Awards Handed Out in Newport Annual

NEWPORT, R.I. – Ann L. Daum’s oil painting Portrait of Migrant Blueberry Harvester has won the two top prizes in the Newport Annual Members’ Juried Exhibition, which opened on February 6 and runs through May 23 at the Newport Art Museum.

Guest Juror Mónica Ramírez-Montagut, Curator of The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in Ridgefield, Connecticut, selected Daum’s painting for Best-in-Show and Newport Art Museum Curator Nancy Whipple Grinnell awarded the Newport Art Museum Award. Executive Director Lisa Goddard and Grinnell announced award winners in multiple categories during a reception at the Museum on Friday evening, February 5.

The Newport Annual is the largest, most comprehensive exhibition of regional contemporary art in the state. Two hundred and ninety artists entered the juried show this year. Ramírez-Montagut selected 92 for the exhibition and awarded prizes in six categories. She commented, “The works selected for this exhibition present (an) untraditional take on established notions, ideas and/or techniques. They challenge our take on nature, architecture, identity; they play with the boundaries between figuration and abstraction; experiment with certain techniques or continue working with some that are not considered cutting edge, such as collage.”

Prize-winning artists and works:

Best In Show: Sponsored by Dr. Arthur and Catherine Bert, in memory of Dr. Thomas Wachtel; and Providence Picture Frame

Ann L. Daum, Portrait of Migrant Blueberry Harvester, Oil on canvas

The artist lives in Cranston, RI.

The Newport Art Museum Award

Ann L. Daum, Portrait of Migrant Blueberry Harvester, Oil on canvas

1^st Photography: Sayer Regan & Thayer LLP Award

Jill Brody, Intersection, Digital photograph

The artist lives in Providence, RI.

Honorable Mention Photography

Marc Jaffe, American Diner, Digital photograph.

The artist lives in Barrington, RI.

1^st Three-Dimensional: Jessica Hagen Fine Arts & Design Award

Robert Kieronski, Create Life,  Electronics, chemistry, cabinetry

The artist lives in Newport, RI.

1^st Painting: Roger King Fine Art Award

Jemison Faust, Tipping Point # 3: Before the Work Begins, Oil on board

The artist lives in Newport, RI.

Honorable Mention Painting

Luke Randall, Classic, Oil on canvas.

The artist lives in Saunderstown, RI.

1^st Watercolor: William Vareika Fine Arts, Ltd Award

Paola Mangiacapra, Rigging Shed, Watercolor

The artist lives in Kingston, RI.

Honorable Mention Watercolor

Priscilla Malone, Marsh Study, Watercolor on paper

The artist lives in Portsmouth, RI.

1^st Prints/Pastels/Drawings/Mixed Media: Arnold Art Store & Gallery Award

Priscilla C. Foley, Ike & Ruth: Waiting, Mixed media

The artist lives in Jamestown, RI.

Honorable Mention Prints/Pastels/Drawings/Mixed Media

Grace Bentley-Scheck, Chelsea Rising-Orange Boogie (Homage to P. Mondrian),

Collagraph with silk aquatint

The artist lives in Narragansett, RI.

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