Congratulations to the 2025 Award Winners!

We are excited to announce the award-winning artwork selected by Art Curator Jill Estroff and the awards jurors!

Contemporary

Awards Juror  —  Gioia Fonda

FIRST PLACE
23F Finding Love
Carol Brent Levin
Reduction Woodcut
Retail value: $400

23E Hope
Sally Medlicott
Mixed Media
Retail value: $475

 

45C Underwater Rocks
Susan Ballenger
Acrylic on Board
Retail value: $1,200

2E Utah Hoodoos
Cheryl Gleason
Mixed Media
Retail value: $3,000

Curator

Art Curator —  Jill Estroff

13A Eagle & Elk
Patricia Kennedy
Oil on Canvas
Retail value: $400
Landscape

1B Serenity
Katherine Robbins
Mixed Media
Retail value: $750
Contemporary

23B Sickle Farming, West Bengal
Amanda McDonald
Pastels
Retail value: $3,000
Figurative

40A Mother Love
Kathy Triolo
Photography
Retail value: $350
Photography

1F Hathi
Sandy Fong Whetstone
Ceramic
Retail value: $1,250
Sculpture

21B Meadow View
Cathy Cederlind
Felted Paper
Retail value: $600
Still Life

Figurative

Awards Juror — D Neath

FIRST PLACE
38C Trapped in My Thoughts
Magdalene Crivelli
Clay and Glass
Retail value: $450

26C Portable Totem
Ron Breeden
Wood
Retail value: $4,500

23D Electricity
Susan Silvester
Cyanotype on Paper
Retail value: $475

2B Luna Nueva
Kyle Jaeger
Mixed Media
Retail value: $400

Landscape

Awards Juror Cecily Hastings

FIRST PLACE
2F Morro Bay

Lyla Paakkanen
Acrylic on Canvas
Retail Value: $300

24B Even the Heavens Speak His Name
Laine Holman
Acrylic on Canvas
Retail value: $800

1A Golden Morning
Tom Moinet
Oil on Canvas
Retail value: $750

23A Harvest Moon-Tuscany
Kurt Hausmann
Acrylic on Canvas
Retail value: $1,200

Photography

Awards Juror —  Aniko Kiezel

BEST OF SHOW
1C Spiritual Sunrise
Kimberly Olker
Photography
Retail value: $2,800

FIRST PLACE
2D La Poseur
Michele McCormick
Photography
Retail value: $625

17E Secret Beach Sunset
Douglas Parks
Photography
Retail value: $425

20D Looking for Dinner
Rich Brooks
Photography
Retail value: $850

Sculpture

Awards Juror — Ianna Nova Frisby

FIRST PLACE
26C Portable Totem
Ron Breeden
Wood
Retail value: $4,500

23C Feeding the Way
Randy Crimmel
Ceramic
Retail value: $250

2A Del Rio Trail
Randy Won
Mixed Media
Retail value: $400

26D Sound Bar, XIII
Carlaina Brown
Mix Media
Retail value: $400

Still Life

Awards Juror — Nisa Hayden

FIRST PLACE
24D Heirlooms

Susie Hoffman
Watercolor
Retail value: $300

 

1E Save Me a Slice
Dianne DiCarlo
Oil on Canvas
Retail value: $475

2C Old Silver
Anthony Rogone
Watercolor
Retail value: $2,000

1D A Vase a Bottle and Jug
Judy Knott
Mixed Media
Retail value: $950
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