St. Petersburg, FL - April 20 & 21 - Mainsail Art Festival

Dean A. Porter, director emeritus of the University of Notre Dame Snite Museum of Art and himself a b4s_mainsail042213_10659316_8col.jpg?width=250painter chose the 50 artists who received the $50,000 in awards. The $10,000 Best in Show award went to painter, Richard Currier.

This is my third time jurying the show," Porter said. "I spent about five hours reviewing the artists on the Mainsail website before I came and started a quality rating from 1 to 10. Very few were below 7. I visited Richard's booth twice and there was such a high quality to every painting.

                                    Richard Currier's abstract seascape - Best in Show

Award of Excellence – $1,500

Scott Coulter    Oil/Acrylic
Scott Hartley    Watercolors
Jeff Eckert    Graphics
Candiss Cole-Footitt & Roger Footitt    Fibers
William Kwamena-Poh    Watercolors
David Erdman    Sculptor
Jan Wang    Oil/Acrylic
Dawn Adams    Oil/Acrylic
Duncan McClellan    Glass
Jon Smith    Oil/Acrylic

Award of Distinction – $1000

Ummarid Eitharong    Mixed Media
Billie Barthelemy    Fibers
Leslie Bevis    Oil/Acrylic
Rocky Bridges    Mixed Media
Dale Lewis    Wood
Richard J. Auger    Photography
Ana Aguerrevere    Oil/Acrylic
Emily Barnes    Oil/Acrylic
Marc and Sara Aune    Jewelry
John Mascoll    Wood
David Gordon    Oil/Acrylic
Robert S. Wilson    Oil/Acrylic
Paul Jeselskis    Ceramics
Katherine Mathisen    Ceramics
Gail Markiewicz    Ceramics


Award of Merit – $500

Sue Archer    Watercolors
Randall Smith    Mixed Media
Sandra Matasick    Jewelry
Ellie Diez-Massaro    Mixed Media
Pam Fox    Jewelry
Mel Fleck    Graphics
Chas Rowe    Oil/Acrylic
Maija Baynes    Oil/Acrylic
Lawrence Packard    Graphics
John Bayalis    Watercolors
Andy Handwork    Graphics
Lilian Delgado    Oil/Acrylic
Dave Bruner    Graphics
Richard Miranda    Jewelry
Linda McAdams    Mixed Media
Erica Hall    Graphics
Charles Parkhill    Sculpture
Michael Weber    Watercolors
Russell Yerkes    Watercolors
Susan Gott    Glass

Purchase Awards – $200

Cheryl Mackey Smith    Ceramics    ARTicles Gallery by Leslie Curran
Marc and Sara Aune    Jewelry    Douglas C. Buchan & Associates
Marvin Bower    Fibers    Anthony J. LaSpada, P.A.
Patricia Karnes    Jewelry    Lazzara Family Partnership
Patricia Karnes    Jewelry    Lazzara Oil Company
Gail Markiewicz    Ceramics    Fred & Monika MacFawn
Dustin Cole    Sculpture    The Mahaffey Company
William Kidd    Ceramics    Shapiro’s Gallery
Jon Smith    Oil & Acrylic    Wells, Houser & Schatzel, P.A.
Lilian Delgado    Oil & Acrylic    West Coast Florida Cadillac Dealers

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