Congratulations to the many award winners and everyone accepted into our 40th Annual Juried Show!
2024 COMPLETE WINNERS LIST
Juror of Awards: Teri Sloat
Best of Show – “Magnus the Great” by Denise Granger Kerbs
William Marlow Memorial Award for Painting – “Light Through the Trees” by Sandy Obester
People’s Choice Award – “Halo in the Sand” by Kara Jimenez
Works on Paper
Award of Excellence – “Branded” by Denise Granger Kerbs
Award of Merit – “WorldWeary” by Caryn Stromberg
Honorable Mention – “Grizzly Love” by Denise Granger Kerbs
Honorable Mention – “Mt. Shasta Meadow” by Caryn Stromberg
Honorable Mention – “Koi Pond 3 - Serenity” by Karla Austin
Honorable Mention – “Bird Dog Dreams” – Belinda Strickland
Works on Canvas or Board
Award of Excellence – “Lost Lake Trinity County” by E.J. Kropf
Award of Merit – “Drought is Over” by Claudia Lima
Honorable Mention – “El Estangue” by Jeff Crago
Honorable Mention – “Safe Harbor” by Chuck Prudhomme
Mixed Media, Fiber, Sculpture & Ceramics
Award of Excellence – “The Violinist” by Don Linn
Award of Merit – “Treasure Keeper” by James Lacitignola
Honorable Mention – “Lily Pond” by Betty Pestoni
Honorable Mention – “Old Bob’s Crock” by John Garrett
Photography
Award of Excellence – “Anna’s Poignant Pose” by Richard “Skip” Schmidt
Award of Merit – “Yellowstone Morning” by Bonnie Lampley
We are pleased to announce our juror this year is folk artist and pastel painter - Teri Sloat. You may remember her as she and husband Robert were our featured artists in August of 2023. Teri’s art brings her imaginative stories to life using bold, pure color and light. She is excited to contribute as a Jurist; you can meet Teri during the opening Art Walk Reception & Critique to be held on Saturday October 5th. In addition, you will experience the magic of her works as the fall lobby show will be featuring the Sloat’s art.
Teri Sloat grew up in the Willamette Valley of Oregon, a place known for inspiring creativity with its idyllic environment of evergreens, rivers and rolling hills. However, the most notable impression of time in Teri's life comes from 12 years spent on the Alaskan Yukon Delta immersed in educational programs assisting those of the Yupik Language. The beauty of the Yupik culture serves as a mainstay influence on Teri's writings, sense of storytelling and illustrations. Currently living in Northern California with her husband, artist Robert Sloat, Teri paints full time as an illustrator, plein air painter and fine artist. She has authored and illustrated 25 children's books, sells prints of her illustrations and exhibits her works in a variety of galleries in California and across the U.S.
An expert conveyor of both the representational and the imagined, Teri has a strong sense of how to impact the viewer with design elements, composition, color theory, and what she defines as an essential to her work, story telling. Narratives are Teri's forethought to lay out the foundation of her work. Teri says: "Writing has taught me to paint pictures with words; painting has taught me to tell my stories with shapes and colors and composition.... My art has always been about telling a story. Whether I am looking out at the landscape around me as I set up my easel, or glancing inward on the visual narrative spinning in my mind, I am always telling myself a story."
Important Dates:
Art deadline: Friday September 27th
Jurying: To take place on Sunday September 29, 2024
Review & Reception: An in-person review and Artist’s Reception will be part of the First Saturday Art Walk held on Saturday, October 5th at 5 PM.
Last Year’s Winners of the 39th Annual Juried Show:
