Leroy LeFlore wins Best of Showin Galveston Art League contest

​Galveston artist Leroy LeFlore was awarded Best of Show for “King Frivolous, Pelican”
in Galveston Art League’s first juried show of 2022. LeFlore’s Mardi Gras-theme oil
painting, plus 113 additional entries accepted into the league’s Winter 2022 Juried Show,

will be on exhibit noon to 6 p.m. Fridays through Sundays throughout February at the Art
League Gallery, 2117A Postoffice St. in Galveston.
The exhibit, with most items offered for sale, also is shown on
www.GalvestonArtLeague.com, which offers easy credit card checkout.
Other award recipients are:
Works on Canvas – First, Jerry Bachman, “Galveston on Galveston”; second, Robb
McGee, “Pretty Girl, Handsome Iguana”; honorable mentions: Kyungsoon Chung,
“Roseate Spoonbill”; Cindy Williams-Ware, “Autumn Creekside”; Don Henderson,
“Lady & Friend.”
Works on Paper – First, Ruby Allen, “Thistle”; second, Gay Paratore, “Window Washer
NYC”; honorable mentions: Ruby Allen, “Miss Penelope”; Maureen Lewis, “Cabbage
Patch”; Sharon Hendry (two), “Stairway to the Past” and “Restoring a Memory”; Dianne
Owen, “Egret Bay Goat Farm”; Susan Venier, “Colorful Mix.”
Photography – First, Matt Logmann, “Sand and Iron”; second, Molly Ross, “Dunes in
Winter”; honorable mentions: Julie Chapa, “Seaside Sunbeams”; Pat Jakobi (two),
“Fenestration” and “Furled Sail”; Leah Garcia-Blanco, “Swamp Egrets”; Rebecah
Thompson, “First Snow.”
Mixed Media, Wall-Hung – First, Kathy Hammond, “All Roads Lead Home”; second,
Gay Paratore, “Princess Obsession”; honorable mentions: Susan Douglass Moody,
“Morning After”; Suzanne Peterson (two), “Ava & Autumn” and “Sacred Heart.”
3-D – First, Nancy House, “Ms. Portia, the Pelican”; second, Nancy Graham, “Ruffle &
Flourish”; honorable mentions, Michael Muhlherr, “Diving Whale”; Nancy Graham,
“Dragon Tear.”
Digital Art – First, Sharon Jones, “Flamingo Morning”; second, Steve Jones, “Wigwam
Hotel, Rt. 66”; honorable mention, Sharon Jones, “Baxter.”
Galveston Art League holds three juried competitions each year, in February, June and
September. These competitions fulfill part of the all-volunteer nonprofit organization’s
mission to advance visual arts and art education throughout the region.
Contest rules allow artists to enter up to three total works. The competition has six
categories: works on canvas and board, works on paper, photography, digital art (pieces
created via computer and photos that have been manipulated significantly using computer
software), mixed-media wall-hung, and 3-D (sculpture, pottery, art dolls, wood carvings,
metalwork, etc.). Every Art League juried contest is open to both member and
nonmember artists.

Houston resident Missy Rorrer judged the Winter 2022 Juried Show. A jewelry designer,
Rorrer is active in the arts in various ways. She serves on the Visual Arts Committee of
Webster Presbyterian Church. She has been general chairman for the Lunar Rendezvous
Festival and is a member of the festival’s advisory board. She also has volunteered at the
Bay Area Museum Guild.
Founded in 1914, Galveston Art League has never had a salaried employee on staff. Its
arts advocacy includes adult and children’s workshops, which are open to the public,
throughout each year; promotion of local artists by means of its Featured Artist program;
participation in ArtWalks; and gallery and online exhibits/sales that change each month.
The Art League is funded through tax-deductible memberships and contributions, gallery
sales, and an annual gala. To join (non-artists are welcomed as patrons) or learn more
about Galveston Art League, please visit www.GalvestonArtLeague.com or email
[email protected]. Member benefits include: discounted entry fees to juried
competitions, a subscription to a quarterly electronic newsletter with information about
members and local art news, monthly preview parties, camaraderie with regional artists,
and early notification about league-hosted workshops, which have limited enrollment.