We are pleased to announce the award winners for Making Their Mark: American Women Artists‘ Exhibition at the Booth Western Art Museum. This is the first year AWA is awarding the Grand Prize winner with a $10,000 cash award! We’d like to thank our Awards Jurors: Catherine Huff, Coordinator of Exhibitions and Collections at the High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA; Elizabeth Wilson, Fine Arts Specialist, The Coca-Cola Company in Atlanta; Chrishaunda Lee Perez, writer and film producer and orator.
“Only a glance at this exhibition quickly proves the astounding artistic ability of these accomplished artists. However, I encourage more than just a glance at this exhibition. Each work is a triumph. I applaud the spectrum of technique, skill, and creativity in this pool of talented women. “ – Catherine Huff, Coordinator of Collections and Exhibitions, High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA
To view the entire show, click HERE.
All works are available for purchase, contact Pam Hessenbruch, pamh@boothmuseum.org, (770) 387-1125
GRAND PRIZE WINNER – $10,000 Cash Award
Abundance by Carrie Waller (Associate Member, IL), Watercolor, 24″ x 28,” $3,700
BOOTH WESTERN ART MUSEUM PURCHASE AWARDS (5 Awards)
Right Where I Want To Be by JaNeil Anderson (Associate with Distinction Member, NM), Oil, 24″ x 24″, $5,700
Sunset Sunburst by Diane Arenberg (Associate with Distinction Member, NM), Oil on linen, 30″ x 30″, $4,500
The Secret Keepers by Lisa Gleim (Signature Member, GA), Pastel, 40″ x 32″, $9,500
Western Homestead by Claudia Hartley (Associate Member, AZ), Arcylic, 30″ x 40″, $3,650
Buffalo Gals by Star Liana York (Master-Signature and Heritage Circle Member, NM), Bronze, 24″ x 8.5″ x 8.5″, $3,400
DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT AWARD IN LANDSCAPE, SEASCAPE OR CITYSCAPE – $1,000 Cash Award
A Moment in Time by Lynette Cook (Associate with Distinction Member, CA), Acrylic on canvas, 24″ x 24″, $5,000
DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT AWARD IN FIGURATIVE OR PORTRAITURE – $1,000 Cash Award
Our Friend Emanuel by Karol Tucker (Associate with Distinction Member, NC), Oil, 20″ x 16″, $2,000
DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT AWARD IN STILL LIFE – $1,000 Cash Award
Forsaken by Carmen Drake (Associate Member, NC), Charcoal, Pastel and Chalk, 38″ x 19″, $9,500
DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT AWARD IN SCULPTURE
Twilight Stars by Carol Alleman (Signature Member, AZ), Bronze, 16″ x 9.5″ x 9″, $6,800
ART OF THE WEST MAGAZINE AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
Catch Me If You Can by Linda Loeschen (Signature Member, CO), Watermedia, 24″ x 36″, $3,200
FINE ART CONNOISSEUR MAGAZINE AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
Carmel Apples by Chris Krupinski (Associate with Distinction Member, OH), Transparent Watercolor, 30″ x 22″, $5,000
FINE ART CONNOISSEUR MAGAZINE AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
Into the Light by Chula Beauregard (Associate with Distinction, CO), Oil, 36″ x 36″, $8,700
SOUTHWEST ART MAGAZINE AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
A Different Perspective by Kim Minichiello (Signature Member, FL), Watercolor, 20″ x 20″, $3,000
WESTERN ART & ARCHITECTURE MAGAZINE AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
The Secret Keepers by Lisa Gleim (Signature Member, GA), Pastel, 40″ x 32″, $9,500
KATHLEEN J SMITH HUMANITY IN ART AWARD – $1,500 Cash Award
Briskly and with Purpose by Helen K. Beacham (Associate Member, SC), Watercolor, 22″ x 22″, $3,800
FRANCES TRACHOK MEMORIAL AWARD OF EXCELLENCE – $500 Cash Award
Halleluja! by Linda Glover Gooch (Master-Signature Member, AZ), Oil, 30″ x 40″, $10,500
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE – $250 Cash Award
Winter Is No Picnic…Unless You’re In Sunny Colorado by Shelley Smith (Associate Member, WI), Oil, 18″ x 24″, $1,595
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE – $250 Cash Award
Presence (Mo & Benson) by Stephanie Revennaugh (Associate Member, MT), Bronze, 23″ x 30″ x 8″, $18,000
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE – $250 Cash Award
She Stopped to Look Up by Heather Lynn Gibson (Signature Member, NJ), Oil, 24″ x 24″ $2,400
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE – $250 Cash Award
Into Thin Air by Elizabeth Pollie (Master-Signature Member, MI), Oil, 36″ x 36″ $10,000
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE – $250 Cash Award
Tango by Terry Cooke Hall (Signature Member, MT), Oil, 30″ x 30″, $5,900
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE – $250 Cash Award
Imagining by Cynthia Feustel (Signature Member, CO), Oil, 36″ x 16″, $5,600
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE – $250 Cash Award
Spring Creosote Blooms by Vanessa Rusczyk (Signature Member, CA), Oil, 24″ x 36″, $2,950
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE – $250 Cash Award
Skimming the Treetops by Cathy Ferrell (Signature Member, FL), Bronze, 14″ x 15″ x 17″, $5,500