‘Distant Sand Dunes’ by Brenda Lyness won Best of Show.
‘A Place Called Morning’ by Kathy Lindsley won Best Small Work.
Twenty-five artist-members of Penfield Art Association received recognition for their work featured in the 2026 Spring Show & Sale.
Distant Sand Dunes by Brenda Lyness received Best of Show. The Best Small Work award went to A Place called “Morning” by Kathy Lindsley.
Awards were presented at a reception June 2. The show, which features 135 paintings by 41 artists, is on view through June 6 at the Penfield Community Center, 1985 Baird Road, Penfield (open 9:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday, June 3- 4; 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday, June 5; and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, June 6).
Many of the award-winning paintings are included in a companion online exhibit.
Juror Awards went to:
Karen Bader, A Place of Shade and Water
Claudine Bartlett, Red Flowers
Terry Bossert, Anna of Cape Vincent No. 2
Kim Fink, Lovely Day
Susan Fredericks Hodes, Sunlit Silence
Corky Geck, Cat Woman’s Kitchen
Patricia Gough, The Yellow Wig
Ann Hallick, Booyah
Erika Hutch, Reverie
William McManus, Schoodic Cove, Maine
Spring, Sharon Neveu
Joe Simpson, A New Hope
Merit Awards went to:
Chloe Bennett-Larson, Be Free
Betty Bird, Triplets No. 2
Kat Cramer, Mystical
Doris Hooker, Simple Joy
Kelly Hunt, Pop-up Garden
Kaye Licherdell, Emerging Buddha
Kathy Lindsley, Lowcountry Valentine
Suzanne Markham, Misty Lake II
Andrea Nadel, South Wabash
Tatyana Orlovich, From Patio to Coast: A Mural Mockup
Roger Rouse, The Orange Beauty
Carol Weidman, Highland Park
The awards judge for this show is Jean Stephens, who holds a BFA in printmaking and painting and a Masters in Art Education from Rochester Institute of Technology. She works in a variety of media including oil, encaustics, graphite drawing, printmaking and collage. Her work has been selected for national juried exhibitions and is included in both private and corporate collections. She currently offers art instruction at the Mill Art Center and Gallery in Honeoye Falls.