Runner up 11-14 - Dominika Dzienisz,  aged 14, North Bromsgrove School, Worcester 
• Winner 14-19 - Sophie Coulthard, aged 16, Turnberries Community Arts, Thornbury, South Gloucestershire  
• Runner up 14-19 - Alyssa Randell, aged 19, Herbs and Dragonflies, Pudsey, West Yorkshire 
• Personality Award - Shreen Rai, aged 7, Hounslow Heath Junior School, Middlesex 
• Banner Award - chalk - Kings CE School, Tettenhall, Wolverhampton
• Banner Award - material - Radipole Primary School, Bournmouth

Visit our winner's gallery and see all the winning and runner up entries.

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