AWA is pleased to announce the award winners for our Breaking Through: The Rise of American Women Artists exhibition at Customs House Museum & Cultural Center. AWA again awarded the Grand Prize winner with $10,000 cash! The Awards Presentation took place online March 12, 2022, and can be viewed on our YouTube Channel at this link.
We’d like to thank our Selection and Awards Jurors:
“It was a privilege to be invited as a juror for the American Women Artists exhibition and to see the contributions of so many accomplished and proficient artists. I hope that the exhibition will demonstrate the wide range of production and high technical skill of female artists and encourage more women to pursue their talents and passions. My congratulations to all the artists.” Marianne Wardle, Director and Curator, College of Wooster Art Museum, Wooster, OH.
To view all 125 pieces in the exhibition, click HERE.
Works are available for purchase unless noted as SOLD, contact Sandra Harris, sharris@americanwomenartists.org.
GRAND PRIZE WINNER – $10,000 Cash Award
Woman with Turban
by Ellen Buselli (Master-Signature Member, NY), Oil on Linen,12″x 10″. $3,500
AWA PRESIDENT’S AWARD
Daffodil
by Nancy Boren (Master-Signature Member, Texas), Oil, 20″ x 16″. $3,000
NAMED AND MEMORIAL AWARDS (4)
CLARKSVILLE – MONTGOMERY COUNTY ARTS & HERITAGE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL AWARD
Court Square Diner
by DeAnn L. Prosia (Signature Member, NJ), Line Etching, 8″ x 12″. $450
KIM MINICHIELLO MEMORIAL EXCELLENCE IN WATERCOLOR AWARD
by Sandy Delehanty (Master-Signature Member, CA), Watercolor, 18″ x 24″. $1,550.
FRANCES TRACHOK MEMORIAL AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
Jessica’s Shadow Dance
by Kim Taggart (Signature Member, KS), Graphite, 28″ x 22″. $2,500
KATHLEEN J. SMITH HUMANITY IN ART AWARD
Poems Looking for a Seat
by Gayle Madeira, (Signature Member, NY), Oil on linen on aluminum panel, 24″ x 12″. $2,880
PUBLISHER FULL PAGE AWARDS (5)
AMERICAN ART COLLECTOR
Mug Shot
by Farshid Namei (Signature Member, CA), Oil, 16″ x 12″. $1,600
ART OF THE WEST
Sierra Lake
by Lori Putnam (Associate with Distinction Member, TN), Oil on linen, 30″ x 40″. $12,000
FINE ART CONNOISSEUR
Liberty
by Julie Howard (Associate Member, TX), Organic Soft Pastels on Canvas, 32″ x 16″. $1,800
SOUTHWEST ART
American Boy
by Mary Ann Cherry (Associate with Distinction Member, ID), Oil, 30″ x 30″. $7,500
WESTERN ART & ARCHITECTURE
Shape Shifter
by Liz Wolf (Master-Signature Member, NM), Bronze, 12.25″ x 4″ x 5.5″. $6,800
DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS(6)
DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT IN LANDSCAPE, SEASCAPE OR CITYSCAPE (ANY MEDIUM)
Late Afternoon, North Point
by Laurie Kersey (Master-Signature Member, CA), Oil, 24″ x 30″. $6,300
DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT IN FIGURATIVE OR PORTRAITURE (ANY MEDIUM)
Pandemic Head Study of David
by Nicole Moné (Associate with Distinction Member, NY), Oil on Panel, 9″ x 6″. $4,500
DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT IN STILL LIFE
Egg Noodles
by Heather Lynn Gibson (Signature Member, NJ), Oil on linen, 18″ x 18″. $2,400
DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT IN ABSTRACT OR MIXED MEDIA
Something Cosmic This Way Comes
by May Klisch (Associate with Distinction Member, WI), Acrylic/Mixed Media, 12″ x 12″. $488
DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT IN SCULPTURE
Lullaby for Earth and Sky Opus 4
by Louise Solecki Weir (Associate with Distinction Member, British Columbia), Polymer Gypsum & Oils, 18” x 7” x 6″. $2,500
DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT OPEN FOR JUROR DESIGNATION
Two Green Chairs
by Mary B. Lynch (Associate Member, MN), Oil, 12″ x 16″. $1,025
AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE IN MEDIUM (6)
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE 2D SOFT PASTEL
Storm Interlude
by Terri Ford (Signature Member, CA), Soft Pastel 18″ x 24″. $4,200
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE 2D
Transmigration
by Annie Murphy Robinson (Associate with Distinction Member, CA), Sanded Charcoal on Paper 22″ x 29″. $3,000 SOLD
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE 2D
Whispers of Yesterday
by Holly Bedrosian (Associate with Distinction Member, TX), Oil, 34″ x 24″. $3,500 SOLD
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE 2D
Crescendo
by Christine Graefe Drewyer (Master- Signature Member, MD), Oil on Linen, 24″ x 36″. $8,200
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE 3D SCULPTURE
Selected by American Art Collector Magazine
Eveready
by Ruth Green (Associate Member, CA), Bronze, 7.5″ x 6.5” x 3.75″. $1,200
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE 3D
Pedro, the Luis Lopez Tool Bat
by Sharon Fullingim (Master-Signature Member, NM), Indiana Limestone, 12″ x 12″ x 12″. $1,200
