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