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2014 Annual Hoosier Salon 90th Exhibition

Mary Gretsinger Wins Back to Back Best of Show


2014 Hoosier Salon
2014 Hoosier Salon
The 90th annual Hoosier Salon Exhibition at the Indiana History Center in Indianapolis opened on June 26th, exhibiting 127 works of art by 106 Indiana artists. Judges for this year's show are Frank Lalumia from Trinidad, Colorado, and Kathleen Newman from Chicago, Illinois.

For the second year in a row, Mary Gretsinger won Best of Show for her 30" x 40" oil painting titled "Behind the Circle" receiving the top cash prize of $5,000. Fred Doloresco received $1,500,

Best Traditional Oil for his 40" x 46" piece titled "Winter Pokagon." A 36" x 46" tilted painting by artist Roy Boswell titled "Mysterious Place"  received the $1,000 award for
Best Impressionistic. Carol Strock-Wasson's work in pastel won the $1,500 prize for Best Pastel. The work was titled "Values Close to Home" and measured 26" x 28".

In the Watercolor category, artist Patricia Hooper's 17" x 21" portrait titled "Maddox" was awarded $1,000 for Best Watercolor.

A porcelain clay sculptor titled "Hollyhock at Midnight" by Amy Carroll won Best Sculptor and $1,000 in prize money.

Best Contemporary work went to artist April Willy for a 30" x 40" titled" Cluster," she received $1,00.

Jessica Smit won the $350 for Best First Time Exhibitor for her 35" x 37" oil painting titled "Thirst."

Additional awards and prize money at this year's show are:


Outstanding Awards - $500


Charlene Brown, 17.5" x 21.5", titled Joel at the Seawall, awarded for outstanding oil
Deb Ward, titled,  28" x 36", "Japanese Tea," West Harrison awarded outstanding watercolor
Donna Shortt, 27" x  27"  titled "The Sled Run," awarded outstanding pastel
David Cunningham, 22.5" x 22.5", titled "New Years Resolution," awarded outstanding still life
Forrest Formsma, 34" x 46", titled, The Monuments Men" awarded outstanding contemporary

Jury Prize Of Distinction - $250


Susan Mauck, 25" x 29" titled "Montana Annie," Westfield, Jury Prize of Distinction Portrait
Patricia Rhoden Bartels, 36" x 43" titled "Frigid," Jury Prize of Distinction Impressionistic Landscape
Tamara Scantland-Adams, 25.25" x 29.5" titled "Orange," Jury Prize of Distinction Still Life
Rodney Reveal, 36" x 28" titled What's Up?, Jury Prize of Distinction Watercolor
William Carpenter, 60" x 40", Pastel, titled Slave, Toil Workmanship, Jury Prize of Distinction – Etching/Drawing/Mixed Media
Lawrence Rudolech, 34" x 28", oil, titled "Tom Tom's Exhibition #4", Jury Prize of Choice

List of Artists Juried into the show 


A

Dan Annarino Laura Appleby, Biagio Azzarelli

B

Linda Barrett, Henry Bell, Lisa Bemish, Kari Black, Joe Blalock, Philip Blomgren. Roy Boswell, Joanne Breen, John Brooks, Charlene Brown, Ron Burgess, JoAnne Burkhar

C

Charles Capek, William Carpenter, Amy Carroll, Ellen Crabb, Cindy Cradler, Roderic Cranor, Judy Crawford, Cindy Crofoot, David Cunningham

D

Douglas David, Rob Day, Steve Dodge, Fred Doloresco, Lynn Dunbar

E

Charles Edwards, Karen Fehr, Forrest Formsma, Beth Forst, Suzy Friedman, Joel Fremion, Penny French-Deal

G

Brian Gordy, Gerrie Govert, Linda Gredy, Mary Gretsinger

H

Jerome Harste, Jeanne Hilfiker, Thomas Himsel, David Hockensmith, Patricia Hooper, Kathryn Houghton, David Hudson, Corrine Hull


J

Benjamin Johnson, Steve Johnson, Gary Jusik

K

Troy Kilgore, Scott Kilmer, Anthony King, Patrick Kluesner, Marilyn Kruger

L

Hewood Lee, Wyatt LeGrand, Judith Lewis, Kathy Los-Rathburn, Sarah Luginbill, Joyce Lupresto, Therese Lynch, Diane Lyon

M

Miguel Malagon, Jeremy Mallov, Cassia Margolis, Susan Mauck, Sandy Maudlin, Jeanne McLeish, Roger Merkel, Bob Meyers

N

Martha Nahrwold, Bruce Neckar, Chris Newlund, Pam Niccum

O

Nancy Olds

P

Abbie Parmele , Alan Patrick , Jerry Points

R

Susie Rachles, Rodney Reveal, Patricia Rhoden, David Riedel, J. Anna Roberts, Larry Rudolech

S

Martha Sando, Tamara Scantland-Adams, Michael Schulbaum, David Seward, Carol Sexton, Donna Shortt, Jessica Smit, Jerry Smith, Arlyne Springer, Hattie Stanton

W
Carol Strock Wasson, Deb Ward, Patricia Weiss, Jacqueline Welsh, Tricia Wente, Katie Whipple, April Willy, Rick Wilson, Marilyn Witt, Dan Woodson, Tom Woodson

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