In a surprise coincidence, Leeds Arts University student, Tamzin Jebson, whose artwork is installed across two walls in the Walker Morris Boardroom, was previously a winner in the Firm's annual Children's Charity Calendar Paining Competition.

Winning Leeds Arts University student, Tamzin won the 2009 Calendar Competition when she was just 7 years old! Tamzin is now studying for a Foundation Diploma in Art & Design at Leeds Arts University and has secured a place at Goldsmiths University of London.

Now in its 25^th year the award-winning Walker Morris Childrens' Calendar Competition attracts over 2000 entries each year from primary schools throughout the region and supporting Martin House Children's Hospice.

Walker Morris Chairman, David Smedley, commented:

"We are delighted with the winning paintings from these extraordinarily talented Leeds Arts University students.  They look fantastic now they are full scale and installed.  They are a real focal point in the client meeting rooms and certainly resonate with our mission to be a distinctive commercial law firm.

"We are also thrilled that one of the winners is a former Calendar Competition winner.  It is an amazing coincidence and staggering to think that Tamzin was a winner all those years ago when she was just 7 years old. I am truly honoured to be presenting Tamzin with a second prize ten years later!"

Winning student Tamzin Jebson added:

"It's wonderful to be able to see two of my paintings fully installed in the client meeting rooms. I'd like to thank Walker Morris for the opportunity.  I can clearly remember accepting my prize from David Smedley and Ashley Jackson at the award ceremony for the Calendar Competition in 2009. It was a memorable morning for me as a 7 year old winner.  I can't believe I'm here accepting a further prize from Walker Morris for my art work 11 years later!"

Walker Morris has a long heritage of investing and celebrating the arts, often collaborating with artists, art schools and artistic young children in competitions to enable art to be more accessible to the broader community.  The Firm's arts projects range from its grass-roots annual Children's Charity Calendar Competition, to sponsorship of national art exhibitions such as bring the Turner exhibition to Yorkshire, supporting the inaugural exhibition at London's Saatchi Gallery, Damian Hirst’s exhibition, 'Artist Rooms', at Leeds Art Gallery and Ashley Jackson’s 'Framing the Landscape' collection at the Mall Gallery in London to name but a few.

The winning students who received a commission are:

Walker Morris LLP is a distinctive commercial law firm valued by its clients for consistently delivering excellent results.  The firm is a full service commercial law firm which is focussed on providing high quality, partner-led advice for a wide range of clients both nationally and internationally. Walker Morris is ranked by independent assessors among the top UK law firms for the number of recognised legal specialists in its teams. 

Leeds Arts University

Founded in 1846 as the Leeds Government School of Art and Design, Leeds Arts University has contributed significantly to the development of art education in Britain and across the world.  The University has recently opened £22m state-of-the-art building expansion at the Blenheim Walk site which includes a 230-seat performance auditorium, a new public gallery and industry standard film and photography studios.