PFAA Juried Art Show 2018 Awards Presentation

The Paulding Fine Arts Association held the reception and awards presentation for the 2018 Juried Art Show this past Sunday, September 16th. Our judge this year was Ms. Allison Frink, the Education Director at the Marietta/Cobb Art Museum. Ms. Frink had a difficult task in selecting the winners from the 78 submissions presented by 30 local artists.
The reception was well attended and the awards were presented as follows:

Best of Show:
Desiree Griffiths, "Yuletide Memories", photography

Oil & Acrylic:
1st-Carol Bolgrin; "Irises" oil, 2nd-Judy Cooper; "The Crossing" oil, 3rd-Elizabeth McMichen; "Mountain View" oil, HM-John Kuhenbeaker; "One Night in the Garage" oil,

Watercolor:
1st-Julia Lindsay; "Almost Easter", 2nd-Stacy Koyashiki; "Sunflowers with Kokeshi", 3rd-Stacy Koyashiki; "Autumn", HM-Cindy Barrow; "A Simple Life",

Drawing:
1st-Gary Baughman; "Dukes Creek Falls" pastel, 2nd-Sheila Hendrix; "Made in the Shade" colored pencil, 3rd-Julie Gunter; "Fall Day" pastel, HM-Sheila Hendrix; "A Taste of Fall" colored pencil,

Photography:
1st-Sally Hale; "Splash", 2nd-Desiree Griffiths; "Oakley", 3rd-Robert Hale; "Waiting", HM-Dominique Chaponot; "Home Sweet Home",

Mixed Media/Other Art Forms:
1st-Wendy Herubin; "Marie A'Gourdette and Fe-Fe", mixed media including gourds, fabric, etc., 2nd-Virginia Moore; "On Alert", reductive print, 3rd-Darby Chism; "Self Portrait", collage, HM-Virginia Moore; "Hidden Below", mixed media including copper, enameling, wood.

Congratulations to all the artists who received awards and to the artists who entered. This exhibit will be available for view through Friday, November 2nd. Please come by to see these beautiful works and vote for the "People's Choice Award". The artist whose work receives the most votes will win a ribbon!

Pictured: winners of the 2018 PFAA Juried Art Show, L to R: Front: Desiree Griffiths, Darby Chism, Julia Lindsay Middle: Wendy Herubin, Sally Hale, Dominique Chaponot, Carol Bolgrin, Cindy Barrow, Virginia Moore Back: Elizabeth MacMichen, Stacy Koyashiki, Rober Hale, Gary Baughman, John Kuhenbeaker, Judy Cooper, Julie Gunter