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Carrie Waller Abundance

We are pleased to present the award winners for Lifting the Sky: Elevating the Works of American Women Artists. This year’s show awards include $35,000 in cash prizes, magazine ad awards, and merchandise! AWA is thrilled to announce two new awards in this year’s show: Gallery Showcase Awards presented by the Savanna Gallery, Phoenix Zoo, and the Principle Gallery.  We’d like to thank our Awards Jurors: Emily Larsen, Head of Exhibitions and Programs at the Springville Museum of Art; Monika Meler, Foundations Art Coordinator and Assistant Professor at the University of Saint Francis; and Mary Williams, owner of Mary Williams Fine Arts.

“Overall, I was impressed with the works that women across the country created for this exhibition. It was interesting to see both the trends in subject matter and style, and also the different types of works the women were creating or experimenting with. There are so many talented women creating art and I was honored to jury this show that celebrates these women artists! Bravo to everyone who entered!” – Emily Larsen

To view the entire show, click HERE. 

GRAND PRIZE WINNER – $10,000 Cash Award

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Upward and Onward by Lynette Cook (Associate with Distinction, CA), Acrylic, 60″ x 30,” NFS

 

DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT IN SCULPTURE – $1,000 Cash Award

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carousel Rabbits by Diana Reuter-Twining (Master-Signature, VA), Bronze rabbits on stainless steel, 72″ x 61″ x 27,” $15,000

 

DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT  IN LANDSCAPE, SEASCAPE, OR CITYSCAPE – $1,000 Cash Award 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

They Made Maps of the Sky by Kim VanDerHoek (Associate with Distinction, CA), Oil, 30″ x 40,” NFS

 

 

DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT IN STILL LIFE – $1,000 Cash Award

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dolores by Megan Seiter (Associate, CA), Colored Pencil on sanded pastel paper, 20″ x 26,” NFS

 

DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT IN FIGURATIVE OR PORTRAITURE IN PAINTING OR SCULPTURE – $1,000 Cash Prize

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Manu by Nanette Fluhr (Associate with Distinction, NJ), Oil, 30″ x 24,” NFS

 

 

ART OF THE WEST MAGAZINE AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Undercover Angel by Terry Cooke Hall (Signature, MT), Oil & Gold Leaf, 30″ x 30,” $5,900

 

 

FINE ART CONNOISSEUR MAGAZINE AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Common Thread by Alisa Shea (Signature, NY), Watercolor, 25″ x 16,” NFS

 

 

SOUTHWEST ART MAGAZINE AWARD OF EXCELLENCE 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mille Fleur by Liane Whittum (Associate, NH), Oil, 16″ x 20,” NFS

 

 

GALLERY SHOWCASE AWARD – PRINCIPLE GALLERY

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rusty Enamel and Violets by Carmen Drake (Associate with Distinction, NC), Oil, 18″ x 30,” NFS

 

 

GALLERY SHOWCASE AWARD – SAVANNA GALLERY, PHEONIX ZOO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On a Gray Day by Laney (Master-Signature, WY), Oil, 15″ x 24,” NFS

 

 

PRESIDENT’S AWARD – $1,000 Cash Award

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Emily and the Ram by Annie Murphy Robinson (Associate, CA), Charcoal on sanded printmaking paper, 61″ x 42,” NFS

 

 

KATHLEEN J. SMITH HUMANITY IN ART AWARD – $1,500 Cash Prize

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Take Shelter by Ashley Cecil (Associate, PA), Acrylic block printing and oil on canvas, 48″ x 48,” NFS

 

 

FRANCES TRACHOK MEMORIAL AWARD OF EXCELLENCE – $750 Cash Award

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flamingo Flamenco by Krystii Melaine (Master-Signature, WA), Oil, 48″ x 48,” NFS

 

 

AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE – $250 Cash Prize

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Day Like Any Other by Nicole Moné (Associate with Distinction, NY), Oil, 18″ x 24,” NFS

 

 

AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE – $250 Cash Prize

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bridge of Brotherhood by Angela Mia De la Vega (Master-Signature, TX), Clay for bronze, 53″ x 62″ x 24,” $44,000

 

 

AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE – $250 Cash Prize, Funded by Valerie Collymore Fine Art

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sunset in Spanish Fork, Utah by Susan N. Jarvis (Associate with Distinction, UT), Oil, 42″ x 96,” NFS

 

 

AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE – $250 Cash Prize

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Bear and the Bees by Lisa Gleim (Signature, GA), Pastel on state maps with gold & silver leaf, 40″ x 30,” $11,000

 

 

AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE – $250 Cash Prize

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wayne by Irena Roman (Associate with Distinction, MA), Transparent watercolor, 32″ x 22,” NFS

 

 

AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE – $250 Cash Prize

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Truth is Out There by Natalie Featherston (Associate, RI), Oil, 17″ x 19,” NFS

 

 

AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE – $250 Cash Prize

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nesting by Barbara Mason (Associate, TX), Soft pastel, 29″ x 17,” $4,000

 

 

AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE – $250 Cash Prize

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Baroness – Kyria by Diana Unrein (Associate, KS), Porcelain & oil, 18″ x 21″ x 10,” $8,500