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