Congrats to the winners of the 22nd Annual Art Connection Members’ Show. See these award-winning pieces in person in the main gallery at Irving Arts Center through August 27

List of Winners – 22^nd Annual Art Connection Members’ Show

    Awards Judge: Anne Allen, Artist, Curator & Public Art Project Manager with the Arts Council of

    Fort Worth and Tarrant County

YOUTH (17 years old and younger)

1^st Place – Riya Jadeja (Flower Mound), away, 2022, watercolor, 18 x 22, NFS

2^nd Place – Eesha Gundam (Plano), Not Just an Indian Girl, 2022, oil on canvas, 28 x 22, NFS

3^rd Place – Vidhi Jadeja (Flower Mound), Paradox,2022, gouache, 11 x 14, NFS

Honorable Mention – Varshini Avula (Coppell), A Hummingbird & Red, 2022, pastel & colored pencil, 11 x 17, NFS

Honorable Mention – Hansika Reddy (Coppell), Colored Glass, 2022, colored pencil & pastel, 14 x 18, NFS

Honorable Mention – Siri Cherukuri (Coppell), Sunny Selfie, 2022, pastel, 16 x 20, NFS

NON-PROFESSIONAL

1^st Place – Tatyana Bessmertnaya (Plano), Plum, 2021and Grapes, 2021, oil/gold leaf/canvas, 8 x 10 ea., $3000 ea.

2^nd Place – Anna Andriets (Flower Mound), Cherry Blossom Jug, 2022, ceramics, 10.5 x 9  x 2, NFS

3^rd Place – Suedabeh Ewing (Wylie), Lights in the Forest No. 2, 2020, watercolor/paper, 22 x 28, $575

Honorable Mention – Lisa Purrington (Dallas), Waiting for an Answer, 2021, acrylic/wood, 18 x 18, $350

Honorable Mention – Cat Fears (Dallas), Assembly Required, 2022, ceramics, dimension variable, $200

Honorable Mention – Susan Murray (Irving), Dreaming, 2022, pastel, 11 x 17, $75

Honorable Mention – Jan Hrncir (Irving), Ahhh Summertime, 2022, acrylic, mixed media, 30 x 40, $3700

PROFESSIONAL

1^st Place – Barbara Oliver Hartman (Flower Mound), In Motion,2022, quilt/fiber, 39 x 41, $4000

2^nd Place – Roshini Agarwal (Irving), Four Quadrant Square, 2021, distemper & silverpoint, 24 x 24, $1200

3^rd Place – Regina Wypych, (McKinney), Turnadot, 2020, oil on canvas,24 x 30, $3850

Honorable Mention – Flying B (Dallas), Birth/Death, 2021, pastel, 21 x 30, $1375

Honorable Mention – Kathy McMahon (Denton), Blue Melt, 2022, acrylic on Yupo, 12 x 36, NFS

Honorable Mention – U. Crosby (Arlington), The Making of an Idol,2022, acrylic/canvas, 36 x 48, $2500

BEST OF SHOW

Krisha Shah (Coppell), Comfortable Discomfort, 2022, charcoal on paper, 24 x 28, NFS

PURCHASING CONTACT

For purchasing inquiries regarding the artwork exhibited in the Members’ Show, please call 972.252.4410 or email minman@cityofirving.org.