The judged Spirit of America 250 Show is on exhibit at the Nevada Artists Association Gallery until July 31. This show features 124 entries by 57 local artists in 11 different categories.
Visit the NAA Gallery, 449 West King Street, from 12-4pm Tuesday through Sunday and 6-10pm Saturdays during the BAC Summer Concert Series. Vote for People’s Choice and support our local students by purchasing raffle tickets to win a 24″ x 36″ framed photograph called “Coming Home” by local award winning photographer, Kim Hunter Steed. All proceeds from the raffle go to the 2027 Student Scholarship Fund. Everyone is invited to the Reception and Awards Presentation on Thursday, June 25 from 5-7pm.
The winners by category are:
Best of Show – “Law Dog and the Cats on “D” Street”, oil by Deborah Butler (pictured)
Spirit of America 250 – “Against the Wind”, dry media by Michelle Bowler (pictured)
Oil
1st – “Imagination” by Walter Daniels
2nd – “Tragedy in a “D” Street Crib” by Deborah Butler
3rd – “The Internet Showdown” by Gary Sanchez
HM – “Red Lake Overlook” by Candida Webb
HM – “Coast Meeting” by Mark Harris
HM – “Drifting in the Moonlight” by Carolyn Prentiss
HM – “After the Cloudburst” by Carolyn Prentiss
HM – “Two Souls in a Mind” by Userica Farst
HM – “Sea to Shining Sea” by Mark Harris
HM – “Game Over” by Walter Daniels
HM – “Stokes Castle Contrast” by Deborah Butler
Pastels
1st -“Red Cloud” by Mike Bond
2nd -“Flitter-bye Butterfly” by Christa McLaughlin
3rd – “Cape Neddick Lighthouse at Sunset” by Linda Townsend
HM – “Enduring Strength” by Michelle Bowler
Photography
1st – “Sunset Meet-Up” by Constance Peters
2nd – “Balanced Rock, Arches” by John Warden
3rd – “Dust, Flags and Freedom” by Kim Hunter Steed
HM – “Endangered” by Andi Parsons
HM – “Memories of Bodie” by Raindog
HM – “Running Along the Ridge & More Joining” by Constance Peters
HM – “Fireworks in Virginia City with Church” by Becky Cathey
HM – “Cowboy Council” by Kim Hunter Steed
HM – “Carson City Annual Flag Celebration” by John Lagios
HM – “1937 Chevy-Bodie” by Andi Parsons
HM – “Come as You Are-Bodie” by Andi Parsons
Acrylics
1st – “Noah Johnson” by Alanna McDaniel
2nd – “Abalone Blues” by Shannon Young
3rd – “Spirit of the West” by Cyndy Kelso
HM – “Cheeseburger & Fries” by Alanna McDaniel
HM – “Snowy Day” by INTRA
HM – “Land of Red, White & Blue” by Michelle Womack
HM – “Truckee River at Nixon” by Ken Clarke
HM – “Pair of Pears” by Mark Tompkins
3D Art
1st – “Sparky” by Liza Obukhovskaya
2nd – “Teddy the Patriot” by Sabina Bye
3rd – “White Wolf” by Mark Ross
HM – “Barnwood Barn” by Steph Gabler
HM – “America the Beautiful” by Debbie Lambin
HM – “Star Spangle” by Kelly Knapp
Watercolor
1st – “Aspen Hollow” by Mark Tompkins
2nd – “Serene Setting of Red Canoe” by Barbara Kallestad
3rd – “Tatanka” by Lou Wolgast
HM – “Flower Child” by Laura Lawrence
HM – “Wood Lake Falls” by Irene Taylor
HM – “Country Snow” by Rhema Cruson
Textile and Fiber Arts
1st – “Quiet Summer Day” by Liza Obukhovskaya
2nd – “Fantasy” by Liza Obukhovskaya
3rd – “Untitled” by Marisa Saenz
HM – “Tahoe Reflections” by Wanda Chambers
Mixed Media
1st– “Circus” by Candida Webb
2nd– “The Man who didn’t go to America” by Raindog
3rd – “Reflections of Liberty” by Nikki Olsen-George
HM – “Red Fox” by Ken Clarke
Wet Media
1st – “A Place to Think” by Gary Sanchez
2nd – “Thunder of Freedom” by Michelle Bowler
3rd – “Broken on the Right” by Mark Ramsey
HM – “Dreamscape” by Irene Taylor
Digital Art
1st – “Indian Dancers” by Robert Ball
2nd – “Summer Gaze” by Gary Sanchez
3rd – “Hangin’ in OC” by Robert Ball
HM – “Daisy” by Tabatha Theiss
HM – “No Passing Zone” by Barbara Lewicki
Other
1st – “A Horse of Many Colors” by John Warden
2nd – “Proud to be an American” by Debbie Lambin
3rd – “Cottage Garden” by Ethel Miller
HM – “Flower Collage” by Ethel Miller
HM – “Hummingbird Delight” by Ethel Miller
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