We Believe. There are diverse ways to any goal; that all may be right, and that none should be restricted. Audubon Artists wishes to acknowledge gratitude to the generous donors who have sponsored awards and to those who have graciously offered financial assistance.
Congratulations to the 54 Audubon Artists who won awards. There were 201 exhibiting artists in this year’s Annual Exhibition.
Thank you to our 2016 award jurors.
Curators from the Brooklyn Museum: Connie Choi & Cora Michael
Listed below are the 2016 Award Sponsors and Recipients:
AQUAMEDIA AWARDS (9) ….33 Exhibitors
1. Audubon Artists Gold Medal of Honor $500 & Medal
ARTIST: ELISE MORENON
TITLE: NUDE
Sponsor: Audubon Artists
2. Audubon Artists Silver Medal of Honor $300 & Medal
ARTIST: LYNNE F. KROLL
TITLE: AUTUMNAL RHAPSODY
Sponsor: Audubon Artists
3. Honorary John M Angelini Award in Watercolor $500
ARTIST: SAN-SAN YU
TITLE: THE RAINING DAY ON E. 57TH STREET
Sponsor: Daniel Irvine
4. Hella Bailin Honorary Memorial Award for
Impressionistic Landscape or Figurative Watercolor $250
ARTIST: ANTONIO MASI
TITLE: WALK ON THE BRIDGE
Sponsor: Michael and Bobbi Bailin
5. Honorary Marion Andrews Memorial Award In Aquamedia $250
ARTIST: JUDI BETTS
TITLE: TETE A TETE
Sponsor: Jacqueline Dittrich
6. Dick Blick Art Materials Award in Aquamedia $250 Certificate
ARTIST: DAVID JAYCOX JR.
TITLE: WHAT’S UP
7. Winsor & Newton/ ColArt Americas Inc. Award $225 Merchandise
ARTIST: DORIS DAVIS-GLACKIN
TITLE: LOOKING UP
8. Frank Webb Award in Aquamedia $200
ARTIST: ANN K. PEMBER
TITLE: SHADY STREAM
Sponsor: Wilmer Anderson
9. Jack Richeson & Co. Gold Brush Award in Aquamedia $100 Certificate
ARTIST: NATALIE SMYTHE
TITLE: PATRIOT’S PRAYER
Sponsor: Darren Richeson, President
COLLAGE & MIXED MEDIA AWARDS (7)……20 Exhibitors
1. Audubon Artists Gold Medal of Honor $500 & Medal
ARTIST: LUIS ANTONIO ROJAS
TITLE: SAINT FRANCI MIRACLE OF 3 GOLD COINS
Sponsor: Audubon Artists
2. Audubon Artists Silver Medal of Honor $300 & Medal
ARTIST: CAROL FLAX
TITLE: MAYFLOWER BEACH 111
Sponsor: Audubon Artists
3. Michael Engel Audubon Artists Founders Award $300
ARTIST: CHRISTINA SANES
TITLE: ACROSS THE BRIDGE & UNDER THE TUNNEL
Sponsor: Kathy Engel
4. The John Antonucci Memorial Award in Collage & Mixed Media $250
ARTIST: ELIZABETH VAZQUEZ
TITLE: OWLETTES
Sponsor: Carloyn Antonucci:- Almeida
5. The Jeffery Berman Director’s Award in Collage & Mixed Media $200
ARTIST: GAIL POSTAL
TITLE: SHARI
Sponsor: Jeffery Berman
6. The Vincent Scola Family Award in Collage & Mixed Media $200
ARTIST: CARMEN PORFIDO
TITLE: APPARITION
Sponsor: Vincent Scola
7. The Presidents Award For Innovative Collage / Mixed Media $200
ARTIST: MIKE G. QUON
TITLE: LET’S GO SURFING
Sponsor: Meg and Manny Scrofani
GRAPHIC AWARDS: (8)……….23 Exhibitors
1. Audubon Artists Gold Medal of Honor $500 & Medal
ARTIST: NIAMH BUTLER
TITLE: MAGIC HOUR
Sponsor: Audubon Artists
2. Audubon Artists Silver Medal of Honor $300 & Medal
ARTIST: ELLEN NATHAN SINGER
TITLE: CIRCLES OF LIGHT
Sponsor: Audubon Artists
3. The Old Print Shop Graphics Award $300
ARTIST: DIEGO B. LASANSKY
TITLE: STUDY OF REMBRANDT
Sponsor: Robert Newman
4. Art Times Ad Award in Graphics $240 Certificate
ARTIST: MARY C. WEBBER
TITLE: TRUMPETS OF SPRING
Sponsor: Publisher, Cornelia Seckel
5. Giulia Palermo Memorial Award In Graphics $225
ARTIST: MASAAKI NODA
TITLE: QUEST-8
Sponsor: Carmine & Vincent Palermo
6. Gamblin Artists Colors Printmaking Award $150 Merchandise
ARTIST: ARLINE REIMANN
TITLE: HOMAGE TO MATA ORTIZ
7. Jack Richeson & Co,. Gold Brush Award In Graphics $150 Certificate
ARTIST: JULIE HOPKINS
TITLE: SUSANNAH
Sponsor: Darren Richeson, President
8. Atlantic Papers Materials Award $100 Certificate
ARTIST: TAKAYO NODA
TITLE: TRYING TO ESCAPE
OILS & ACRYLICS AWARDS (11)……..54 Exhibitors
1 . Audubon Artists Gold Medal of Honor $500 & Medal
ARTIST: NAM SOON KIM
TITLE: SHIP DRY DOCK HULL PROPELLER VESSEL
Sponsor: Audubon Artists
2. Audubon Artists Silver Medal of Honor $300 & Medal
ARTIST: WILLIAM A. KENNON
TITLE: WESTBETH-FROM THE LAUNDRY ROOM
Sponsor: Audubon Artists
3. Honorary David Beynon Pena Memorial Award in Oils & Acrylics $500
ARTIST: TATYANA TEICHBERG
TITLE: TWO
Sponsored by: Susanna Anastasia, Stephanie Beauchamp, Natalie Becker, Edith Rae Brown, Martin Hardy, Alexander Katlan, Vincent Nardone & Miklos Sebek
4. Giovanni Martino Family Award For Realistic Landscape in Oils $300
ARTIST: ANTHONY MIGLIACCIO
TITLE: ROCKY SHORE
Sponsor: Nina F. Martino
5. The National Society of Painters in Casein & Acrylics $300
ARTIST: VILLO VARGA
TITLE: MESSAGES OF NEW YORK NO. 2
6. Katlan Family Award for a CityScene in Oil $200
ARTIST: NINA F. MARTINO
TITLE: WOMAN AND CHILD
Sponsor: Alexander Katlan
7. The Salmagundi Art Club Award in Oils or Acrylics $200
ARTIST: RICK PEREZ
TITLE: CYNTHIA
8. American Artists Professional League for Traditional Realism $200
ARTIST: ROSE ANN BERNATOVICH
TITLE: FRUIT ON LINEN
9. Elaine & James Hewitt Award in Oils & Acrylics $200
ARTIST: JAMES HARRINGTON
TITLE: CONDUCTOR E TRAIN
Sponsor: Anita and Errol Pomerance
10. Gamblin Artists Colors Award $150 Merchandise
ARTIST: SANDRA B. TAYLOR
TITLE: WHAT LIES BENEATH
11. Jack Richeson & Co. Gold Brush Award $125 Certificate
ARTIST: NIKOS KALAMARAS
TITLE: PEACHES
Sponsor: Darren Richeson, President
PASTELS AWARDS (10)…… 39 Exhibitors
1. Audubon Artists Gold Medal of Honor $500 & Medal
ARTIST: LISA GLEIM
TITLE: SMOOTH SAILING
Sponsor: Audubon Artists
2. Audubon Artists Silver Medal of Honor $300 & Medal
ARTIST: SUSAN STORY
TITLE: OLD TANGLED MAPLE
Sponsor: Audubon Artists
3. Art Spirit Foundation /Dianne Bernhard Gold Medal $500 & Medal
ARTIST: TONG WEI ZHANG
TITLE: CABBAGE
Sponsor: Dianne Bernhard
4. Art Spirit Foundation/Dianne Bernhard Silver Medal $300 & Medal
ARTIST: PEGGY ROSE
TITLE: SPEEDING BY CRACKING TOWERS AND LPG
Sponsor: Dianne Bernhard
5. The Honorary Richard Pionk Memorial Award In Pastel $300
ARTIST: CHRISTINE IVERS
TITLE: BUDAPEST REFLECTIONS
Sponsor: Claudia Seymour
6. Jenny Lin Directors Award in Pastel $250
ARTIST: MEI-LUN HUANG
TITLE: A DATE UNDER THE GOLDEN TRUMPET TREE
Sponsor: Jenny Lin
7. North America Pastel Artists Association Award $200
ARTIST: MARLENE WIEDENBAUM
TITLE: ALMOST SHUT
Sponsor: Jason Chang, President
8. Art Spirit Foundation/Dianne Bernhard Award of Merit $200
ARTIST: JANE WRIGHT WOLF
TITLE: LATE EVENING LIGHTS TAOS
Sponsor: Dianne Bernhard
9. Terry Ludwig Co. Merchandise Award in Pastels $140 Certificate
ARTIST:LEE-HUI CHIU
TITLE: LIFE IN THE OLD TOWN
Sponsor: Marie Ludwig, President
10. Atlantic Papers Materials Award in Pastels $100 Certificate
ARTIST: MACEO W. MITCHELL
TITLE: FEATHER DUSTER
SCULPTURE AWARDS: (9)……32 Exhibitors
1. Audubon Artists Gold Medal of Honor $500 & Medal
ARTIST: ANTHONY PADOVANO
TITLE: REFLECTIONS
Sponsor: Audubon Artists
2. Audubon Artists Silver Medal of Honor $300 & Medal
ARTIST: RIKKI MORLEY SAUNDERS
TITLE: NUREYEV
Sponsor: Audubon Artists
3. The Marion & Gil Roller Memorial Award In Sculpture $1000
ARTIST: TRICIA ZIMIC
TITLE: SUPPLY AND DEMAND
Sponsor: Audubon Artists Estate Bequest
4. The Elliot Liskin Memorial Award for Academic or Realistic Sculpture $400
ARTIST: LARRY SCATURRO
TITLE: CLASSICAL TORSO
Sponsor: Joyce & Elliot Liskin
5. Marilyn Newmark Memorial Award for Realistic Sculpture in Bronze $350
ARTIST: SUSANN HYMAN
TITLE: GIRL WITH RING
Sponsor: Myndy Newmark Mylett
6. Council of American Artist Societies Representational Sculpture Award $300
ARTIST: SELVA SANJINES
TITLE: LAETICA
7. Cleo Hartwig Memorial Sculpture Award $250
ARTIST: CARMEN M. FRANK
TITLE: BROOKLYN VICTORY
Sponsor: Renata Manasse Schwebel
8. Council of American Artist Societies Award For Traditional Sculpture $200
ARTIST: EVELYN FLORET
TITLE: YOUNG MAN
9 .Rhoda Sherbell Sculpture Award For Realistic Portraiture $200
ARTIST: MAURICE STERN
TITLE: ROBERT DUVALL
Sponsor: Rhoda Sherbell