The MOSI Art Guild is currently holding its Third Annual Spring Exhibition at the Kirksville Arts Association’s (KAA) gallery until July 4, 2016. A reception was held on May 19, at the Kirksville Arts Center where artists were awarded recognition in five categories and best of show. The award winners were:
Krista Baker, Colleen Wagner, Anna Marie Dabney, Jana Russon, Denise Hilton, Judy Harris, Greg Walter, Maureen McHale, Gigi Wahba, Judy Sharp, Jane Lovstuen, Mary Ann Farmer, Darrell Williams, Barb Adams, and Debra Johnson. Winners not present for the picture: Joanna Marshall, Aaron Fine, Betty McLane-Iles, Amber Corbett, and Sarah D. Harrell.
Anna Marie Dabney—Best of Show winner; presented by Barb Adams—Assistant Show Coordinator
The exhibition was judged by Sandy Eccles, a professional artist and retired art teacher.
Awards
Best of Show – Anna Marie Dabney for “Old Man Coal Miner”
Categories
Painting
1st place – Darrell Williams, “John 10:10”
2nd place – Joanna Marshall, “Sunset on Highway”
3rd place – Judy Harris, “Old Man II”
Drawing
1st place – Greg Walter, “Slate Bed in Sugar Creek”
2nd place – Aaron Fine, “Color in the Cave Which is An Oracle To Some, A Tomb of Ignorance To Others”
3rd place – Betty McLane-Iles, “Hollywell Gardens, England”
3-Dimensional
1st place – Denise Hilton, “Who Knows”
2nd place – Darrell Williams, “Departure”
3rd place – Debra Johnson, “Mardi Gras II”
Photography
1st place – Maureen McHale, “Clipped Wings”
2nd place – Betty McLane Iles, “Ferry Crossing from France on the English Channel”
3 rd place – Jana Russon, “Pampas Spots”
Mixed Media/Misc.
1st place – Amber Corbett, “Erosion of Time”
2nd place – Colleen Wagner, “Wheat, Sun Ripened and Wind Blown”
3rd place – Sarah D Harrell, “Charlie”
Honorable Mentions
Painting
Darrell Williams, “The Phoenix”
Anna Marie Dabney, “I Am King”
Colleen Wagner, “Spring Emergence”
Mary Ann Farmer, “Door”
Drawing
Barb Adams, “Purple Isis”
3-Dimensional
Denise Hilton, “Horse”
Joanna Marshall, “Modernized Adaptation of an 11th C Pot”
Photography
Maureen McHale, “Union Ridge”
Betty McLane-Iles, “East Sussex Coast”
Judy Sharp, “Garden of Truth”
Mixed Media/Misc.
Jane Lovstuen, “Tunnel”
Krista Baker, “Spring”
Denise Hilton, “Elbows on the Table”