Art Auction 2026 – Awards

Congratulations to the 2026 Award Winners!

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

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Contemporary

Awards Juror  —  Dwight Head

FIRST PLACE
8 Concert in the Old Square
Kurt Hausmann
Acrylic on Canvas
Retail value: $2,500

12 Seasons
Louise Thompson Schiele
Mixed Media
Retail value: $350

 

149 An Escape
Brent Spaulding
Mixed Media
Retail value: $250

160 Threshold of a Protoplanet
Karen Roughton (McRitchie)
Colored Etching
Retail value: $600

Curator

Art Curator —  Jill Estroff

4 The Potholes
Erno Gyetvai
Photograph
Retail value: $400
Photography

2 Where's Watt?
Ed Forrest
Oil on Canvas
Retail value: $1,800
Landscape

3 Spotless Mind
Gina Geissinger
Acrylic and Oil Sticks on Canvas
Retail value: $3,000
Figurative

1 Untitled
A.D. Clarke
Acrylic on Canvas
Retail value: $350
Still Life

5 Stella
Jane Mikacich
Acrylic on Wood
Retail value: $950
Contemporary

6 Tiny & Jack
Carol Soibelman
Ceramic
Retail value: $350
Sculpture

Figurative

Awards Juror — Susan Silvester

FIRST PLACE
16 Fly Fishing
Judy Knott
Mixed Media
Retail value: $1,150

9 Gramma's Side
K.W. Moore, Sr.
Oil on Canvas
Retail value: $1,250

85 Regeneration
Amuri Morris
Oil on Canvas
Retail value: $800

54 Three Guys
Chris
Mixed Media
Retail value: $200

Landscape

Awards Juror — Joseph Bellacera

BEST OF SHOW
263 Riverside Fields
Richard Stein
Acrylic on Canvas
Retail value: $1,600

FIRST PLACE
64 Rice Field Under Dramatic Sky
Darice McGuire
Oil on Canvas
Retail Value: $3,000

10 Golden Tower
Leon Phillips
Oil on Canvas
Retail value: $600

7 Living in Magenta Fantasy
Ann Brinkley
Mixed Media
Retail value: $600

Photography

Awards Juror —  Martin Christian

FIRST PLACE
145 Oh Bananas
Claude Duplat
Photography
Retail value: $600

11 Esperanza Spalding
Michael Solomon
Photography
Retail value: $650

150 The Spirit of Freedom
Kathy Triolo
Photography
Retail value: $350

93 Tres Lagunas
Paul Lambie
Photography
Retail value: $400

Sculpture

Awards Juror — Maryann Steinert-Foley

FIRST PLACE
226 Friends with Benefits
Kristi Farrell
Ceramic
Retail value: $200

146 Wynona
Sandy Fong Whetstone
Ceramic
Retail value: $850

125 Extended Family
Catherine Van Aken
Ceramic in Glass Jar
Retail value: $650

257 Central Valley Vista
William Peterson
Ceramic
Retail value: $480

Still Life

Awards Juror — Leslie McCarron

FIRST PLACE
268 The Mariposa Flowers
Nicole Slater
Watercolor and Acrylics on Wood Panel
Retail value: $2,000

 

61 Tea Leaves
Karen Burns
Oil on Panel
Retail value: $1,600

148 Heart of a Cabbage
Annie O'Connell
Oil on Canvas
Retail value: $1,000

147 Flower Power
Sandy Lindblad
Acrylic on Panel
Retail value: $450
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