AN art gallery was named best in the country at an awards ceremony.
Platinum Galleries, based in Northallerton and Middlesbrough, won the art retailer of the year category in the Fine Art Trade Guild's 2007 awards.
Gallery owners Andy and Maureen Close beat competition from four other businesses to win the award at a ceremony in the Shaw Theatre, in London.
Two artists whose work features prominently in Platinum Galleries also won awards. Henderson Cisz was named best-selling published artist of the year, while Philip Gray won up and coming published artist of the year.
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