This annual exhibition featureswork submitted by members judged for cash awards in the three categories: Student/Youth, Non-Professional, and Professional. The 2012 awards judge was Cheryl Vogel, Curator, Valley House Gallery & Sculpture Garden. the winners in each category are:
Youth/Student (17 years old and younger)
1st Place – Morgan McKenyon (Irving), Gryphon Mask, 2012, resin, plastic, feathers, hair
2nd Place – Haley Taylor (Grand Prairie), Dreamsicle, 2012, watercolor, 12” x 15”
3rd Place – Mikaela Baker (Irving), Me, Myself and Eyes, 2011, pencil
Honorable Mention – Amolika Kondapalli (Irving), Irving Library Canal, 2012, watercolor, 11” x 14”
Honorable Mention – Varsha Kumar (Plano), Tranquility, 2012, oil on canvas, 24” x 30”
Honorable Mention – Brianna Lee (Irving), The Prowl, 2012, pencil
Honorable Mention – Sara Mohammad (Plano), Off in the Ocean, 2011, pencil and oil pastel, 9” x 12”
Honorable Mention – Juhi Parikh (Irving), Confluence, 2012, oil on canvas, 48” x 36”
Honorable Mention – Shreenaya Prabu (Irving), Pond Life, watercolor and acrylic
Honorable Mention – Sagar Ramesh (Coppell), Contoured Emotion, 2012, watercolor and ink, 15” x 22”
Non-Professional
1st Place – Palitha Jayasinghe (Coppell), Yuksom Lady, 2012, black and white photography, 18” x 24”
2nd Place – Sigrun Hukill (Dallas), Spanish Thunder, 2012, clay/raku, 8” x 10” x 10”
3rd Place – Richard Widener (Irving), Rachmaninoff Concerto No. 3, 2011-12, collage, acrylic, oil/cardboard, 48” x 29”
Honorable Mention – Hugh Adams (Irving), Heart Hill Vineyard 2012, photography -digital, 28” x 22”
Honorable Mention – Sigrid Canto (Irving), Glorious Splendor, 2012, oil on canvas, 24”x 36”
Honorable Mention – Li-Yu Chen (Irving), Fading Away, 2012, oil on canvas, 30” x 50”
Honorable Mention – Jene Gravley (Irving), Marie in 1942, oil on board, 19” x 23”
Honorable Mention – Ginny Hoppe (Wylie), Autumn at the Lake, 2010, acrylic, 24” x 30”
Honorable Mention – Palitha Jayasinghe (Coppell), Untitled, black and white photography, 18” x 24”
Honorable Mention – Wendy McCoy (Grapevine), Sea Swirl, 2011, welded steel, 19.5” x 19” x 18”
Honorable Mention – Anita Maharjan (Irving), Wine Making, 2011, acrylic on canvas, 30” x 40”
Honorable Mention – Paula Pillow (Grapevine), Sparks Fly, 2012, watermedia, 24” x 30”
Honorable Mention – Maria Sanabria (Coppell), Assisi Cross, 2011, silver metalwork and oil on canvas, 30” x 20”
Honorable Mention – Eugene Sarmiento (Cedar Hill), Por El Otro Lado, 2011, intaglio, aquatint, 11” x 14”
Honorable Mention – Pabitra Shrestha (Fort Worth), Floral Beauty, 2012, mixed media, 18” x 24”
Honorable Mention – Mary Ann Vela (Irving), Buddhist Monastery, 2010, photography, 18” x 24”
Professional
1st Place – Chris Bergquist Fulmer (Coppell), The Horse Wintered in the Canyon, 2012, mixed media/panel, 48” x 48”
2nd Place – Melodee Martin Ramirez (Flower Mound), Moondance 2, 2010, oil on canvas, 48” x 36”
3rd Place – John Voelker (Dallas), Weeburn Echo, 2011, ink/colored pencil, 18” x 22”
Honorable Mention – Anup Bhandari (Longview), Split Personality, 2012, acrylic and mixed media/canvas, 30” x 40”
Honorable Mention – Clotilde Espinosa (Providence Village), Day by Day, 2012, oil/canvas, 30” x 40”
Honorable Mention – Pastor Garcia (Irving), The Wise Dragon, 2012, mixed media, 36” x 36”
Honorable Mention – Ann Hardy (Colleyville), East Texas, 2011, oil on canvas, 24” x 18”
Honorable Mention – Jeff Hukill (Dallas), Moon of Compassion, 2011, acrylic/canvas, 39” x 51”
Honorable Mention – Bob Nunn (Dallas), Refracted: Vista Verde, 2012, oil on canvas, 50” x 26”
Honorable Mention – Junko Otsu (Irving), Bugs’ Groove in Blue Moon III, 2011, acrylic/canvas, 36” x 48”
Best of Show
Jeff Hukill (Dallas), In the Wake of Humility, 2012, acrylic on canvas, 51” x 51”
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