2022 Special Shows
Artist Of The Year - Exhibited Jan. 5 to Feb. 5, 2022
Opening reception Friday, Jan. 7, 2022, 5-7:30 PM
•Winners of the previous year's shows are eligible to compete.
•The Artist of the Year receives a cash prize
•May display their work prominently in the main gallery during the next year.
•The Artist of the Year receives a cash prize
•May display their work prominently in the main gallery during the next year.
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The NBAL Artist of The Year for 2021 is Norman Bean for his impressive work in values and shading. Extremely high technical skills and beautifully done!
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2021 Honorable Mentions
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Janet Avery for her use of color, pattern, and overlapping. I just keep coming back for another look. Great job!
"Very little of my work for the past fifteen years has been what is considered 'traditional' quilting or made using someone else's pattern. To me, it is much more interesting and challenging to work improvisationally without a clear path at the beginning. Some of my quilts have a message; most of them are somewhat whimsical in nature." Janet Avery |
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Vicki Smith for her wonderful pastel work. Beautiful composition and concept. Love the color play throughout all three pieces. Absolutely Stunning!
"I strive to capture that fleeting moment in time where light transforms the ordinary into magic. Utilitarian becomes beautiful. Routine becomes extraordinary. Plain becomes exceptional. And reality becomes art." Vickie Smith |
Previous Artists of the Year Winners
- 2004 Edward Reichert •2005 Rita Kirkman
- 2006 Bill Brockmeier •2007 Dianne Reeves
- 2008 Ron Watkins •2009 Jean Crow
- 2010 Myra Knapp •2011 Sheila Blakemore
- 2012 Mary K. Hammond •2013 Patsy Ledbetter Strode
- 2014 Pam Pohl •2015 Sherry Kelley
- 2016 Trace Guthrie •2017 Robbie George
- 2018 Susan Calafrancesco •2019 Mary McIntosch
- 2020 Gregory Lambert
