The 37th annual exhibit is on exhibit from MAY 14 – to JUNE 11, 2022 in the Main Gallery of the Irving Arts Center, 3333 N. MacArthur Blvd., Irving TX 75062. Gallery hours: Tuesday-Saturday: 12 pm-5 pm – No reservation necessary! Free to view!
86 works were accepted into the show by juror Billy Hassell from artists residing in five states: Arkansas, Louisana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. This year’s show includes eight media categories: acrylic, drawing (dry media), mixed media / other media, oil painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture / 3-D, and water media.
The Reception & Awards Ceremony was held on Sunday, May 15th from 2-5 pm. It was also live-streamed by the Arts Center beginning at 3 PM for those unable to attend in person and will also be available for viewing later. $9200 in awards was presented by the juror Billy Hassell. Our new Signature Artist for 2022, Kim Collins, was recognized, as well as the other returning Signature Artists.
To view the Reception & Awards photos, click hereTo view the Catalog, click here
The exhibit is both physical and online. To see a virtual tour of the exhibit click here. (It’s on the Irving Arts Center virtual website at https://iaconlineart.com —Take a look at last year’s exhibit too!)
A video of the Reception & Awards was created by ICTN (Irving Community Television Network) and posted on the City of Irving’s YouTube channel. To view the video of the Reception & Awards, click here
AWARD WINNERS
Awards
Artwork Title
Artist
Best of Show
Quilt Expo III, oil
Amy Werntz
IAC Award of Excellence
Wacker, oil
David Schweitzer
Acrylic
1st Place
Betcha
John Schaeffer
2nd Place
Picnic Stop Near Ghost Ranch
Diane Kell
3rd Place
Seascape
Mayank Dharia
HM
Radha-Krishna Rasleela
Neha Pathak
HM
Written
Harriette Tsosie
Dry Media (Drawing)
1st Place
Moonshine
Tanja Gant
2nd Place
The Weaver
Anjali Pai
3rd Place
Grains of Life II
Patsy Lindamood
HM
I Love M & M’s
Russ Mackensen
Mixed Media /Other Media
1st Place
Scent of Broq-pa 08042020D
Ziesook You
2nd Place
Totally Tarted Up
Diane Gelman
3rd Place
La Defensa
KB Morris
HM
A Stitch in Time
Maggi Miller
HM
Matisse’s Game
Odilia Iaccarino
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Oil
1st Place
Old No. 7
John Cole
2nd Place
Bound
Kathryn Megginson
3rd Place
Heeded
R.D. Mitchell
HM
Silver City
Chris Goodheart
HM
An Event Horizon
Leslie Lanzotti
Photography
1st Place
An Idea of Us
Rob Domenech
HM
Ascension
Tina Alvarez
Printmaking
1st Place
Because You’re Special
Mary Carradine
HM
Floridian Fruit
Kristen Baxter
Sculpture / 3-D
1st Place
Sustainable Flowers
George Tobolowsky
2nd Place
Sensor Device No. 3
Kurt Dyrhaug
3rd Place
Solitude
Thomas Tankersley
HM
Dry Mouth/Shallow Breathing
Daniela Maria Ferreira Cabeza-Vanegas
Watercolor painting of a Star Signage against a clouded sky
