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
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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
