Art Gallery of Algoma announces winning pieces from Winter Festival of Art

The Jury for the 9th Annual Members' exhibition at the Art Gallery of Algoma has announced the winning pieces for the Winter Festival of Art.

The Best in Show went to Kathleen Murray's Wildfire.

For more information on the exhibition and a list of winning pieces, please see the press release included below.

The Art Gallery of Algoma (AGA) is presenting the 9 th Annual Members’ exhibition Winter Festival of Art: I Share My Love of …, opening on Friday March 11 th to the public.

This year the exhibition has 70 participants, most of which are from Sault Ste. Marie and Algoma. These artists come from a background of all artistic levels and age groups – ranging from youth to more senior and established artists. The Jury selected winning pieces as follows:

Best In Show - 1st Place

• Kathleen Murray, Wildfire (Acrylic)

2nd Place

• David Baldwin, Goldeneye (Photography)

2nd Place

• Molly Miller, Ambivalence (Photography)

3rd Place

• Warren Peterson, Naturally Elegant (Acrylic)

Honourable Mentions:

• Mary Stevenson, Superior Sunset (Textile Art)
• Nancy Sachro, Superior Vista (Fabric)
• Nora Ann Harrison, I Share My Love of Algoma’s Natural Beauty (Watercolour)
• Hilkka Pellika, By the Ski Trail (oil)
• Zoey Wood-Salomon, In the Spirit of Our Land (Acrylic)
• Amy Williams, I Share My Love of Adventure (Acrylic)
• Farid Ibrahim, Western Desert of Egypt (Photography)

Certificate of Participation for children:

• Aryo Barzan, I Share My Love of Plants (Acrylic)
• Madalina Nisbett, Kitty Cat (clay Sculpture)
• Sarah Hapanovich, I See the World Around Me (coloured pencil)
• Claire Fleming, I love walking after a fresh snowfall in the woods (Acrylic)
• Sadie Pedlar, I Share My Love of Japanese Art (Watercolour)

The Most Innovative Artwork Award presented by Algoma Art Society:

The 2022 Award is in Memory of the Late Nancy Caldwell.

Hanna Ellis, Portrait Dress 2021 (cotton)

The prize includes:

1. $100 Cheque for the Winner of this Award
2. Free membership to Algoma Art Society which ends in September 2022 when renewal is due for members
3. Year Membership in Northern Ontario Art Association (NOAA)
4. Opportunity to Enter the AAS Spring Exhibition as a member (entry fee not covered)
5. Opportunity to Enter the 65th NOAA Juried Traveling Exhibition

All prizes and certificates will be available at the gallery on Friday morning, March 11, at 10 a.m. when the gallery opens to the public.

Funding for the prizes has been donated by the AGA’s Board members:

Mark A. Lepore, BMOS, JD, Board President
Partner
Laidlaw Paciocco Dumanski Spadafora & Johnson LLP
747 Queen Street East, Suite 202

Elspeth Fleming

David Ellis david ELLIS architect inc.
267 Cathcart Street, Studio 2

Katrina Thibodeau
Discover the Canvas Studio, SSM

Please join us for this celebration of amazing talent in our community! For all inquiries, please contact Jasmina Jovanovic, Executive Director, Art Gallery of Algoma, at [email protected] or at 705-297-3769.