Blayney resident, Nyree Reynolds, has been selected as a finalist in the NSW Parliamentary Aboriginal Art Prize.
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This is the fifth time the local artist has had her artwork selected in the finals.
Many of Nyree's masterpieces have drawn on inspiration from the Stolen Generations.
Her artworks depict the emotion, pain conflict experienced by Indigenous Australians from this time period.
With her artwork often being described as displaying great storytelling, the artwork nominated for the NSW Parliamentary Aboriginal Art Prize pictures the hills surrounding Blayney, with a girl, cloaked in white, reclaiming her land.
Nyree's masterpiece puts her in a position to win $40, 000 prizemoney and she said it would be great to win such a prize.
Nyree's artwork is often on display throughout Australia and internationally.
She tutors people interested in Aboriginal Art across the Central West and is involved in the Breakaway program at Cowra High School as well the Heritage Schools Annual Art Festival.
Nyree has also conducted workshops for people with disabilities, mental illness, drug and alcohol rehabilitation as well as tutoring Aboriginal offenders at Bathurst and Lithgow Correctional Centres.
She has won numerous awards for her pieces including winning the 16th Annual Mil-Pra Award in 2008 and the 17th Annual Mil-Pra Award in 2009.
The winner of the NSW Parliamentary Aboriginal art prize will be selected in a ceremony at Parliament House in Sydney in October.
