The winners of the 23rd Annual Art Connection Members Show have been announced. Winning selections were chosen by 2023 Awards Judge Keerti Kharod, Friends of the Irving Museums Board Member, Former Arts Board Member, Artist, Art Educator and Advocate. Awards were given in the Youth (age 17 and younger), Non-Professional, and Professional categories and a Best In Show was also awarded. Award winners are as follows:

Youth (17 years old and younger)

1^st Place – Spencer Black (Irving), Manta Ray, 2023, metal, 10 x 11.5 x 13

2^nd Place – Hansika Reddy (Coppell), disconnected, 2023, charcoal & colored pencil, 16 x 20

3^rd Place – Shruti Pritmani (Irving), Putting on a Mask,2023, charcoal, 25 x 19

Honorable Mention – Eesha Gundam (Plano), A Mother’s Love, 2023, oil/canvas, 18 x 24

Honorable Mention – Tanvi Butchireddy (Flower Mound), A Taste of the Moment, 2023, oil/canvas, 16 x 20

Non-Professional

1^st Place – Sukkanya Ramanathan (Irving), Shiva Tandavam, 2022, colored pencil/wood, 12 x 16

2^nd Place – Tatyana Bessmertnaya (Plano), Acanthus, 2023, pen on calque paper, 14.25 x 14.25

3^rd Place – Anna Andriets (Flower Mound), Walnut Tree Whimsy, 2022, ceramics, 9 x 10

Honorable Mention – Susan Kindley (Irving), Morning Light on Magnolia, digital photography, 22.5 x 22.5

Honorable Mention – Tonya Louviere (Irving), NDG: Pathway to News, 2023, acrylic paints, 20 x 16

Honorable Mention – Anna Sophia Bessertnaya (Plano), Still Life, 2023, oil/canvas, 32.5 x 26.5

Professional

1^st Place – Gwynn Getto (Mesquite), Untitled, 2023, mixed media, 60 x 14 x .5

2^nd Place – Sharon Zigrossi (Dallas), Siempre y para Siempre, 2021, mixed media, 19” diameter

3^rd Place – Marsha O. Moser (Dallas), Untitled Triptych, 2023, monotypes, 21 x 14 ea.

Honorable Mention – VET (Dallas), Unnaturally Curly, 2023, mixed media, 13 x 16 x 6

Honorable Mention – Leah Lawless-Smith (Waxahachie), Dream Poppy, 2023, acrylic/canvas, 48 x 36

Best of Show

Gail Nash Arnold (Irving), Deep Space, 2023, ceramic, 15 x 12 x 12 (pictured below)