Galveston Art League exhibits works from Spring Juried Show

​Starting now and lasting through May 30, the Galveston Art League Gallery will
display 105 artworks that were accepted into its Spring Juried Show. Most items
in this exhibit are for sale in the gallery, 2117A Postoffice St. in Galveston, which
is open noon to 6 p.m. Fridays-Sundays and 24/7 for shoppers visiting
www.GalvestonArtLeague.com.
Best of Show was awarded to Leroy LeFlore for his oil painting “The Seawall.” It
was entered in the category Works on Canvas or Panel. First place in that
category went to Kathy Hammond for “Waiting on High Tide.” Second was Peggy
Kingsbury for “Venice Flowers.” Honorable mentions in this category were Jerry
Bachman, “Eye of the Beholder”; Kyungsoon Chung, “Reddish Egret”; Annika
Farmer, for two pieces: “I Spy Rum and Coke” and “Freckles”; Don Henderson,
“2035, Imaging Zero Fossil Fuels”; and Peggy Kingsbury, “Serving.”
Awards in the (traditional) Photography category were: first, Larry Parks,
“Carousel”; second, Leah Garcia-Blanco, “Breakfast”; and honorable mentions to
Julie Chapa, “Pleasure Pier Beach”; Peter Bowman, “I’m Working for You”;
Lynne Hughes, for two pieces: “Classic Portrait” and “Perfect Pelican”; Leah
Garcia-Blanco, “Dancing”; David Mortenson, “A River Runs Through It No. 1.”

In the Art League’s new category, Digital Art, first place was awarded to Rebecah
Thompson for “Fish Toast!” Second place went to Gayle Pendergrass for
“Shattered.” Thompson also received an honorable mention for “I’ve Got my Eye
on You.”
For Works on Paper, Gay Paratore won first for “Fisherman’s Friend,” and
second was Annika Farmer’s “Boris in Paradise.” Honorable mentions went to
Joyce Buffalo, “Springtime in France”; Fontaine Jacobs, “Natura”; Karen Lehr, for
two pieces: “Galveston Evening Glow” and “I Love the Beach”; and Mardi
Mitchell, “Yellow Rose.”
In the category Mixed Media, Wall-Hung, Jackie Liddell’s “Renewal” was
awarded first place, and Anita McCormick’s “Life Cycle” took second. Honorable
mentions are Ruby E. Allen’s “Invitation to the World” and Lois Morton “Color
Blind.”
Frank Eader was awarded first place for his “Segmented Turned Bowl” in the 3-D
art category. Second went to Eric Moorehead for “Opened Up.” Honorable
mentions went to Nancy House for “Garden Flower” and to Jennifer De Ranieri
for “HEART-ly Considered Heart.”
Award winners receive cash prizes: Best of Show, $300; first place in a category, $100;
and second place, $50.
Judging the contest was Jan Harrell (www.janharrell.com), who is a metalsmith,
enamellist, and educator who has been a teacher at the Glassell School of Art in
Houston for nearly 30 years. Harrell also teaches workshops across the country
and participates in invitational and juried exhibitions. She received her bachelor
of fine arts degree from Texas Tech University and her master of fine arts degree
in sculpture from the University of Houston.
This was one of three juried competitions held by the Galveston Art League each
year. The Art League is a 107-year-old nonprofit organization run solely by
volunteers (no salaried staff members), and its mission is to enhance visual arts
appreciation and art education in Galveston County and beyond. The league’s
next juried competition is coming up in September. These juried shows are open
to artists older than 15, and they do not have to be Galveston Art League
members.
The Art League welcomes non-artists as well as artists as members. Members
receive discounts to the league exhibits, which change monthly; they also are
invited to exclusive preview parties each month when the new exhibits debut in
the gallery.

To learn how you may join or to find out more about the league, please visit
www.GalvestonArtLeague.com or email gallery2117@gmail.com. A schedule of
league activities, including low-cost workshops that will resume this summer and
are open to the public, will be listed on the website – so check back in late May.
The website also has information about the league’s May 23 fundraiser gala at
historic Garten Verein in Galveston, with online ticket sales.