Twenty-one artists were honored for outstanding work at the Penfield Art Association 2023 Spring Show.
The show, which runs through June 9 at the Penfield (NY) Community Center, 1985 Baird Road, features 126 works by 37 PAA members.
The award winners were selected by this year’s judge, award-winning Rochester artist and teacher David Gardner.
Many of the award-winning paintings are included in the 2024 Spring Online Show
Here’s a list of all of the award recipients. (Please note: Some artists declined to show their work here.)
Best Abstract: Solitude (acrylic) by Brenda Lyness
Best Collage: Rolling Down the River (watercolor/collage) by Ann Hallick
Best Floral: $4 Flowers (pastel) by Victoria Brzustowicz
Best Landscape: Moon Glow (oil) by Patricia Gough
Best Mixed Media: Night Time by Sharon Vito
Best Oil: Sunrise, Kennebunk, ME by John Tolley
Best Portrait: Triscilla’s Hat (pastel) by Erika Hutch
Best Small Work: At Home (mixed media collage) by Gail Rivera
Best Watercolor: Castle Hill Light, Newport, RI by Doug Bloom
Juror Award, Abstract: Misty Lake (oil) by Suzanne Markham
Juror Award, Floral: Joy (acrylic and cold wax) by Kim Fink
Juror Award, Landscape: Channel Sunset (watercolor) by Mary Lynn Miraglia
Juror Award, Landscape: Paradise Found (oil) by Andrea Nadel
Juror Award, Oil: Grimes Glen by Victoria Brzustowicz
Juror Award, Portrait: Swans (watercolor) by Claudine Bartlett
Juror Award, Watercolor: Clouds in the Treetops by Sandra Auriemma
Merit Award, Abstract: Breezy (acrylic) by Doris Hooker
Merit Award, Floral: Magenta Magic (watercolor) by Kathy Houston
Merit Award, Landscape: Taughannock Falls (oil) by Bob Winter
Merit Award, Oil: At Rest in a Happy Place (oil) by John Heister
Merit Award, Portrait: One of these is not like the Other (watercolor) by Nancy Mix
Merit Award, Watercolor: Living Room Train (watercolor) by Karl Corder