Fourteen Artists Honored
Best of Show went to Carol Weidman for Tres Burros, above
Fourteen members of the Penfield Art Association received awards for work in the 2026 Winter Show and Sale at Barnes & Noble, 3349 Monroe Ave., Pittsford. The awards were announced at a reception Feb. 4.
The show, which includes 84 paintings by 32 artists, is open every day till Feb. 28 in the second floor community room during Barnes & Noble store hours.
The juror for the show, who selected the paintings accepted into the exhibit as well as the award winners, is noted Rochester artist and teacher Barbara Jablonski. She is president and founder of the Genesee Valley Plein Air Painters. She is also a signature artist and member of the artist faculty of the Rochester Art Club. She competes regularly in local, state and national judged and juried competitions.
Co-chairs for this show are Nancy Mallo and Susan Fredericks Hodes, with assistance from past chair Linda Delaney.
To see the online companion show featuring many of the paintings in the Winter 2026 Show, click here.
For a list of all paintings in the show, with prices, click here.
Body of Work Award: Doris Hooker
Heavenly Scarecrow by Doris Hooker
Deep in the Forest by Doris Hooker
Climbing the Hill by Doris Hooker
Juror Award Winners
Bass Harbor Head Light (Acadia) by Terry Bossert
Climb by Kat Cramer
Resting Mind by Kelly Hunt
Seneca Lake Solitude by Bill McCullough
Center Stage by Andrea Nadel
Hiram's Farm, In Bloom by Marilyn Nosky
Trees in Red by Jamie Temple
Merit Award Winners
Gate Posts by Claudine Bartlett
After the Race by Terry Bossert
Great Blue by Bill Ebersbach
Rustic Summerhouse at Sonnenberg by Joan Heib
Dancing Cactus by Kitty Lawrence
Nature's Royalty by Andrea Nadel
Solstice Promise by Joe Simson