The following works were the award winners of our Creative Expressions 2021 exhibition. Our judge was artist Diane Wilson of the Washington Studio School.

See a PDF of all award-winning works

Landscape

• 1st place: At Rest by Terry Pellmar 
• 2nd place: October River by Jenny Wilson
• 3rd place: Morning Light, Winter by Mary Ellen Simon
• Honorable mentions: Fermenting Storm by Rodney Mayer; Almost There by Christina Haslinger 

Still Life

• 1st place: Caring the Angel by Edward Johanson
• 2nd place: First Cup by Erik Ramsey
• 3rd place: Days Promise by Leslie Kraff 
• Honorable mentions: Farmer's Market Finds by Jennifer Crouch and Cumpleaños by Susan Sinclair Galego 

Abstract

• 1st place: Infrastructure 111, Purple Bridge by Rosemary Fallon 
• 2nd place: Light at the End of the Tunnel by Marcia Bhorjee
• 3rd place: Bold and Gold by Mari Craig
• Honorable mentions: Tunes Without Words by Karen Egbert and Urban Destiny by Sandra Edmonson

People Portraits

• 1st place: Weathered by Ellen Yahuda 
• 2nd place: Amazed by Miguel Mitchell 
• 3rd place: Paris Chef by Barbara Mandel 
• Honorable mentions: Peer Pressure by Karen Lantner; Waiting by Joyce Koeneman 

Animal World

• 1st place: Dog Contemplating Reality by Jean Finkleman
• 2nd place: Happy Goldfish by Sarah Clayton Davis
• 3rd place: Wash, Rinse, Repeat by Jamie Downs
• Honorable mentions: I Am Not Squeezing Him Too Tightly by Mary Jordan; Cat in Space by Rahela Majidi