Winners named in 40th annual Wallowa Valley Festival of Arts

Published 1:00 pm Thursday, September 22, 2022

JOSEPH — The winners of the 40th annual Wallowa Valley Festival of Arts have been named, with Nancy Allen’s “My Beauty: Blue Sky Series No. 4” winning Best of Show, according to a press release from the Josephy Center for Arts and Culture.

The works were judged by Barbara Jaenicke, a Bend artist.

The Best of Show award was sponsored by Glenn and Duck Martin.

Other winners included:

• Sylvia Hosie’s “Gold Dust” as the Jon M. Skovlin Memorial for Best Wildlife Representation. The award was sponsored by Kirk Skovlin and Sandra Skovlin Bosley.

• The Best Three-Dimensional Art went to Mike Burns for “Amati 1566.” The award was sponsored by the Wallowa Valley Festival of Arts.

• Jan Lucking’s “With Liberty and Justice For All” won the Northwest Cultural Heritage Award, sponsored by the Wallowa Valley Festival of Arts.

• Sven Geirnaert’s “AM Snout Gathering” won for Best Photography. The award was sponsored by the Wallowa Valley Photo Club.

• Timothy Biedron’s “Beacon” won for Best Drawing Medium. The award was sponsored by the Wallowa Valley Festival of Arts.

• Biedron’s “Beacon” also won the overall People’s Choice award, sponsored by Allison and Steven Wolowitz.

• Leslie LeViner’s “Winter Willows and Alder Slope” won for Best Oil-Based Medium. The award was sponsored by the Wallowa Valley Festival of Arts.

• Nicole Freshley’s “Eagle Cap, Winter Coming” won for Best Water-Based Medium. The award was sponsored by the Wallowa Valley Festival of Arts.

• Pam Little’s “Making Travel Plans” won for Best Print Medium. The award was sponsored by Nancy Knoble, Nancy Clarke and Jim Dameron.

• Susan Pesti-Strobel’s “Lake Fairy Cape” won for Best Mixed Media. The award was sponsored by the Wallowa Valley Festival of Arts.

• Sven Geirnaert’s “A Road Less Traveled” won the Northwest Region Landscape Award. The award was sponsored by the Wallowa Lake Lodge and Jayzee Lumber Inc.

• Michelle L. Purvist’s “Oasis” won for Best Eclectic Piece. The award was sponsored by the Wallowa Valley Festival of Arts.

• Michael Potts’ “Into Dreamtime” won the Director’s Choice Award. The award was sponsored by the Wallowa Valley Festival of Arts.

• David Jensen’s “Sockeye Dreaming, Wallowa River” won for People’s Choice Photography. The award was sponsored by the Wallowa Valley Photo Club.

The festival’s En Plein Air Awards went to:

• Best of Show: Crystal Newton for “Canyon’s Edge, Joseph Creek.”

• Best Agrarian Landscape: Karen Bakke for “Brennan View.”

• Best Landscape with Water: Mary Corp for “Wallowa River.”

• Best Use of Light: Karen Bakke for “Glow.”

• Best Landscape with Mountains and/or Canyons: Karen Bakke for “Dawn at Joseph Canyon.”

• Artist Choice: Karen Bakke for “Glow.”

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