3 THE  ART OBSERVER July 2010 Wendy Levy Gallery or the Didsbury Life office where the painting was on show. All the money was paid to Unicef, the charitable organisation devoted to helping children in distress. They are trying to provide clean water, food, clothing and shelter for the many homeless Haitian children and their families at this critical time of seasonal heavy rain. “The rebuilding of Haiti’s infra- structure will take a long time and the death toll will continue to rise, so we must not forget By Gaynor Lloyd THE ARTIST,  Lisa De Prudhoe, was so moved by the plight of the Haitians following the drastic earthquake in January that she felt compelled to do something to help. She gave one of her large paintings which was raffled at £5 per ticket and, with the help of her art dealer, Wendy Levy and Wendy’s assistant Molly Byrne-Robinson, together with Pete Ruane and Helen Corr who run Didsbury Life (the online independent guide to independent Didsbury) raised over £7,000. The painting, val- ued at £4,000, raised almost twice its value through the raffle. The winning raffle ticket was drawn by Lord Turnberg and the winner was Mr Michael Ross who lives in London. The draw took place during the Dawn Rowland exhibition at her home which Lord Turnberg was visit- ing at the time. Lord Turnberg was knighted in 1994 and made a Baron in 2000. His contribu- tion to medical and scientific research has been extremely sub- stantial, having written four that aid is vital to these people, especially the children if they are to reach adulthood” said Lisa De Prudhoe. Lisa is an Anglo- American-Panamanian artist whose father is American and mother is Panamanian. She went to boarding school in England and has travelled extensively, living in various countries during her artistic career. She is recognised as a ‘maestro’ in her native Panama where she accept- ed invitations to exhibit at the Museum of Contemporary Art, making her only the second living artist to have exhibited there. Typically, her solo shows in Panama always sold out, sometimes even before the exhibition opened. The Wendy Levy Gallery has represented Lisa De Prudhoe since she settled in Manchester 8  years ago. Wendy said “It was extremely generous of Lisa to give one of her large paintings in aid of Haiti - not only is she a wonderful artist, she is also a wonderful human being. Lisa has always been eager to help any- one in need including her fellow artists.” And when asked about the money raised in the raffle, Wendy said “We are all delight- ed to have raised nearly twice the value of the painting and we want to express our sincere thanks to those who gave so generously to this worthwhile cause.” See the following websites: www.lisadeprudhoe.com www.wendyjlevy-art.com www.didsburylife.com www.apaintingforhaiti.com books and some 150 articles relating to this research. Mr Ross, the lucky winner, said that he was “surprised and delighted to have won”. Before the paint- ing is delivered he wants a little time to consider where the 4ft x 5ft acrylic painting, titled “Space’s Vast Society”, will hang.   More than half the money was raised online from various parts of the world through the website www.apaintingforhaiti.com where donations were made directly to Unicef. The remainder was made by cheque or cash given by people calling into the ARTIST DONATES PAINTING FOR HAITI THE REBUILDING OF HAITI’S INFRASTRUC- TURE WILL TAKE A LONG TIME AND THE DEATH TOLL WILL CONTINUE TO RISE, SO WE MUST NOT FORGET THAT AID IS VITAL TO THESE PEOPLE Space’s Vast Society Lord Turnberg draws the winning raffle ticket From left: Pete Ruane, Molly Byrne-Robinson, Lisa De Prudhoe, Wendy Levy and Helen Corr