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2023 Juried Award Winners

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Best of Adult Juried & First Place Painting – Self Portrait of a Self Portrait Oil – Rosemary Luksha, Larksville, Pa

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First Place of Adult Juried Sculpture – Noah’s Ark Wood – Matthew Howell, Willes-Barre, Pa.

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Best of Student Juried Exhibition – Akita Acrylic – Haylie Newell, Mountain Top, Pa.

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Third Place Juried Student Exhibition – Electra Swartz The Peacock Mantis Shrimp –  Electra Swartz, Mountain Top, Pa.

 

SANDRA DYCZEWSKI MAFFEI ADULT JURIED EXHIBITION

FINE ARTS FIESTA ADULT AWARD WINNERS – 2023

 

Best of Show, Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Carlin Memorial Award

Rosemary Luksha…”Self Portrait of a Self Portrait”…oils…Larksville, PA

Kronick, Kalada, and Berdy & Co. P.C. Purchase Award

Krista Connolly…”Deep Within”…photograph…Swoyersville, PA

Commission on Economic Opportunity Purchase Award

  “The People Helping People Award”

Curtis Salonick…Untitled A…photograph…Wilkes-Barre, PA

Commission on Economic Opportunity Purchase Award

  “Ending Childhood Hunger”

Linda Keck…”Lone Canoe”…watercolor…Swoyersville, PA

Mattern Law Office Purchase Award

   Zane Taney…”Watch”…aluminum…Wapwallopen, PA

Harry Grozio Memorial Award

Matthew Hinton…”Tomblight”…photograph…Forty Fort, PA

 

First Place Crafts, Main Street Galleries Sponsored Award

Ginger Rena Wartella…”Zanzibar”…assemblage…Old Forge, PA

Second Place Crafts, Scorpio Studios Sponsored Award

Janet Stavish…”Worn Out Blued”…fiber…Forty Fort, PA

Third Place Crafts, Maria Livrone Art Award

Ginger Rena Wartella…”Rose”…assemblage…Old Forge, PA

 

First Place Graphics, Main Street Galleries Sponsored Award

Shirley Trievel…”Pensive”…pastel…Bear Creek Twp, PA

Second Place Graphics, Jesse John Mills Memorial Award

John Lund…”These Moments Belong to Me”…drawing… Olyphant, PA

Third Place Graphics, WOLFrames Sponsored Award

Mary Lou Steinberg…”Zen Garden #2”…clay slab monoprint…Kingston, PA

Honorable Mention Graphics, Marquis Art and Frame Sponsored Award

Shirley Trievel…”Basque Singers”…pastel…Bear Creek Twp, PA

Honorable Mention Graphics, Marquis Art and Frame Sponsored Award

A.J. Bartoletti…”Cubes, 2 Point Perspective”…ink…Wilkes-Barre, PA

 

First Place Painting, Main Street Galleries Sponsored Award

Rosemary Luksha…”Self Portrait of a Self Portrait”…oils…Larksville, PA

Second Place Painting, WOLFrames Sponsored Award

Phyllis Hopkins…”Not Far From Here”…acrylic…Pittston, PA

Third Place Painting, Green Dog Pottery Sponsored Award

Robert Husty…”Waiting and Wondering”…acrylic…Wilkes-Barre, PA

Honorable Mention Painting, Marquis Art and Frame Sponsored Award

    Colleen Quinn…”Happy Hour”…acrylic…Wilkes-Barre, PA

 

Honorable Mention Painting, Marquis Art and Frame Sponsored Award

   Colleen Quinn…”Supermoon”…acrylic…Wilkes-Barre, PA

Honorable Mention Painting, Marquis Art and Frame Sponsored Award

Robert Husty…”The Autumn Moon Lights My Way”…acrylic…Wilkes-Barre, PA

Honorable Mention Painting, Marquis Arts and Frame Sponsored Award

Rosemary Luksha…”Millie and the Fairy”…oils…Larksville, PA

 

First Place Photography, Leonard A. Najaka Memorial Award

Curtis Salonick…Untitled A…photograph…Wilkes-Barre, PA

Second Place Photography, Beatrice R. Miller Memorial Award

   Krista Connolly…”Deep Within”…photograph…Swoyersville, PA

Third Place Photography, Clementine M. Najaka Memorial Award

Robert Broghamer…”Bust Dedication of Unknown Philosopher”…photograph…Exeter

Honorable Mention Photography, Marquis Art and Frame Sponsored Award

Allison Maslow…”Impressions and Reflections 18612”…photograph…Dallas, PA

Honorable Mention Photography, Marquis Art and Frame Sponsored Award

Kurt Santayana…”Doce Doce”…photograph…Luzerne, PA

Honorable Mention Photography, Marquis Art and Frame Sponsored Award

Kurt Santayana…”Passi Dell”…photograph…Luzerne, PA

Honorable Mention Photography, Marquis Art and Frame Sponsored Award

Amy Bezek…”A Couple Walking at LBI, NJ”…photograph…Edwardsville, PA

 

First Place Sculpture, Fine Arts Fiesta Sponsored Award

Matthew N. Howell…”Noah’s Ark”…wood…Wilkes-Barre, PA

Second Place Sculpture, Everett Beidler Memorial Award

Robert Broghamer…”Industrial Cloaning of Unknown Species”…construction…Exeter

Third Place Sculpture, Stephen Lebron III and Fatima Lebron Memorial Award

Richard Scott…”Steel Forged Skull”…steel…Kingston, PA

 

First Place Watercolor, Sue Hand Imagery Sponsored Award

Diana Novosel…”Tuscan Beauties”…watercolor…Wilkes-Barre, PA

Second Place Watercolor, Wyoming Valley Art League Sponsored Award

Linda Keck…”Dahlias Afloat”…watercolor…Swoyersville, PA

Third Place Watercolor, Leonard and Angela Fiore Memorial Award

Linda Keck…”Lone Canoe”…watercolor…Swoyersville, PA

Honorable Mention Watercolor, Marquis Art and Frame Sponsored Award

   Niki Winters…”Midnight Blooms”…watercolor…Forty Fort, PA

Honorable Mention Watercolor, Marquis Art and Frame Sponsored Award

   Robert Bergstrasser…”So Right”…watercolor…Wilkes-Barre, PA

FINE ARTS FIESTA YELLOW ZINNIA JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH JURIED EXHIBITION AWARD WINNERS – 2023

 

 

Best of Show, Dr. Eugene W. Pelczar Memorial Award

Haylee Newell…”Akita”…acrylic…Mountain Top, PA

   

First Place Award, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C.  Womelsdorf Memorial Award

Alexis Beddingfield…”In My Head”…pen and ink…Mountain Top, PA

 

Second Place Award, Wyoming Valley Art League Sponsored Award

Shane Forsythe…”Dissociation”…mixed media…Mountain Top, PA

 

Third Place Award, Scorpio Studio Sponsored Award

Elektra Swartz…”The Peacock Mantis Shrimp”…acrylic…Mountain Top, PA

 

Johnston and Johnston Law Office Art Award

Antonio Solis…”G.R.I.M.M.”…pen and ink…Moconaqua, PA

 

Harry Grozio Memorial Award

Samera Buchanan…”Essence: In Loving Memory…Glen Lyon, PA

Harry Grozio Memorial Award

Amelia Murphy…”Untitled 4”…watercolor…Courtdale, PA

 

George Moses Sr. Memorial Award, Excellence in Graphics Award

Arianna Cruz…”Lurking Tiger”…mixed media…Wilkes-Barre, PA

Larry Mackinder Memorial Award

   Shane Forsythe…”Luzerne County Courthouse”…ink…Mountain Top, PA

 

Christopher Robinson Memorial Award

Maya Shakfa…”Guadalajara Cathedral”…ink…Mountain Top, PA

Sarah Jane Yuscavage Memorial Award

Elizaveta Graydus…”Babushka”s Apartment”…pen and ink…Mountain Top, PA

Natalie Lois Velo-Zorzi Memorial Award

   Ella Siergiej…”Up Close and Personal”…graphite…Hunlock Creek, PA

 

Honorable Mention Award, Scorpio Studio Sponsored Award

Mia Chitswara…”Bugatti T55”…watercolor…Mountain Top, PA

Honorable Mention Award, Scorpio Studio Sponsored Award

    Mia Chitswara…”Hereford Inlet Lighthouse”…pen and ink…Mountain Top, PA

Honorable Mention Award, Scorpio Studio Sponsored Award

   Amber Jones…”Growing Wings”…photograph…Wilkes-Barre, PA

Honorable Mention Award, Scorpio Studio Sponsored Award

   Caelyn Fisher…”Boy”…painting…White Haven, PA

 

Honorable Mention Award, Judith L. Keats Sponsored Award

    Makayla Rutchavskas …”Mary”…pencil…Mountain Top, PA

Honorable Mention Award, Judith L. Keats Sponsored Award

    Payton Cardillo…”Tiger”…pastel…Larksville, PA

 

Adam John Kehner Art Award

Emily Deets…”House in the Woods”…ink…Mountain Top, PA

Susan Patyk Villano Memorial Award

Molly Kopetchny…”Toe Beans”…photograph…Larksville, PA

 

Charles Kersletter Memorial Award for Colored Pencil and Drawing,                  Mary Lou Steinberg Sponsored Award

Andrew Poyer…”Family Portrait…colored pencil…Mountain Top, PA

 

Maria Livrone Art Award

   Andrew Poyer…”Babushka Kitties”…mixed…Mountain Top, PA

Maria Livrone Art Award

   Shane Forsythe…”Jagiellonczyk”…pastel…Mountain Top, PA

Oliva Livrone Memorial Award

Paicey Clower…”Crabs”…watercolor…Mountain Top, PA

William (Butch) Zack Memorial Award

   Kaitlyn Gaughan…”Cat by a Pool”…paint…Mountain Top, PA

 

Bob Gaetano Arts Award

   Molly Simko…”Nevermore”…graphics…White Haven, PA

 

Atelier Joel Carson Jones Art Award

   Natalie Hunsinger…”Watercolor Palette”…colored pencil…Mountain Top, PA

 

Ed “Sonny” Jones Woodturner Sponsored Award

    Alexis Beddingfield…”Cathedral”…watercolor/ink…Mountain Top, PA

 

Alexandra Eden Brown Memorial Award

   Alexis Beddingfield…”Beauty”…acrylic…Mountain Top, PA

 

William and Julia Luksha Mmeorial Award

   Anna Glassic…”My Screaming Sister”…acrylic…Mountain Top, PA