Congratulations to the Spring 2025 Award Winners

Eighteen artists received awards for outstanding work at the Penfield Art Association Spring 2025 Show & Sale.

The judge for this show is award-winning artist, Lanna Pejovic. She studied art at Rochester Ins0tute of Technology, the Accademia di Belle Art in Florence, Italy, and Tyler School of Art in Rome. She received her BFA and MFA in painting at Tyler School in Philadelphia and taught at Rochester Insti0tute of Technology for more than 30 years, retiring in 2020. She has also taught drawing and painting at the Creative Workshop  of Rochester’s Memorial Art Gallery and at SUNY Geneseo and currently teaches and serves on the board of directors at the Mill Art Center & Gallery in Honeoye Falls, NY. She has exhibited widely in the Rochester region and internationally and her work is in numerous private and public collections.

The show, which included 122 paintings by 39 members, took place June 2-7 at the Penfield Community Center, 1985 Baird Road, Penfield. 

To see the PAA 2025 Spring Online Show, click here.

Best of Show: Sea Dreams by Kim Fink

"Sea Dreams" by Kim Fink

Best Small Work: Mendon Pond Peek by Jamie Temple

Mendon Pond Peek by Jamie Temple

Juror Award Winners

Blue Barn by Karl Corder

Blue Barn by Karl Corder

Storm Coming, Nevada by Suzanne Markham

Storm Coming, Nevada

by Suzanne Markham

Copper Rock Falls by Doris Hooker

Copper Rocks Falls by Doris Hooker

Apples by Patti Same

Apples by Patti Same

Keuka Sunset by Andrea Nadel

Keuka Sunset by Andrea Nadel

Etna in the Clouds by Andrea Nadel

Etna in the Clouds by Andrea Nadel

Untitled by Gail Rivera

Untitled by Gail Rivera

"Bouquet" by Pat Gough

Bouquet by Patricia Gough

OM by Ann Hallick

OM by Ann Hallick

"Tree - Field's Edge" by Victoria Brzustowicz

Tree — Field’s Edge by Victoria Brzustowicz (left). 

Not shown: Easy to Love by Erika Hutch

Merit Award Winners

"Mom's Bouquet" by Karen Bader

Mom’s Bouquet by Karen Bader

Radiant Love by Kaye Licherdell

Radiant Love by Kaye Licherdel

"Morning Sail" by Kim Fink

Morning Sail by Kim Fink

"Next Door" by Claudine Bartlett

Next Door by Claudine Bartlett

Budgies by Pat Gough

Budgies by Patricia Gough

Tree by Pat Gough

Tree by Patricia Gough

Adirondacks by Brenda Lyness

Adirondacks by Brenda Lyness

Harmony Valley by Brenda Lyness

Harmony Valley by Brenda Lyness

Tulip Shapes by Joan Krauszer

Tulip Shapes by Joan Krauszer

Winter Sunset by Bob Winter

Winter Sunset by Bob Winter (left)

Not shown: A Penny for Your Thoughts by Erika Hutch