This is our first annual curated and juried virtual art exhibition focused on outstanding wildlife art. Entries included animals from air, land, and sea. The full body of work ranged from hyper-realism to full abstraction, with everything in between.
Congratulations to each artist whose work was accepted into Wild Heart Gallery's Masters of Wildlfie Art 2023 international juried art exhibition!
It is the goal of Wild Heart Gallery to support and promote animal and wildlife artwork in a wide range of genres and styles.
Artwork for this exhibition was selected by jury based on theme, originality, technique, skill, and quality of work. Jurors were Sarah Soward, Sarah Stribbling, Torie Hilley, Sharon Eisley, and Ashli Kingfisher.
Awards: Best in Show, Overall Runner Up, Overall Honorable Mentions, Best in Category, and Special Merit Awards.
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BEST IN SHOW
The Mad Drag Queen, by Shawna Hinkel
19 x 30 in, Digital Photography
Shawna Hinkel's animal portraiture is moving, emotional, and purposefully detailed. The angles and positioning of the mandrill lends action or aggression to the composition. It's subtle but powerful. The colors of the mandrill are bold at first glance. All the detail of light and texture invite the viewer in to inspect closer. It then becomes clear that there are a multitude of transitions in those bold colors and varied textures.
OVERALL RUNNER UP
PoliNation, by Ted Shaine
9 x 12 in, Linoleum Print
From the artist, "Portrait of honey bee."
Clarity of shapes, rhythm, composition, varied tool marks, directionality, contrast! All of these elements work together in a seamless piece art that is full of motion. It holds the shape and definition of a honey bee while also embracing abstraction. This is a bee with power.
OVERALL HONORABLE MENTIONS
Congratulations to our Overall Honorable Mention winners, Shawna Hinkel, Rebecca Findlay, Tassy F, Linda Hansen, Oleg Kedria, Pat Gombarcik, Tara Nix, and Bonnie Johnson.
BEST IN CATEGORY
Congratulations to our Best in Category winners
Digital Art: Qihui Gong
Drawing and Pastels: Linda Hansen
Mixed Media: Ross Halfacree
Painting: Rebecca Findlay
Photography: Shawna Hinkel
Printmaking: Ted Shaine
SPECIAL MERIT AWARDS
Congratulations to our Special Merit Award winners, Ted Shaine, Monica Diaz, Ross Halfacree, Darren McGirr, Pat Gombarcik, Heather Cudworth, Linda Hansen, and Leo Lizarraga.
SELECTED WORKS
Sometimes we receive so many works that speak to us that we create an additional area in our virtual shows for works that are Selected but not awarded.
Congratulations to our Selected Works artists, Lizzie Jayne, Sumita Chatterjee, Tassy F, Shawna Hinkel, Shruti Sasan, Margaret Ann Adams, Kyoungryun Mo, Monica Diaz, Kathy Weiss, and Bonnie Johnson.
Best in Show receives $75 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).
Overall Runner Up receives $25 cash award and promotion 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.
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, Sharon Eisley, Ashli Kingfisher, Torie Hilley, and Sarah Stribbling.