Visual Art Award Winners

1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

2009 AWARD WINNERS

Best of Show - $1,000-Sylvia Pixley, print making
The Dorothy Uber Bryan Painting Award-$1,000- Wesley Dallas Merritt, painting
Second Place -$500- Steve Cameron, wood
Third Place -$250- Lisa Vetter, mixed media
Honorable Mentions -$75 each-Amy Taylor (painting), Judith Vierow (painting), Mike Kozumplik (jewelery), Suzanne Mays-Wentzell (painting), Marge Meserve (enamel)
Community Purchase Award: Suzanne Mays-Wentzell. Recipient: Wood County District Public Library
The painting will be hung in the Charter House (newly acquired brick house on Church St.) when that facility is open to the public.

2008 AWARD WINNERS

Best of Show - Tim Niewiadomski, Wood
Second Place - Sandy Atkins-Moran, Fiber
Third Place - Sylvia Pixley, Printmaking
Honorable Mentions: Marge Meserve (enamel), Danielle Crissman (sculpture), Deborah Barnes (jewelry), Stacy Esslinger (ceramics), Jerry Farnsworth (wood).
The Dorothy Uber Bryan Painting Award: Susanne Mays-Wentzell. Recipient: Bowling Green Schools.
Community Purchase Award: Matt Paskiet (glass). Recipient: City of Bowling Green.

2007 AWARD WINNERS

Best of Show - Danielle Crissman, Metalwork
Second Place - Chris Plummer, Printmaking
Third Place - Michael Cimprich, Photography
Honorable Mentions: Mike Kozumplik (jewelry), Lisa Vetter (mixed media), Larry Zengel (glass), Marina Terauds (printmaking), Richard Ruehle (woodworking).
The Dorothy Uber Bryan Painting Award: Lillian Brooks
Dorothy Linden Award: Pat Ortiz, Fiber Art
Community Purchase Award: Gary Wilson, Sculpture

2006 AWARD WINNERS

Best of Show - Michael Kozmplik, Jewelry
Second Place - Lisa Vetter & Paul Siefert, Mixed Media
Third Place - Krista Wietelmann-Jackson, Mixed Media
Honorable Mentions: Jan Bell (photography), Bruce Chesser (cermamics), Donna Garteck (painting), Helen Gotlib (printmaking), Renate Favour (jewelry).
The Dorothy Uber Bryan Painting Award: Bekah Ash
Community Purchase Award: Michele Cimprich, photography

2005 AWARD WINNERS

Best of Show - Krista Wietelman Jackson, Mixed Media
Second Place - John Lacy, Ceramics
Third Place - Douglas Fiely, Printmaking
Honorable Mentions: Mike Kozumplik (Jewelry), Mary Pencheff (Photography), Amy Kaye Sorensen (Jewelry), Michelle Cimprich (Photography), John Gibb (Drawing)
The Dorothy Uber Bryan Painting Award: Bekah Ash

2004 AWARD WINNERS

Best of Show - Sylvia Pixley, Printmaking
Second Place - Rebecca Levenson, Fiber
Third Place - Greg Schatz, Ceramics
Honorable Mentions: Rebekah Hodous (Jewelry), Mike Kozumplik (Jewelry), Jack Schwab (Wood), Todd Lundee (Photography), Rex Fogt (Ceramic)
The Dorothy Uber Bryan Painting Award: Jacqueline Gnott

2003 AWARD WINNERS

Best of Show - Jan Bell - Photography
Second Place - Michael Batdorf - Wood
Third Place - Allison Parks - Jewelry
Honorable Mention: J. Colin Richmond (Mixed Media), Laura Barnhardt Corle (Painting), Mary Miller (Mixed Media), Dave Eickholt (Ceramics), Brian Donahue (Wood)
The Dorothy Uber Bryan Painting Award: Sylvia Pixley - Printmaking

2002 AWARD WINNERS

Best of Show - Mike Kozumplick - Jewelry
Second Place - Brian Donahue - Wood
Third Place - Jason Bove - Ceramics
Honorable Mention: Greg Neal (Ceramics), Michael Batdorf (Wood), Cheryl Fent Swartz (Jewelry), Richard Gallup (Photography), Clifford Nevin (Papercutting)
The Dorothy Uber Bryan Painting Award: Ed Kitchen - Painting

2001 AWARD WINNERS

Best of Show - Kim NaVarre - Photography
Second Place - Sylvia Pixley - Printmaking
Third Place - Todd Malenke - Sculpture
Honorable Mention: Brian Donahue (Wood), Richard Gallup (Photography), David Y.N. Yeh (Painting), Corlette Thomas Baylock (Mixed Media), Sharon Taylor (Jewelery)
The Dorothy Uber Bryan Painting Award: Ed Kitchen - Painting

2000 AWARD WINNERS

Best of Show - Kim Navarre - Photography
Second - Brian Donahue - Wood
Third - Cheryl Fent-Swartz - Watercolor
Honorable Mention: Sylvia Pixley (Printmaking), Faith Wickey (Glass), Greg Schatz (Ceramics), Linda Ziemke (Ceramics), and Rex Fogt (Ceramics).

1999 AWARD WINNERS

Best of Show - Michael Batdorf - Wood
Second - Liesa Goerlich - Ceramics
Third - Steve Perucca - Watercolor
Honorable Mention: Kim Navarre (Photography), Mike Kozumplik (Jewelry), Greg Schatz (Ceramic), Cheryl Fent-Swartz (Jewelry), and Richard Gallup (Photography).

1998 AWARD WINNERS

Best of Show - Rex Fogt - Ceramics
Second - Deb Roberson - Baskets
Third - Gary Wilson - Sculpture
Honorable Mention: Linda Marcas (Jewelry), Kim Navarre (Photography), Michael Batdorf (Wood), Jacquelyn Crissman (Jewelry), and Cheryl Fent Schwartz (Jewelry).

1997 AWARD WINNERS

Best of Show - Roger Haas - Watercolor
Second - Marcia Damraver - Dense Fiber
Third - Lois Ward - Printmaking
Honorable Mention: Liegh Cattran (Photography), Doug Crane (Jewelry), Rex Fogt (Ceramics), Ann Tubbs (Ceramics), and Daina Dickens (Jewelry).

1996 AWARD WINNERS

Best of Show - Lois Ward - Printmaking
Second - Calvin Bougter - Photography
Third - Rex Fogt - Ceramics
Honorable Mention: Mike Kelley (Wood), Michael Kersey (Enamel on Wood), Annette Morrin (Jewelry), Sylvia Moss (Acrylic/Mixed Media), and Keith and Teresa Tovey (Sculpture).

1995 AWARD WINNERS

Best of Show - Paul Beel - Oil
Second - Steve Smith - Ceramics
Third - Teresa Thomas - Photography
Honorable Mention: Yvonne Hughston (Dolls), Michael Kersey (Mixed Media), Brian Donahue (Wood), Doug Crane (Jewelry).

1994 AWARD WINNERS

Best of Show - Bruce Woodard -
First - Kenneth Becker - Photography
Second - Michael Romanik - Jewelry
Third - Steve Smith - Ceramics
Honorable Mention: Kim Navarre (Photography), Brian Donahue (Wood), Rich Fizer.

1993 AWARD WINNERS

Best of Show - Dorothy Linden - Hand Paper
First - Michael Rader - Printmaking
Second - Thomas McLaughlin - Wood
Third - Michael Dembicki - Glass
Honorable Mention: Toni Paulvir-Fuller (Mixed Media), Ann Tubbs (Clay), Betty Auserdan (Baskets).