Past Art Shows & Exhibits

The Spring 2011 Open Art Show

The 49th annual SWA Spring Art Show was held May 11-14  at the Harley Hall Building in Hazel Dell.  58 participating artists entered 101 artworks in five categories
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Best of Shows
          Linda McCord        "In the Red"

Best of Show                                             Linda McCord

Oils and Acrylics
1st     Katey Sandy               "Fractured Landscape"
2nd    Colleen Tolva             "Cana of Galilee"
3rd     Madelyn Eaton           "Sauvie Island Afternoon"
Honorable Mention:
          Gerald Fischer            "Smell the Reds, Taste the Pinks"
          Yvette St John            "Gently"
          John Turley                 "Indigenous"

1st                                 Katey Sandy	2nd          Colleen Tolva	3rd         Madelyn Eaton
HM        Gerald Fischer	HM         Yvette St John	HM           John Turley

Watercolor and Gouache
1st     Bonnie Bellis               "The Girl in the Brown Dress"
2nd   Terry Brown                 "Mother's Mad"
3rd    Ruth E Smith               "Break in the Storm"
Honorable Mention:
          Becky Leventis           "Joy"
          Diana Thewlis             "Snow Party"

1st                 Bonnie Bellis	2nd          Terry Brown	3rd    Ruth E Smith
HM        Becky Leventis	HM        Diana Thewlis

Pastels and Colored Pencil
1st     Dela Favaro                "Flicker"
2nd    Madelyn Eaton           "Best Friends"
3rd     Earlene Holmstrom    "Bev"
Honorable Mention: 
          Patricia Pearson        "Watching You Watching Me"

1st                         Dela Favaro

2nd        Madelyn Eaton 3rd   Earlene Holmstrom

HM      Patricia Pearson

Pen & Ink, Charcoal, Graphite, and Conte
1st    Barbara Wilkinson       "Adam"
2nd   Wanda Brewster         "Shorty"
3rd    Nancy Patrick             "Old Fir Tree at Pam's"

1st               Barbara Wilkinson

2nd      Wanda Brewster

3rd          Nancy Patrick

3D and Printmaking
1st     Marianne Stokes        "Standing Tall"
2nd    Barbara McKee          "Personification"
3rd    Jim Moore                   "15" Rainbow Trout"
Honorable Mention: 
         Debby Neely               "Heron III"

1st                   Marianne Stokes

2nd      Barbara McKee 3rd              Jim Moore

HM          Debby Neely

People's Choice

Gerald Fischer's painting "Smell the Reds, Taste the Pinks" (Honorable Mention in Oils and Acrylics) won the "People's Choice" Award based on votes cast by show visitors.

The SWA would like to thank the following organizations and businesses for sponsoring awards, assisting with show costs, and providing space for the show:

Art Media
Arts Desire
Crafts Americana Group, Inc.
Creative Catalyst Productions, Inc.
Dakota Pastels
Golden Artist Colors
Harley Hall Building
Mark on Signs and Decals
Quantum Chiropractic