1st Annual Wild Art Open International Juried Art Exhibition

Aug 31, 2022
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Updated: Jan 13, 2023

The Last One Standing, detail, by Erin Leon. Head and shoulders of an intricately carved woodcut print of a standing bear. — The Last One Standing, detail, by Erin Leon

Congratulations to each artist whose work was accepted into Wild Heart Gallery's inaugural juried art exhibition! Artwork for this exhibition was selected by jury based on originality, technique, skill, and quality of work.

Awards: Best in Show, Overall Runner Up, Overall Honorable Mentions, Best in Category, and Special Merit Awards. More award details below.

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BEST IN SHOW

Last one Standing by Erin Leon. Black and white, detailed and somewhat abstracted image of a polar bear standing on its hind legs. The artwork is a 3.5x7 foot wood block print. — by Erin Leon

The Last One Standing, by Erin Leon 3.5x7 foot woodcut print "Life-size young polar bear."

OVERALL RUNNER UP

I Have a Secret, by Shawna Hinkel

32x12 photograph

"Sumatran Orangutan"

OVERALL HONORABLE MENTIONS

by Debbie Morris
by Leslie Verbist
by BHASWATI SINHA
by Cher Pruys
by Caroline Pike
by Debbie Morris
by Carolyn Quan
by Shawna Hinkel
by Kathleen Bartl

BEST IN CATEGORY

Pastel/Drawing: Debbie Morris
Mixed Media: Adrienne Mixon
Printmaking: Erin Leon
Painting: Leslie Verbist
Sculpture: Kathleen Bartl
Photography: Shawna Hinkel

SPECIAL MERIT AWARDS

by Amish Chhagan
by Jackie Lee
by Michael Doering
by Cher Pruys
by Molly Sims
by Debbie Morris
by Carolyn Quan
by Adrienne Mixon
by Amish Chhagan
by Keia Kato-Berndt
by Pamela Nigro

SELECTED WORKS

by Cher Pruys
by Molly Sims
by Carolyn Quan
by Debbie Morris
by Shawna Hinkel
by Michael Doering
by Leslie Verbist
by Julie Baer
by Ashleigh Abrams
by Caylin Schwartz
by Jane Muschenetz
by Caylin Schwartz
by Sarah Crumb
by Michael Putorti
by Amish Chhagan
by Adrienne Mixon
by Leslie Verbist
by Julie Baer
by Leslie Verbist
by Cher Pruys
by Michael Putorti
by Julie Baer
by Molly Sims
by Sabrina Cali
by Erin Leon
by Erin Leon
by BHASWATI SINHA
by Keia Kato-Berndt
by Amanda Ward
by Amanda Ward
by Julie Baer
by Caylin Schwartz
by Caroline Pike
by Michael Putorti
by Erin Leon
by Amish Chhagan
by Shawna Hinkel
by Molly Sims
by Summer Bhullar
by Caroline Pike
by Carolyn Quan
by Caroline Pike
by Maria Pazos
by Kathleen Bartl
by Jackie Lee
by Amanda Ward
by Keia Kato-Berndt

Best in Show receives $50 cash award and promotion on the following: Art Base, Art Week, Wild Heart Gallery’s (WHG's) growing social media and other online media channels, WHG's eNewsletter, and WHG's home page (for duration of the exhibition).

All award recipients receive promotion on Wild Heart Gallery’s (WHG's) growing social media/other online media channels and WHG's eNewsletter and inclusion in a virtual group exhibition that lasts at least one month.

This art exhibition was juried by Sarah Soward and Sharon Eisley.