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2021 Artist Awards

Posted November 05, 2021

BEST OF SHOW
Aaron Hequembourg, Mixed Media, Renoir 2

AWARD OF DISTINCTION
Michelle McDowell Smith, Mixed Media, Lewis 7
Reiko Uchytil, Ceramics, Picasso 4
Athlone Clarke, Mixed Media, Miro 1
Kerry Leasure, Jewelry, Warhol 9
Colleen Williams, Ceramics, Miro 3

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
Don McWhorter, Ceramics, Picasso 29
Leif Johansen, Mixed Media, Rockwell 9
Sarah Collier, Mixed Media, Miro 8
Rosario Garcia, Jewelry, Warhol 28
Steve Edgar, Fiber/Leather, Picasso 10

AWARD OF HONOR
Kreg Yingst, Drawing/Printmaking, Picasso 7
Joan Gaspar Hart, Ceramics, Degas 5
Thomas Mann, Jewelry, Degas 6
Melissa Dominiak, Painting, Picasso 13
Andy Costine, Wood, Warhol 2

AWARD OF MERIT
Lou Courtney, Ceramics, Turner 1
LJ Eidolon, Graphics/Computer Graphics, Degas 9
Matthew Hatala, Wood, Picasso 17
Jessica Ladd, Painting, Picasso 42
Debo Groover, Mixed Media, Turner 2

JUDGES' AWARD
C.W. Banfield, Photography, Dali 13-14
Christina Smith, Drawing/Printmaking, Rodin 18
Lisa Tantillo, Ceramics, Turner 13
Henry Levine, Glass, O’Keeffe 7
Amanda Bennett, Mixed Media, Miro 16

 

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