National Juried Art Awards

The Annual National Juried Art Exhibition at the Academy Center of the Arts opened on Friday, April 1. The juror, Siobhan Byrns, Department Chair of Art at Lynchburg College, selected 51 artists from 20 states. The exhibition of 66 pieces encompasses a wide variety of media: including oil paintings, cast paper, clay, stainless steel, wood, glass, paintings on copper, furniture, fiber, watercolors, egg tempera, and calligraphy. Over $3000 in cash awards was presented to ten artists on April 1^st and the winners are as follows:

 

Best in Show: $1000     Paul Clements of Coleman Falls, VA for “Storm”     Wood, Glass, Metal
Sponsored by the Academy Center of the Arts

2nd Place Award: $700     Kevin Chadwick of Lynchburg for “Dance”     Oil on Canvas
Sponsored by the Academy Center of the Arts

3rd Place Award: $500     Jenny Chi of Charleston, Illinois for “Golden Tomato”     Oil on Copper
Sponsored by the Academy Center of the Arts

Juror’s Choice Award: $300     Guillermo Guardia of Grand Forks, N.D. for “Dirty Harriet II”     Clay
Sponsored by the Academy Center of the Arts

Juror’s Choice Award:$200     Teresa Harris of St. Joseph, Missouri for “Story Teller II”     Mixed Media
Sponsored by the Academy Center of the Arts

Juror’s Choice Award: $125     John Vinklarek of San Angelo, TX for “Dark Blue”     Cyanotype, Mixed Media
Sponsored by Christian DePaul, CFP

Juror’s Choice Award: $125     Mark Sisson of Stillwater, OK for “Portrait of Daniel King”     Linocut/Woodcut
Sponsored by Royal County Arts Framing

 

Juror’s Choice Award: $100     Kaye Sweeney Lipscomb of Bedford for “Steaming Consciousness”     Oils
Sponsored by Lynn Shapiro @ JSW Realtors, Inc.

Juror’s Choice Award: $100     Jill Jensen of Lynchburg for “Nevermore”     Fiber, Linocut, Woodcut
Sponsored by the Academy Center of the Arts

 

Juror’s Choice Award: $100     Clifford Blanchard of Morristown, NJ for “Avian Dreams”     Stainless Steel
Sponsored by the Academy Center of the Arts

 

Congratulations to all of the artists accepted into the show, including the 16 local artists from Lynchburg and surrounding towns. The exhibition is free and open to the public Monday through Friday, 9-5 pm and on Saturdays by appointment. The exhibition closes on Saturday, April 30. Thanks to our generous sponsors of cash awards: Christian Depaul, CFP; Royal County Arts; and Lynn Shapiro @JSW Realtors, Inc. and our First Friday Sponsor: Select Bank

Learn more about our galleries at academycenter.org/gallery