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Deshan Walallavita expands his forte –\u00a0 emerges\u00a0runner-up\u00a0at IHC Art Awards –\u00a0By Clifford Lazarus\"Deshan<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

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\"CliffordGold-medallist at the Special Olympic World Games held in Abu Dhabi three years ago and now preparing for the Special Olympics National Summer Games in December, Deshan Walallavita wowed judges at the IHC Art Awards 2021 competition with his acrylic painting of a \u201cFreisian Cow\u201d to claim second prize.<\/span><\/p>\n

The panel of judges comprised Judy Darragh renowned for her brightly coloured sculptural assemblages, collage, video, photography, and poster art who came to prominence in the 1980s; Paul Hartigan,\u00a0 a well-known entity within contemporary New Zealand art whose successful career spans five decades and\u00a0 Otis Frizzell, an artist with a diverse, irrepressible talent and colourful personality.<\/span><\/p>\n

For the first three years of the IHC Art Awards, Deshan produced self-portraits and was knocking on the door of success repeatedly finishing within the top ten from over 400 entries.\u00a0 However at the last competition Deshan changed tack and delivered the master-stroke with his acrylic painting \u2018Friesian Cow<\/em>\u2019 to claim second place and prize money of $3,000\/- in 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n

A fourth-year student at Sandz Art Gallery, Maree Glass his tutor found him to be very conscientious and helpful.\u00a0 \u201cFor the first three years of the competition Deshan produced self-portraits which are more subjective,\u00a0 but on this occasion he did his research at home and came out with his winning entry of the \u2018Freisian Cow\u2019 – and it was a well deserved victory\u201d\u00a0<\/em>says Maree who added that Deshan\u2019s work can be viewed on Instagram\u00a0@\u00a0<\/em>sandz gallery nz\u00a0instagram<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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At the World Games in Abu Dhabi <\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The IHC Art Awards is an annual highlight, showcasing\u00a0the talent and achievements of people with intellectual disabilities and affords them\u00a0 the opportunity to have their talent recognised, their voices heard and to sell their work.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Top 85 artworks which includes the first, second and third place winners, Youth Award and L\u2019affare People\u2019s Choice Award winners are auctioned on Trade Me and all proceeds credited to the winner\u2019s personal account.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Deshan loves the outdoors and enjoys playing cricket, rugby, soccer and basketball.\u00a0 He is very creative and extremely organised.\u00a0 Always health conscious, he enjoys cooking and attends weekly cookery classes and prepares the family meal on Saturdays.\u00a0 Egged on by mum and sister, Sammanie, Deshan competed in\u00a0 the \u201cEat Your Heart Out<\/em>\u201d Cookery Programme in 2020\u00a0 and was awarded a \u201cCertificate of Achievement\u201d for competing and praised for sharing his wonderful culture with New Zealand.\u00a0 He also won the Methodist City Auction \u201cTop Cup Cake<\/em>\u201d Project Award 2019 for showing great focus and dedication towards his project work.<\/span><\/p>\n

For\u00a0 \u201cA Day in Sri Lanka<\/em>\u201d celebrating the Sri Lankan New Year 2021, Deshan teamed up with Kushani Sarathchandra to provide the recipes.<\/span><\/p>\n

Deshan is grateful to his mum and sister, Sammanie for their continuing support in helping him to enjoy life to the fullest. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Deshan\u2019s focus now is on the National Special Summer Olympics to be held in Hamilton in December. \u00a0 The swimmer will be participating in 50m butterfly, individual medley and 100m freestyle.<\/span><\/p>\n

S<\/em>pecial Olympics co-ordinates the largest global health screening programme for people with intellectual disabilities.\u00a0 It is also the largest regular sports event for people with intellectual disabilities in New Zealand. The Games typifies what the Special Olympics is all about \u2013 the joy of competing and the exhilaration of winning.<\/span><\/p>\n

Every four years, hundreds of Special Olympics athletes from around New Zealand come together to showcase their athletic skills and celebrate the true spirit of competition through summer sports.<\/span><\/p>\n

In an incredible four-day event at the last National Special Summer Olympics held in Wellington in 2017, Deshan won Gold in 100m freestyle; 50m freestyle and 4x50m medley relay and placed fourth in the 100m individual medley.\u00a0 Deshan swam in the last heat in all his events, swimming with the fastest athletes in the country!<\/span><\/p>\n

In 2019 Deshan represented New Zealand at the Special Olympics World Games held in Abu Dhabi winning Gold\u00a0 in the 50m butterfly event and two Silvers in 100m free-style and 4x50m medley relay.<\/span><\/p>\n

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With former PM Bill English after his winning performance in Wellington<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Additionally Deshan won the\u00a0\u00a0\u2018Unbelievable Achievement\u2019 award for being outstanding at the Special Olympics National Summer Games in 2013 and was adjudged\u00a0\u201cSportsperson of the Year\u201d in the same year.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to Deshan\u2019s teacher and swimming coach since 2008, Shelley Blair, she and volunteer coaches Nellie Harris, Robert Smith and Elaine McLeish do what they do because they believe in something bigger than themselves.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cWe believe in these guys\u201d \u2026 the athletes.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>\u201cThey enrich our lives and they show that there are no barriers that are too high to climb over in being the best you can<\/em>.\u201d \u00a0 Blair said they encourage and support one another in a way that reminds us about the real reason why we are on the planet.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cDeshan was always fond of the water, very confident and never afraid but it was Shelley Blair who guided him through.\u00a0 He however did struggle with the breast stroke and was disqualified several times, but undeterred by these setbacks he strived to improve and is today an accomplished swimmer in all strokes<\/em>\u201d adds Sammanie.<\/span><\/p>\n

Deshan is an amazing person says Shelley Blair.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cI started working with Deshan when he really wasn<\/em>\u2019t able to swim. \u00a0 He needed a lot of one-on-one like hopping into the pool and teaching him to swim all these years. \u00a0 What I see now in Deshan is probably one of the elite in the Special Olympics.\u00a0 He is outstanding, I cannot praise him enough.\u00a0 He does a lot of training independently and his times speak for themselves<\/em>\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

Deshan, 26, was a student at Patricia Avenue\u2019s Melville High School satellite unit since 2001. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Patricia Avenue School is a specialist school working with children and young people who have intellectual disabilities.\u00a0 The school provides education which enhances the students\u2019\u00a0learning, builds on their needs and respects their dignity.\u00a0 This education challenges them to achieve personal standards of excellence and reach their full potential.\u00a0 The school also ensures that each student has the opportunity to access a holistic education to meet their social, intellectual, physical and emotional needs.\u00a0 Main focus is to provide a wonderful experience for students in the classrooms and offering quality and a productive learning environment for every student.\u00a0 All students have the opportunity to learn and play in a variety of different ways.<\/span><\/p>\n

The family credits Patricia Avenue School, his teacher and swimming coach, Shelly Blair for Deshan\u2019s success and since taking\u00a0 part in the Special Olympics, Deshan has matured, learnt to socialize and started to vocalize and express himself more.<\/span><\/p>\n

Special Olympics has an inclusive family feel to it and is focused so much on personal achievement and enjoyment regardless of disability.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Balloons to celebrate recent event at IHC Art Awards<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

By participating in such programmes the individuals do not take as much medication as they used to and do not sit at home playing video games but after participating in such activities they are more active and in some cases take significantly less medication.<\/span><\/p>\n

Special Olympics New Zealand (the accredited body for Special Olympics International) co-ordinates the National Summer Games every\u00a0 four years as part of its competition pathway for athletes that have an intellectual disability.\u00a0 The goals of this event reflect the way New Zealand strives to further the commitments to its community.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For the forthcoming National Summer Games in December,\u00a0 Deshan is certain to go up another level.\u00a0 His work ethic is unbelievable and he is likely to achieve personal best times. He is outstanding both as a sportsman and friend and he is absolutely inspiring.<\/span><\/p>\n

Winning entry of Freisian Cow<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Deshan<\/p>\n

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