2017 93rd Annual Hoosier Salon Exhibition

2017 93rd Annual Hoosier Salon Exhibition

The Hoosier Salon moved back to the Indiana State Museum for this year's exhibition. Judges Sherrie McGraw and Jim Wodark selected a wide range of medium and subject matter that reflects the historical significance of the Salon and its past. As always the work submitted by the artists is exceptionally well done, and Hoosier Salon makes an excellent venue to showcase their talent. Art lovers and those just wanting to experience art on a casual basis should put the annual Hoosier Salon on their list of the exhibitions to attend each year. C. W. Mundy took this years Best of Show award of $5,000 for his oil painting titled "Emily in the Black Hat with Veil." The  Jurors’ Prize of Distinction worth $2,500 in prize money went to A. Cassia Margolis for a Gouache painting titled "Portrait of Margey’s Son." Rena Brouwer received $1,500 for the Jurors Award of Merit for a watercolor titled "Fragile Grace."

$1,000 Artist Awards

Best Portrait awarded to Carlene M. Brown for an oil painting titled "Jungle Morning."
Best Figure awarded to Steve Dodge for an oil painting titled "Visions of My Ancestors."
Best Non-Traditional Landscape awarded to Beth Forst oil painting titled "Purple, Purple Who Need Purple."
Best Traditional Landscape awarded to Lisa H. VanMeter for Serigraph titled "Winter Conifers."
Best Non-Objective composition made possible awarded to Bruce Moore for a Watercolor on Yupo titled "Animalia and Us."
Best Watercolor awarded to Terry Armstrong for a watercolor titled "Winter’s Stillness."
Best Oil Painting awarded to Diane Lyon for an oil painting titled "Brass and Pomegranate."
Best Still Life awarded to C.W. Mundy for an oil painting titled "Roses."
Best Work on Paper awarded to Bruce Neckar for an oil titled "Black Lab."

$750 Artist Awards

Best Sculpture awarded to Estella J. Fransbergen for a clay sculpture titled "Ocean."
Best Ceramic awarded to Joe Rohrman for a stoneware titled "Before the Colonel."

$500 Artist Awards

Outstanding Portrait awarded to Christine Patten for a watercolor titled "The Giver."
Outstanding Figure awarded to Susan Mauck for an oil titled "Bleu Silk."
Outstanding Cityscape awarded to Wyatt LeGrand for an oil painting titled "Inauguration Day."
Outstanding Traditional Landscape awarded to C.W. Mundyforan oil painting titled "Williams Creek, Just Before Sunset."
Outstanding Plein Air Painting awarded to Forrest Formsma for an oil painting titled "Farmers’ Market."
Outstanding Non-Traditional Medium awarded to Sarah L. Luginbill for an Acrylic batik titled "A Wrinkle in Time."
Outstanding Print awarded to Lisa H. VanMeter for a woodblock print titled "Crash."
Outstanding Non-Objective Composition awarded to Jerome C. Harste for a mixed water media  titled "Jericho."
Outstanding Watercolor awarded to J. Anna Roberts for a watercolor titled "The Visitor."
Outstanding Oil Painting awarded to Dan Bulleit for an oil painting titled "Princess with a Pink Bow."
Outstanding Sculpture awarded to Michael McAuley for an Hydrocal plaster sculpture titled "C.S. Lewis."
Hydrocal plaster
Outstanding Work on Paper awarded to Alan Larkin for a Graphite titled "The Major Arcana: The Empress."
Outstanding Pastel awarded to Bruce Neckar for a pastel titled "Fox."
Outstanding Drawing awarded to Charlene M. Brown for a Charcoal titled "Eye of the Storm."
Award for First Time Exhibitor awarded to Mejo Okon for an Oil and gold leaf titled "Redi-Mix."
Hoosier Salon Director’s Choice awarded to Lawrence Rudolech for an Oil titled "Rivers Edge Sporting Goods."

$300 Artist Awards

Award for Oil Painting awarded to Karen A. Graeser for an oil painting titled "Day is Done."
Award for Oil Painting awarded to Fred Doloresco for an oil painting titled "Harvest."
Award for Oil Painting awarded to "Mark Ratzlaff" for an oil titled "HWY 446, Summer’s End."
Award for Watercolor awarded to Kristina M. Knowski for a watercolor titled "Falling Eminence."
Award for 3D Work awarded to Benjamin Johnson for a Glass work titled "Patchwork."
Award for 3D Work awarded to Lisa Pelo for Blown Glass work titled "Added to Fall."
Award for Non-Traditional Landscape awarded to "David M. Seward" for an oil titled "Willows and Waterlilies."
Award for Pastel awarded to "Carol Strock Wasson" for a Pastel titled "Lingering Snow #2."
Award for Drawing awarded to Stephanie P. Thomson for a Charcoal titled "Be Ye Not Fooled."