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Bonita Springs Award Winners I

8871904098?profile=originalViviana Santamarina - Best of Show

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Julie Carlson

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Dawn Wain

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Mark and Lee-Etta Van de Bogart

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Brain Sykes

8871905497?profile=originalNicario Jimenez

8871905083?profile=originalBill Secunda

8871905872?profile=originalJon Slade

8871905897?profile=originalMarcus Thomas

8871904696?profile=originalVonnie Whitworth

8871906058?profile=originalSam Maddox

8871906083?profile=originalDeborah Armstrong

8871906458?profile=originalBrian Becher

8871905677?profile=originalPatricia Kessler

8871906483?profile=originalStephen Koury

8871906274?profile=originalNing Lee, Best of 2D

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One of the pleasures of participating in the Florida shows is that many of the shows have some very 11-poster-350.jpg?width=300nice prize money. Congratulations to the following, including friends of mine from the upper Midwest Scott Hartley, Jack & Marian Forney and Allan Teger.

Of more than 225 artists selected for the juried art show, Great Gulfcoast Arts Festival judges selected the following 26 artists for $25,000 in award money:

Best of Show ($3,000):

Awards of Distinction ($1,400 each):

Awards of Excellence ($1,200 each):

  • Katrin Wolf, Jewelry
  • Michael Bond, Printmaking
  • Russell Grace, Photography
  • Royal Miree, Sculpture
  • Chris Hartsfield, Watercolor

Awards of Honor ($800 each):

  • Dennis Paullus, Wood
  • Shadow May, Ceramics
  • Tony Krysinsky, Mixed Media
  • Hetty and Norman Metzger, Fiber/Leather
  • Barbara Laffal, Jewelry

Awards of Merit ($600 each):

  • Brad Kelly, Photography
  • Teresa Merriman, Mixed Media
  • Nnamdi Okonkwo, Sculpture
  • Tom and Frances Grow, Ceramics
  • Guadalupe Robinson, Ceramics

Judges Awards ($400 each):

  • Allan Teger
  • M. Kemper, Watercolor
  • Mark Rosenbaum, Glass
  • Logan Louis, Jewelry
  • John Moran, Photography
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Who is Winning the Awards this Fall?

Congratulations to our members who were prize winners at the River Arts Fest in Memphis this past weekend:

Best of fiber:  Amos Amit

Best of jewelry:  Michael Stephens

Best of wood:  Jay McDougall

you might enjoy this video of Jay at work:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efE7CkpJs_o

Merit Award:  Paul Willsea and Carol O'Brien - Glass

here's a video of Paul and Carol at work:  http://willseaobrien.com/video

Merit Award:  Michael Terra, Ceramics


River Arts Fest - Memphis, Tennessee - October 22 & 23

Best of Show:  Robert Kastrinos

Best of Ceramics:  Craig McMillan

Best of  Drawing:  Ron Hoyle

Best of Fiber:  Amos Amit*

Best of Glass:  Mitchell Berg

Best of Jewelry:  Michael Stephens*

Best of Metal:  Cecile Keith

Best of Mixed Media:  Sloane Bibb

Best of Painting:  Amy Leigh Carstenson

Best of Photography:  Neil Brown

Best of Wood:  Jay McDougall*

Best of Memphis:  Lester Jones

 

Merit Awards:

Tim Peters  Ceramics

Michael Terra Ceramics

Yevette Lubbers   Glass

Cameron and Jan Smith  Glass

Paul Willsea and Carol O’Brien  Glass

Kim Young  Jewelry

Bond Blackmon  Jewelry

Daphne Covington  Painting

Frank Gee  Painting

Lorri Honeycutt  Photography

Kevin Harrington  Wood

 

Bethesda Row Arts Festival - Bethesda, Maryland - October 15 & 16

Best in Show                              Benjamin Frey – Drawing, www.benjaminfrey.com/index.html
Best in Show Second Place          David Bryce – Ceramics
Best in Show Third Place             Tricia Young – Jewelry
 
Best in Category
Ceramics                               John Cheer, www.cheerclaystudio.com
Drawing/Pastels                     Anne London, www.aelondonstudio.com  Zebra-Fire_001.jpg?width=200
Fiber                                     Samuel Yao
Glass                                    Henry Levine
Graphics/Printmaking             James Skvarch
Jewelry                                 Fred Tate
MM2D                                   Marie-Helene Grabman
MM3D                                   John Gunther, guntherweavings.com
Metalwork                             Sabra Richards, sabrarichardsglass.com
Oil/Acrylic                             Marjolyn vanderHart
Photography                          Andrew Sovjani
Sculpture                              Nnamdi Okonkwo
Watercolor                            Gregory Strachov, http://strachov.com/
Wood                                    Steve Levine

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BEST OF THE BEST WINNERS - Coconut Grove Arts Festival

BEST OF THE BEST - Duncan McClellan (Glass)

BEST BOOTH - Kimberly Coy

BEST POSTER DESIGN - Guy Harvey (Painting)

CLAYWORK
1st - William Kidd
2nd - Elisabeth Maurland
3rd - Michael Schwegmann

JEWELRY & METALWORK
1st - Fred Tate
2nd - Kate Rothra Fleming
3rd - Sue Brown Gordon

DIGITAL ART
1st - Carolina Cleere
2nd - Beau Tudzarov
3rd - Daryl Thetford

 

MIXED MEDIA
1st - David McKirdy
2nd - Chris Bruno
3rd - Kathrine Allen-Coleman

FIBER
1st - Starr Hagenbring
2nd - Amos Amit
3rd - Kate Bishop
3rd - Xiao Song Jiang

PAINTING
1st - Yu Zhou
2nd - Christopher Castelli
3rd - Xiao Song Jiang

GLASS
1st - Scott Gamble
2nd - James Wilbat
3rd - Todd Cameron

PHOTOGRAPHY

1st - Michael Paul Cole
2nd - Bill Sargent
3rd - H.J. Herrera

 

WATERCOLOR
1st - Marylin Valiente
2nd - Jim Holehouse
3rd - Vonnie Witworth


PRINTMAKING & DRAWING

1st - Leslie Peebles

2nd - Chia Haruta

3rd - Lynn Libby

WOOD
1st - Mark & Carolyn Reynolds
2nd - Joel Hunnicutt
3rd - Grant Ward
3rd - Gino Miles

SCULPTURE

1st - Nnamdi Okonkwo

2nd - Paul Freundt

3rd - Gino Miles


2011 NAPLES NATIONAL ART FESTIVAL AWARD WINNERS

Best of Show – Mark Sudduth, Glass
Best 2D – Ron Phillips, 2D Mixed Media
Best 3D – Marc Sijan, Sculpture

Award of Distinction 2D
    Jon Smith, Painting
    Cali Hobgood-Lemme
    Clifton Henri, Photography
    Michael Chen, Photography
    Yu Zhou, Painting

Award of Distinction 3D
    Don Nibert, Ceramics
    Tom Ahern, 3D Mixed Media
    Mark Reynolds, Wood
    Kristine Holeman, Jewelry
    Michael Gard, Metal

Congratulations to our members winning the prizes in February!

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History of all awards at: http://artinusa.com/bonita/awards.htm

 

2011 JanuaryAWARDARTISTCATEGORYCITY, STATE
Best of ShowJeannie MaddoxOil/Acrylics PaintingDothan, AL
Best of 2-DSteve RogersWatercolor PaintingOrmond Beach, FL
Best of 3-DNnamdi OkonkwoSculptureFayetteville, GA
DistinctionScott AmrheinGlassSherwood, WI
DistinctionRichard AugerPhotographySummerfield, FL
DistinctionRobert CordiscoSculptureWest Palm Beach, FL
DistinctionMarc DukePhotographyLeesburg, FL
DistinctionGabriela FirehammerSculptureLyons, CO
DistinctionMichael GardMetalSan Francisco, CA
DistinctionMarius MoorePhotographyGulfport, FL
DistinctionSteven OlszewskiSculpturePinckney, MI
DistinctionBruce J. PeesoOil/Acrylics PaintingMonson, MA
DistinctionMarlene RoseSculptureClearwater, FL
DistinctionStephen SebastianOil/Acrylics PaintingThomasville, NC
DistinctionMichael J. Weber, A.W.S.Watercolor PaintingPort Saint Lucie, FL

 

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As they like to say at the big art fairs, "you are a winner just to be accepted to this show." Right. Anyway, here are the winners in Naples today:

Judith Wood of West Palm Beach won Best in Show for her woven leather jewelry . “Her work was exquisite, honest and sincere,” judge Douglas
David is quoted in a press release. “It was incredible in design
philosophy and spirit. And, it was her first time in the Naples
National."

Now that is a very interesting award, don't you think? Rarely do jewelers win Best of Show, but woven leather? This must really be something! So I had to go looking for her. Here is a sample of her work, still it doesn't look like woven leather, although undoubtedly, Judith really knows her jewelry making. Here is a link for more of her work: http://www.absolutearts.com/judithwood/

Looking through the list of winners I see that ArtFairInsiders.com member C.L. Cunningham won an Honorable mention for printmaking. Good job, Cynthia!

Read the rest of the article here: Winners of 31st Annual Naples National

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Report from the Panoply Arts Festival

Art festivals in Alabama are like everywhere else, each one has a different flavor, be it in Birmingham, Fairhope or Huntsville. This weekend's Panoply in Huntsville is a good example. We have participated in this event. We were amazed when we drove east from I-65 to Huntsville, it seemed there was a freeway especially built to reach Huntsville. The high tech industry has really made this town. There are lots of people with good educations. The festival is held in Big Spring Park near the Boeing Museum and is a big deal each Spring. Here are this year's prize winners: Best of Show: Frederick Warren of North Muskegon, Mich. (Glass) Award of Distinction: Joseph Wujcik, Calera, Ala. (Wood) Merit Awards: Jason Bove, Oregonia, Ohio (Clay) Dennis Leatherman, Huntsville, (Drawing) Linda Overton Heath, Cowan, Tenn, (Drawing) Joseph Maschinot, Cave Spring, Ga. (Photography) Janet Brim, Cincinnati, Ohio (Fiber) Emerging Artist : Ashley Dinges, Huntsville (Photography) Art Educator: Kathryn Jill Johnson, Huntsville, (Mixed Media) ($100) Congratulations to Fred, an award winner wherever he goes. Here are more stories about Panoply: Huntsville's Panoply Arts Festival welcomes big crowds and clear skies, again, w/video
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