Minnesota Artists Association
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2016 Spring Juried Exhibition
Our Spring Exhibition was held at the Edina Art Center. The juror was Bethany Whitehead, Executive Director of Banfill-Locke Center for the Arts, who did a fine job speaking about the show and the award winning paintings. We had 89 paintings in the show with 9 artists receiving awards. There was a People's Choice award also which received a ribbon.
Here are the award winners:
Awards of Excellence
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Rita Beyer Corrigan
Autumn's Glory - pastel
Suzi McArdle
Joy - watercolor on yupo
Susan Solomon - gouache
Prisoner Beach, Wales
Awards of Merit
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Mandy Bitzegaio
The Third Man - ink on paper
Calvin deRuyter - watercolor
Morning Ground Fog
Jack O'Leary - acrylic plus
Courtship Ritual
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Honorable Mention
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Eileen France - pastel
Pond Reflections
Judy Lieber
One of the Guys! - watercolor
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Ron Wilson
Tree Shadows - acrylic
People's Choice
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Marilyn Brown
Pilgrimage - oil