16th Annual AIS National Juried Exhibition |
2015 Award Winners
CASH AWARDS funded by
AMERICAN IMPRESSIONIST SOCIETY
Best of Show $12,000:
James Richards “Little Chicks” 20x24 oil
Second Place $8,000:
Ken Cadwallader “Yellow Roses Wrapped in Violet” 24x20 oil
Third Place $4,000:
Mary Qian “In Dream” 24x30 oil
William Schultz Award in Oils $1,000:
Mark Gingerich “Winter’s Fading Light” 18x14 oil
Dickinson Signature Member Award $1,000:
Robert Spooner “Fresh Live Crab” 20x16 oil
President’s Choice Award $1,000:
Mikyoung Osburn “Last Stage” 12x12 oil
Award of Excellence for Pastels $1,000:
Clive Tyler “Winter Canyon” 24x20 pastel
Award of Excellence for Watermedia $1,000:
Robin Purcell “After the Fire VIII” 14x16 watercolor
AIS 2015 Publication Sponsor Awards - Master Artists:
Southwest Art Magazine Master Award of Excellence (full page ad $3,380 value)
Kevin Macpherson “Autumn Mood” 24x36 oil
American Art Collector Master Award of Excellence (full page ad ($3,100 value)
Kenn Backhaus “Balestra” 30x30 oil
AIS 2015 Publication Sponsor Awards - Juried Artists:
Fine Art Connoisseur Award of Excellence (full page ad $3800 value)
Lei Min “Summer Garden” 24x30 oil
Plein Air Magazine Award of Excellence (full page ad $800 value)
Stuart Roper “Blythe Island Sunset” 12x16 oil
Southwest Art Magazine Award of Excellence (full page ad $3,380 value)
Bill Cramer “Luminous Towers” 24x24 oil
American Art Collector Award of Excellence (full page ad $3100 value)
Mitch Baird “Vivien” 10x8 oil
Plein Air Magazine Associate Member Award of Distinction (half page ad $1100 value)
Jim Carson “After the Rain in Asheville” 16x20 oil
Artists Choice Award:
Fine Art Connoisseur Half Page Ad Award ($2000 value), Strada Easel $300 easel, FASO Artist Websites $300 cash,
Wind River Arts $300 merchandise certificate (Total value $2900):
Kenn Backhaus “Balestra” 30x30 oil
Awards of Distinction:
Gamblin Artist Oils Awards of Distinction - Two awards, $500 merchandise certificate each
Kaye Franklin “Light Dusting” 12x12 oil
Jeffrey Watts “Man From Kathmandu” 16x12 oil
Michael Harding Handmade Artist Oil Colours Awards of Distinction - Two awards, $500 merchandise certificate each
Jim Wodark “A Moment of Spring” 24x36 oil
Eric Jacobsen “Garden Bounty” 20x30 oil
Awards of Merit:
Artwork Archive Award of Merit ($500 subscription gift certificate):
Dawn Whitelaw “Morning Latte” 24x36 oil
Blick Art Materials/Utrecht Award of Merit Two $250 merchandise certificates
Nancy Crookston “Miss Margaret with Her Violin” 32x12 oil
Blue Ridge Oils Award of Merit $500 merchandise certificate:
Jeanne Echternach “Respite” 8x10 oil
Chesapeake Fine Art Studio Award of Merit $500 Workshop Scholarship:
Matt Linz “Joey” 12x9 oil
Fredericksburg Artist’s School Award of Merit $500 Workshop Scholarship:
Rachel Pettit “Day’s End” 18x24 oil
Honorable Mention:
Rosemary and Co. Brushes $250 merchandise certificate, $300 cash (AIS):
Leslie Belloso “A Painter’s Tools” 10x8 oil
ArtFrames.com $250 merchandise certificate, $300 cash (AIS):
Michael Situ “Harbor Impression” 12x16 oil
SourceTek $250 merchandise certificate, $300 cash (AIS):
Derek Penix “Sunrise in Cap Ferrat Harbor” 24x30 oil
Judson Art Outfitters $200 merchandise certificate, $300 cash (AIS):
Thomas Kitts “Morning on Deadline Falls” 12x16 oil
Trekell Fine Art Supplies $200 merchandise certificate, $300 cash (AIS):
James Coe “Swamp Willows” 16x26 oil
Jack Richeson & Co. $150 merchandise certificate, $300 cash (AIS):
Nancy Tankersley “Morning Geometry” 24x24 oil
Judson Art Outfitters $150 merchandise certificate, $300 cash (AIS):
Diane Eugster “The Day Begins” 20x16 oil
RayMar Art $150 merchandise certificate, $300 cash (AIS):
Joseph Gyurcsak “Bushwick” 12x12 acrylic
Jack Richeson & Co. $125 merchandise certificate, $300 cash (AIS):
Bethanne Cople “The Sunset Gleams His Smile” 12x12 oil
Jack Richeson & Co. $100 merchandise certificate, $300 cash (AIS):
Rick McClure “May 15, 2015” 12x12 oil
Judson Art Outfitters $100 merchandise certificate, $300 cash (AIS):
Kevin Beilfuss “Jade” 16x20 oil
High Plains Frames $100 merchandise certificate, $300 cash (AIS):
Kathleen Coy “Valkyrie” 9x12 oil